Six Technologies For Improved Fleet Safety

Fleet safety issues account for over 40 percent of workplace fatalities. This fact reveals the importance of putting safety measures in place, but fleet safety presents unique challenges because of its mobile nature. How do you account for worker safety when workers are dispersed throughout your service area? This paper will examine six technologies that, when used separately or in conjunction with each other, do just that.

Technology #1: Automatic Vehicle Location: Locate Your Vehicles and Drivers in Real Time

With Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) managers and dispatchers access real-time location information for every vehicle under their care. GPS integrates with in-vehicle devices to send location information back to the office, where dispatchers track vehicle movement on their electronic maps. In the event of an emergency, the exact location of each vehicle is known instantly.

AVL can also be used to create boundaries for vehicles based either on timeframes or geographic zones. When vehicles move outside these predefined limits, managers are immediately alerted. This enables companies to track and quickly apprehend stolen fleet vehicles, and address unauthorized vehicle use or vehicle misuse.

American Electric Power (AEP), users of AVL, has realized its benefits in a variety of personal injury and public safety situations. When a worker is injured in the field, AEP's dispatchers can see the exact location of the vehicle and quickly send help. Without this technology it would be difficult for AEP to efficiently locate company vehicles as the only information known would be the last and next expected stop on the schedule. AEP also uses AVL to quickly locate downed power lines and send the closest available vehicle to the job, which reduces the risk of members of the public coming into contact with downed lines.

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