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Lucas is proud to help Rotary Corp. grow it’s parts distribution business and meet customer demands for same-day shipping. As part of a DC reconfiguration, Rotary installed the Lucas Mobile Work Execution system alongside a legacy WMS. Rotary has reduced DC labor costs while boosting hourly pay, increasing shipping volumes, and achieving a better than 99.9% same day shipping rate.

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Learn how Lucas has helped Rotary transform operations to meet customer demands while reducing labor costs. lucasware.com/customer-successes/rotarycorp

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Rotary Cut Labor Costs
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lations. Do you see that moving
the needle in improving road safety
here?

AELDs are a great tool. But they are just one way to monitor
and manage fleet safety. We utilize
telemetry technology in nearly all
of our fleets to provide ongoing
monitoring of driver behavior, with
a focus on speed, rapid acceleration,
rapid deceleration, and gravitational
force (G-force).
Speed limits are not always the best
indication of an acceptable speed
for a fleet vehicle. For example, we
wouldn’t want a compact car and
a fleet vehicle going down a steep hill at
the same speed. When one of our vehicles
is approaching a hazardous area such as
a steep hill at a dangerous speed, the
telemetry system will send an alert to the
driver, who can adjust the speed accord-
ingly. By focusing on speed and imple-
menting telemetry technology, AB InBev
has seen a decrease in truck crash-related
fatalities in our “Tier 2” delivery fleet
from nine in 2014, to four in 2015, to zero
in 2016.

We use methods such as coaching, retraining, and, if necessary, disciplinary action. In one geographic zone, if a driver triggers this alarm five times in a one-week period, management will pull the driver off the road and mandate he or she complete a safety training course before being allowed behind the wheel again.

Q If there were one universal thing that folks could do to make roads safer,
what would that be?

A We have seen the most success in driv- er behavior monitoring and coaching. There are many telemetry systems out there. However, just putting a box in the truck is not going to make you successful. The data needs to be analyzed and used to change driver behavior in a positive way.

When evaluating these systems, first look at their capabilities for data collection. Some basics are street-by-street speed monitoring, seatbelt use, and aggressive driving indicators. As the industry grows, we are seeing some amazing technology around cellphone control, fatigue management, collision avoidance, etc. However, regardless of which system you choose, it needs to have a robust data collection and analysis system. The worst thing you can do when implementing telematics is to neglect to put a management system in place to proactively use the data. Data can be so powerful when used correctly to both reinforce positive driving behaviors and discourage potentially unsafe habits. Also, if you are basing your success solely on zero incidents, you may be missing an opportunity. Safety should be about the things that we are doing, not just the absence of incidents.