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New DriveCam Insights: Focus on Long Haul Trucking Fleets


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July 19, 2010

SAN DIEGO--DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, continues its Insights Seriesā„¢ by focusing on the frequency of collisions and near collisions in long haul trucking fleets. Designed to provide insight for executives and managers throughout a variety of transportation industries, DriveCam's Insights Series is derived from DriveCam's extensive database of over 18 million driving events from 2 billion driving miles - the largest in the world.

In its initial long haul trucking Insights release, DriveCam explored the collision rates of different vehicle types in the long haul trucking industry. This release examines the frequency of collisions and near collisions by month of the year, day of the week and hour of the day.

DriveCam's Video Event Recorder is capable of not only identifying collisions, it also allows DriveCam to identify near collisions that could have been avoided. This study focuses on the distribution of the collisions and near collisions identified in 2009 by month, day and year; specifically comparing commercial long haul trucking fleets to an aggregation of commercial fleets in various other industries (construction, distribution, energy, waste, telco, local distribution and transit).

Collisions/Near Collisions by Month of the Year

  • Collisions and near collisions in the long haul trucking industry are very low from January to June (between 1% and 5%).
  • Beginning in July, however, the collision/near collision rate spikes (and actually peaks at 18%) remaining above 14% through November.
  • The collision/near collision rate in the long haul trucking industry is, on average, over 5% higher than Other Industries from June to November.

Collisions/Near Collisions by Day of Week

  • Collisions/near collisions peak on Tuesdays and Fridays in long haul trucking (21% and 20%) respectively.
  • The long haul trucking collision/near collision rate is slightly lower than Other Industries on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as on Saturday and Sunday.

Collisions/Near Collisions by Hour of Day

  • Collisions/near collision rate in long haul trucking remains below 4% from 11PM until 9AM.
  • Beginning at 9AM, the collision rate in long haul trucking begins to climb with a small dip between 1PM and 2PM before increasingly sharply.
  • The long haul trucking collision/near collision rate peaks between 3PM and 4PM at 9%, takes a sharp nosedive and then rises to 6.5% between 8PM and 9PM before starting a decline below 4%.

For more details and graphs, please go to www.drivecam.com/fleet/insights.aspx.

About DriveCam Inc.

DriveCam is a global Driver Risk Management company that dramatically reduces fuel expenses and claims costs - while saving lives - by improving the way people drive. By combining sight and sound, expert analysis and driver coaching, DriveCam has reduced vehicle damages, workers' compensation and personal injury costs by more than 50 percent and fuel consumption by up to 10% in over 130,000 commercial and government vehicles. DriveCam has analyzed data from over 2 billion driving miles and holds the world's largest database of more than 18 million actual risky driving events, which the company uses to continually improve its proprietary analytics and scoring. DriveCam has been included on Inc. Magazine's list of the 500 fastest-growing, privately held companies in the U.S. for three consecutive years and was most recently listed as #30 in The Wall Street Journal's latest listing of Top 50 Venture-Backed Companies, "The Next Big Thing." For more information, visit www.drivecam.com.