According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Traffic Medicine Association in MG (Abramet) and released by the National Transport Confederation (CNT), in the first half of 2024, Brazil recorded 29,435 traffic accidents involving 85,549 people. In the same period, 8,993 collisions involving trucks were recorded, which is approximately one accident every half hour. The main causes of these occurrences include the driver's lack of reaction due to sleep or delayed and inefficient responses.
To prevent your drivers from being included in the statistics, West Cargo, a company with nearly 30 years of experience in freight road transportation, launched the Zero Accident Program (PAZ), implementing telemetry systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI) cameras that identify external risk signals such as pedestrian alerts, distance to the vehicle ahead, lane deviation, collision risk, and signs of fatigue, which notify the operator by issuing sound alerts inside the truck cabin.
As Fabiano Perazzoli, the operations director of the transportation company, explains, the idea of implementing AI equipment in trucks arose from the need to increase safety, improve operational efficiency, and enhance real-time fleet monitoring. Now we can analyze driving behaviors, detect risky situations, and generateinsightsthat contribute to accident prevention, ensuring greater road safety. Our entire fleet is already equipped with cameras, and by protocol, new vehicles can only operate after all items are installed.
The transportation and logistics market, according to the operations director, is becoming increasingly connected and integrated every day. New challenges accompany this evolution and require socially responsible action from carriers, shippers, and logistics operators. For him, video monitoring technology is the right point of integration between operational competence and increased safety for society and the driver.
“Our main goal is to raise safety and efficiency standards, using technology as an ally for faster and more assertive decisions. This is a trend that should be adopted by the entire sector, not only to improve company operations, but also to improve road safety and preserve the health of employees and society,” concludes Perazzoli.
