The moment of truth: Critical event data helps fleets, drivers eliminate mistakes

摘要

Anxiety. It's that deepening, defenseless feeling that motorists get when the large truck in the rearview mirror appears larger than life. It's also the feeling that keeps fleet owners and managers awake at night, wondering what the next accident could be. One of the most costly and life-threatening crashes is the rear-end collision; it also is one of the most frequent. According to 2011 crash statistics, 43 percent of large truck crashes involved another vehicle; of these, 23 percent were rear-end collisions, or about 10 percent of the total truck crashes.