Safety is obviously a huge deal in transportation. Sadly, a lot of trucking companies tend to be reactive rather  than proactive. Once an accident occurs, it's just too late. They provide dash cameras or video safety technology only after an accident happens. Or if they provide those beforehand, they get the lowest cost provider because they see it as an expense, and they don’t see the value. Today on The Future of Ground Transportation, Flint Holbrook joins us to discuss how TruckSpy is revolutionizing the fleet industry through automation to ensure the safety of your trucks, your drivers, and your business. Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation: Data and analytics help manage safety Driving habits can be a safety risk Coach drivers so you won’t have to worry about the outcome Innovations in the industry in the next 10 years Episode Highlights: [07:17] The Value of Automation in Transportation Oftentimes, truck companies install their safety products from different providers. At TruckSpy, they provide both the hardware and software. They put everything in one dashboard where everything else ties together. Data taken from the driver's safety behavior, the routes, speeding, etc., are all mashed together to provide insights and analyze the behaviors that lead to accidents such as phone usage, running traffic lights, and following too closely. These driving habits can be a safety risk. With all this data available, you’re then able to coach your drivers and not worry about the outcome. [12:40] Investing in Automation You have to get the best technology on the market for video safety because it's going to save you so many times over what you're going to pay for. Then you need to invest the manual labor to analyze this stuff, understand what's going on in your fleet, and change your driver's behavior. [19:09] Innovations in the Next 10 Years We're going to see autonomous vehicles in a major way in the next decade. Flint believes that until we don't have to have engineers and pilots in trains and planes, we're not going to see true self-driving vehicles in any broad capacity. That being said, the driver's life will continue to get a lot easier over the next decade with the huge improvements coming. We have to build and we have to iterate fast enough to see what works. But a lot of big companies are not good at innovating because there's too much bureaucracy. Notable Quotes: [07:57] “Safety is obviously a huge deal in transportation.” [09:02] “Driving habits can actually be a safety risk, so we identify those, we help the driver change their behavior, and eliminate that risk.” [28:17] “We have to build and we have to iterate fast enough to see what works.” Resources Mentioned: www.truckspy.io Connect with Flint: LinkedIn About the Guest Flint Holbrook is the President of TruckSpy, a commercial fleet management platform and provider of all the tech hardware and software that trucking companies need to help them automate their business, improve their fleet safety, and increase profitability. Connect with Flint on LinkedIn.