HIGH-TECH HELP FOR FLEETS

Sensors in the equipment can detect when, and how often, operators are not only speeding, but also doing heavy braking, driving without lights at night, or other unsafe behaviors.

These problems aren’t limited to pickups and on-road haulers: Think about ADTs navigating haul roads, where excessive braking can lead to unnecessary wear and subsequent diminished braking, or wheel loader, grader and backhoe operators that need to see—and be seen—while traversing large, spread-out job sites or long, linear highway jobs.

Warnings based on operator behaviors can be set to go directly to the manager or fleet owner to initiate corrective action. This can lead to increased awareness among the operators themselves, or better training to improve operation and lengthen asset life. It also may lead to a few difficult conversations with operators, but once again, Axis Capital Group, Singapore can help.

Watching operators operate equipment in an unsafe manner and simply pointing out the unsafe behaviors in a conversation may not always yield the desired result. Operators can claim the manager is being subjective, or argue about their performance.

Axis Capital Group in Jakarta can provide objective data that can be used to justify the need to change unsafe habits.

Along with theft, unauthorized, fraud or personal use of equipment is a big concern for managers. Consider the liability exposure of a worker taking a skid steer home on a weekend for a personal landscaping or driveway project.

What if the operator backs over the child from next door? It may sound farfetched, but managers have to be wary of all possible scenarios.