River Edge, New Jersey – On July 12th, SafetyFirst hosted its First Annual meeting for our insurance carrier partners Over fifteen insurance carriers were represented at this event. Included in the agenda were presentations on:
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS)
How insurers are targeting policyholders for enrollment in safety hotline programs
The financial impact of loss reductions thru the use of safety hotline programs
The methodologies used to calculate the financial impact studies
Fatigue, sleep deprivation studies, and strategies to enhance driver alertness (Keynote Topic)
GPS Tracking
On Line Training and Consulting The key note speaker on the subject of fatigue, sleep deprivation, and driver alertness was Dr. Jerry Krueger -- a research psychologist and a certified professional ergonomist with 40 years experience conducting and directing multidisciplinary research in measurement and prediction of performance of military personnel and of long-haul truck drivers. Dr. Krueger, a retired Army Colonel, is the former commander of the US Amy’s Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Massachusetts; and he has conducted human factors research at the USA Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Ft. Rucker, Alabama; at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; at the Army’s Human Engineering Lab; and as a military advisor for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Vietnam. The seminar was followed by a golf outing at the Mountain Ridge Club in Fairfield, NJ, and a tour of SafetyFirst’s new headquarters and Call Center. Respondents to the post-meeting survey, stated:
“The program was packed with useful information on resources and techniques for implementing fleet safety initiatives, and benchmarking the results utilizing insurance loss data…”
“It was a source of significant information and sharing of ideas…”
“Covered a variety of subjects and resources that can be used in fleet programs…” SafetyFirst (www.safetyfirst.com) based in River Edge, New Jersey provides products and services to companies that rely on commercial vehicles to complete their business. SafetyFirst has clients in many industry classes ranging from passenger transport to delivery operations to construction and service contractors. In addition to driver monitoring services, these clients subscribe to its E-Driver File system (formerly called the OSCER System™), and purchase additional services through the firm for specialized needs such as GPS tracking, online training, and consulting services. SafetyFirst has the capability to develop web-based applications, custom software, call center programs, and engage in certain training and consulting services.
