THE POINT: Learn from your data and use it to minimize risk.
TRUCKING RISK…LEARN FROM THE DATA
Trucking Data. Every day you are drinking from the fire hose of data coming off that information system we call “a truck”. However, that data can be invaluable, particularly if you learn from it and act on it to reduce risk.
Nobody has more data than Lytx, the DriveCam people. Billions of miles. Whether you are of the generations of Carl Sagan or the HBO series, “billions” is a lot.
Lytx culled that data for the benefit of trucking to let you know the “when”, “what”, and “where” of increased risk based on that, you got it, data.
You can read the Lytx 2020 “State of Data” at https://www.lytx.com/en-us/news-events/press-release/2021/lytx-2020-state-of-the-data Kind of like the “State of the Union”, but without half the audience standing up to applaud on cue.
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Spoiler Alert. The top elements are as follows:
“When” is the greatest risks?
==Most crashes–Tuesday;
==Least crashers–Sunday;
==Time of day–Morning (5 a.m. to noon)
“What” are the trends of risky behavior?
==Increasing
–violations of posted speed limit;
–fully heeding stop signs;
==Decreasing
–distraction related to electronic device (because of the in-cab camera?);
–loose objects in cab.
“Where” are the riskiest areas?
–One mile stretch–I-78 in Allentown, PA near Emmaus exit (note–#5 was another stretch of I-78 near Lebanon, NJ);
–State–California;
–City–Chicago
Check out the entire report Data
Del Lisk, Lytx VP of safety services shares his insights as to the data as well as how you can get a handle on your company’s data. https://www.lytx.com/en-us/news-events/press-release/2021/lytx-2020-state-of-the-data
See the video on TransportCenter at https://youtu.be/Jlw6FW9ZE-g
Listen to the Podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transportcenter/id1534802632