Regional Fuel Hauler Waccamaw Transport Reduces Insurance Premiums by 10% As a Result of SmartDrive Deployment
"Safety is paramount to our business at Waccamaw, so we spec our trucks with all of the safety systems we can get," commented
Since 1939, family-owned
"We travel 4.6 million miles every year in urban areas," added Mason. "With a lot of traffic, our drivers have to make numerous independent decisions every day and
Early on, Waccamaw's management team recognized the need to actively engage drivers in plans to adopt the
"We prepared our drivers many months ahead of installation, and were very explicit in terms of what the program did, how it worked, who could review the captured video events and more," said Mason. "We took the time to demonstrate the program, share sample videos and discuss the benefits of coaching, letting our drivers know that—just as professional athletes watch videos and learn from them—we can do the same thing to hone our skills. As a result, our drivers were accepting of the program and now view it as an ongoing learning experience."
With the dual-camera configuration of SmartDrive Assurance Pro, Waccamaw has the visibility into the behavior of its drivers and what is happening on the road outside the vehicle. The road- and cab-facing cameras provide video that optimizes the effectiveness of driver coaching sessions, ensuring fleet managers and drivers have constructive conversations based on actual events. By having the cab-facing video, fleets can know exactly what happened in an event and can exonerate a driver when not at fault.
"Fuel transportation involves unique and inherent risk, over and above that of a typical for-hire fleet, and Waccamaw's commitment to investing in the latest technology to ensure driver safety is commendable," said
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