How are you preventing Accidents in your Fleet in 2022?

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Heavy duty vehicles were involved in 24,9% of road accidents in Mexico, according to the 2020 Federal Highway Collision Statistical Yearbook of Instituto Mexicano del Transporte (IMT).

Claims represent high costs not considered that put the profitability of the operation at risk, not to mention the time that the unit is stopped for insurance procedures and repair periods, during which your unit is not being productive for the business.

A highly worrisome data for the Automotive Fleet Management is that 69% of the accidents  in which an articulated truck participates, is responsible for it, the highest of all the registered vehicle categories.

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Last year, almost a third of the accidents involved at least one automotive transport vehicle, of the total 18,212 vehicles involved, 28,4% were automotive transport vehicles, either heavy cargo or passengers:

• 2,272 articulated
• 1,464 unit truck
• 801 double articulated
• 352 passenger trucks
• 48 midibuses
• 245 wagons

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The human factor and mechanical failures are the two main causes of accidents that take place on federal highways in Mexico – (IMT)

Excess speed concentrated 63,7% of the accidents with Federal Automotive Transport Vehicles involved in the first half of 2021 (DFAG), followed by causes such as mechanical failures, fatigue and drowsiness, not keeping distance, driving in the opposite lane, no respect railroad crossings, bad weather conditions, collision due to reach, bad road conditions and not respecting traffic signs, seven of them preventable and avoidable bad driving practices with the precise monitoring of and adequate Telematic Solution.

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What can I do to Prevent Accidents in the Fleet?

When accidents happen, it is inevitable to think of an endless number of ways in which it could have been avoided, however, the best solution for the Automotive Transport Fleet is the anticipation and prevention of possible situations and risk scenarios.

Didcom Telematics Solutions provide you with the most valuable information on your fleet to act in an early and timely manner, avoiding risky situations, possible accidents and their fatal consequences.

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Engine Protection

Monitor the behavior of the engine to know driving habits, helping to avoid considerable damage autonomously, protecting it against out-of-range operating conditions and acting on the right moment.

Prevent major damage resulting in high repair and parts costs with a detailed analysis of engine performance, generate alerts for excess RPM, overspeed, high engine and oil temperature, idle time and many more indicators.

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Driver Efficiency

Generate a performance report of your operators behind the wheel and perform an analysis of their driving habits to identify bad practices such as speeding, accelerating, breaking and sharp turns, idle time, fuel consumption, service hours and break time.

Assign training to drivers according to their deficiencies and thus avoid risk situations that may generate an accident, providing feedback to have better practices behind the wheel.

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Mechanical Failure Prevention

Schedule maintenance services in advance to operate vehicles in optimal conditions and avoid road failures that can lead to accidents and damage to the unit.

Translate engine fault codes on vehicles to standardize the status of your fleet and be able to specifically identify what the problem is and where to find it in each vehicle, scheduling maintenance in a timely manner before generating damage that is costly and difficult to repair.

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Video Monitoring on the Road

Identify expressions of fatigue, yawning and distraction habits in your drivers behind the wheel to generate correction alerts and feedback in real time with 360° visibility dashcams in high definition.

At Didcom we help you prevent and mitigate risks behind the wheel so that in 2022 you can operate your fleet more safely all the way.

Decide to travel safer in your fleet with Didcom Telematics!