How Nine Energy Service is Coaching Drivers With In-Cab Video
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The upcoming ELD mandate is causing most U.S. fleets to re-evaluate their telematics strategies, and Nine Energy Service is no exception.
We are an oilfield services company operating a fleet of light- and heavy-duty trucks throughout the U.S. and Canada. We have experienced tremendous growth in the company, both organically and through strategic acquisitions, and the ELD mandate was a good impetus for updating and standardizing our fleet management solutions across all of our operations.
Nine’s executive team was very keen to go beyond just basic compliance and invest in a holistic platform that would also help us improve safety and efficiency. This included integrating in-cab video capabilities. Video is a crucial part of the safety puzzle for several reasons:
First, we wanted to proactively address driving behaviors, to keep our drivers and those traveling on the roadways with them safe.In order to do this, we needed visibility into what happens on the road and in the cab to help formulate training and guide the way we work with our drivers.These videos are a fantastic resource for teaching moments for both management and employees on how to improve behavior and promote safe driving.
We made integrated in-cab video a requirement for our ELD search, and after evaluating several options, we implemented MiX Telematics’ platform in early 2017.
Video as a coaching tool
We view in-cab video as a crucial coaching and education tool. When a driving incident is triggered, fleet managers are alerted and video is automatically appended to the driver’s scorecard. When we identify a pattern of potentially unsafe driving behavior, we can share the video footage with drivers and coach them, either individually or as a group. We’ve made it clear to drivers that the main objective is to improve safety for them.
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