SmartDrive Systems has developed a new version of its system, the SmartDrive Response Center

, an online service to help fleet managers improve driver safety, fuel consumption and operating expense. SmartDrive records, reviews and recommends how to respond to critical road events.

"SmartDrive helps my site managers stay on top of driver safety without taking a lot of their time," said Jamie Orlando, vice president of logistics at Angelica Corporation. "With the new Response Center, it is easy to see events that don't comply with our trained safety policies, queue them for coaching and resolve them with our drivers. The end result is a reduction in cost and a safer fleet. "

In the new version, the filters have been improved to more easily pinpoint important events. The new version includes integrated maps to identify problem regions. It also features site health and coaching compliance reports.

"SmartDrive continues to offer new functionality that makes my job even easier," said Ray Shulman, compliance/safety officer at Young Transportation. "SmartDrive has paid for itself many times over by improving the overall safety of our fleet and exonerating our drivers when they are involved in situations where they are not at fault."

Customers of the SmartDrive Measured Safety Program have been automatically upgraded to the new system.

More info: www.smartdrive.net