According to a survey conducted by the Brazilian Association of Traffic Medicine in MG (Abramet) and released by the National Confederation of Transport (CNT), in the first half of 2024, Brazil recorded 29.435 thousand traffic accidents involving 85.549 people. In the same period, 8 were registered.993 collisions involving trucks, which is equivalent to 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 reactions
To prevent your drivers from entering the statistics, a West Cargo, company with almost 30 years of experience in road freight transport, launched the Zero Accident Program (ZAP), 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, that warn the operator by emitting sound alerts inside the truck cabin.
As Fabiano Perazzoli explains, operations director of the carrier, the idea of implementing AI equipment in trucks arose from the need to increase safety, improve operational efficiency and enhance real-time monitoring of the fleet. Now we can analyze driving behaviors, detect risk situations and generateinsightsthat contribute to accident prevention, ensuring more road safety. Our entire fleet is already equipped with cameras and, by protocol, new vehicles can only operate after all items are installed.”
The transport and logistics market, according to the operations director, is becoming more 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 accurate decisions. This is a trend that should be adopted by the entire sector, not only to enhance the company's operations, but also to improve road safety and preserve the health of employees and society, concludes Perazzoli
