Taking the power of technology and applying it to improve the safety and operational efficiencies of driving trucks is all part of a day’s work for the team at Complete Tracking.
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Complete Tracking director Joe Lo-ludice says his business has been working in the technology and telematics space for more than 25 years, fitting cars, trucks and machinery with the latest technology for safety and monitoring as it becomes available.
He says that over time the business realised there was a market for an affordable fatigue and dash camera solution that could be fitted simply to trucks.
With an idea in mind, Complete Tracking’s engineers set about testing technologies from around the world and settled on a Korean AI Dash Cam as the hardware to install to best link with Complete Tracking’s ever-evolving web-based telematics tracking software solution.
“We have a full development team in place for research and development and updates on all of our services based in Melbourne,” Joe says.
With cameras facing the road ahead, and back towards the driver, the AI Dash Cam product is designed to help drivers to improve their driving habits and save fuel, while also offering the peace of mind of capturing the behaviour of others on the road ahead, particularly in the event of accidents or close calls.
Joe says the system is able to target key behaviours and alert drivers should they be seen using their mobile phones or appearing to be sleepy or fatigued.
It will also offer alerts when trucks are driving too close to the traffic ahead.
He says he had one client who decided to install the technology in his work ute to test it out and reported a favourable result.
“He told me: ‘I used to drive like an idiot – it’s forced me to improve my driver behaviour and I’m getting an extra 100km a tank’,”.
Fast take offs, heavy braking, and tailgating were the contributing factors that the driver had identified as costing him fuel and wear and tear, Joe says.
With GPS tracking, comprehensive reporting and DVR recording capacity, the AI Dash Cam product starts from $950.
Joe says drivers and companies are able to add to more cameras and a dash-mounted monitor if they like, with prices of customised systems quoted according to the scope of each job.
He says his team has spent the past 12 months trialling the technology in a couple of hundred vehicles to ensure its suitability for the broader market.
Part of that process had been working with clients to understand the types of “events” they would like the system to record and building those into a driver scorecard to offer meaningful feedback for drivers and their fleet managers.
To find out more about the AI Dashcam and Complete Tracking’s Telematics Platform go to https://www.completetracking.com.au/ct-telematics-platform or call 0411 721 471.