Driver safety is critical to the success of any fleet. Whether managing long-haul routes or navigating city streets, drivers can face unique challenges on the road. MICHELIN Connected Fleet is designed to make their jobs easier, safer and more efficient. By leveraging best-in-class solutions and real-time insights, MICHELIN Connected Fleet helps fleet managers support their drivers in key areas.
This blog explores four ways connected fleet solutions from MICHELIN Connected Fleet can support drivers throughout their journey, focusing on incident response, proactive maintenance, safety and compliance.
Roadside incidents, such as collisions or breakdowns, can happen when you least expect them. If and when these events occur, emergency roadside assistance is often essential for quick repairs. However, this can drive up costs and put your drivers and others on the road at risk.
Real-time visibility into your fleet’s exact location is crucial during emergency roadside incidents. Tracking solutions from MICHELIN Connected Fleet provide fleet managers with real-time location updates and video capture, ensuring swift response and rapid assistance dispatch. With this support, your drivers can rest assured that help is on the way and know their vehicles will be repaired quickly and safely.
Poor vehicle maintenance is a common challenge for fleet owners and managers, causing operational downtime, wasted resources and costly repairs. But more importantly, operating without a proactive maintenance plan in place can put your drivers at a higher risk of roadside incidents and breakdowns.
Implementing a proactive maintenance plan into your operations is a key step when it comes to driver support. With this system in place, fleet managers can rely on connected fleet technology to monitor vehicle health and identify potential issues before they escalate further. Regularly analyzing parameters like driver behavior, fuel usage and equipment performance helps lengthen the lifespan of your vehicles and support driver safety. Not to mention, you can look forward to improved operational efficiency and productivity.
To ensure your drivers are keeping safety at the forefront, turn to connected fleet solutions like real-time data monitoring. Those that exhibit safe driving behaviors and avoid harsh breaking, speeding and sharp turning can create better driving conditions for everyone on the road while also maintaining vehicle health and efficiency.
You can easily track driver behavior and receive data and insights on specific driving patterns with live alerts and reports. These reports provide visibility into how fast your drivers are going, if they are following their scheduled route and so much more. Fleet managers can then make informed decisions on sharing actionable feedback and setting up safety courses to continuously prioritize and improve driver performance.
Remaining compliant with federal and state regulations is essential for fleet owners and managers and helps ensure vehicle reliability and driver safety. Electronic logging devices (ELDs) are an effective tool to enhance driver and vehicle safety, measure driver performance and optimize fleet operations to keep your business moving forward.
Fleet managers can rely on ELDs to monitor compliance with hours-of-service regulations. You can record and track driver hours, relying on alerts to notify you of potential violations and unsafe patterns resulting from fatigue. Proper driver training in ELD usage is equally important for maintaining compliance. Drivers should know how to operate ELD technology, identify errors or malfunctions and accurately complete HOS reports to support both compliance and improve road safety.
Your drivers are the backbone of your fleet business, and ensuring their success on the road begins with the right tools and support. At MICHELIN Connected Fleet, our connected fleet technology is designed to make every driver’s journey seamless and efficient. From real-time tracking and preventative maintenance solutions to FMSCA-certified ELDs, your drivers will have the tools they need to be as safe as possible on the roads.
MICHELIN Connected Fleet is committed to supporting your drivers 24/7/365. Ready to find the right connected fleet solutions for your team? Contact us today.