New survey finds 26% of fleet operators plan to evaluate technology to manage cell phone use policies

Herndon, VA – The number of commercial fleet operators that have adopted written policies pertaining to employee use of cell phones while driving on-the-job has increased 29% in the past year – from 62% to 80% – according to the second annual survey of more than 900 transportation and fleet professionals conducted by ZoomSafer.

Furthermore, the survey finds that the number of companies claiming to enforce their established cell phone use policies increased 62% in the past twelve months, from 53% in 2011 to 86% in 2012, a finding which suggests that commercial fleet operators are reacting to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new rule prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held mobile phones while driving.  Other important findings include:

• Efforts to enforce written cell phone use policies have increased: 86% of companies with a documented cell phone use policy now take steps to enforce their policy.  This represents a 62% increase from 2011, when only 53% reported making any effort to enforce compliance.

• Confidence in current enforcement methods plummeting:  Although more companies are taking steps to enforce written cell phone use policies – confidence in current enforcement methods is dropping.  Only 26% are “very confident” that current enforcement methods are sufficient to modify driver behavior.

• Interest in cell phone compliance technology continues to grow:  80% of respondents say that managing driver compliance with cell phone use policies is “more important” or “equally important” when compared to monitoring hard braking, rapid acceleration, and speeding.  Further, 26% of respondents report their companies plan to evaluate phone-based software, cell phone use analytics or in-vehicle cameras within the next twelve months to help manage compliance with documented policies.

“The year-over-year results of our survey show that fleet operators increasingly recognize the serious risks associated with employee use of mobile phones while driving,” said ZoomSafer CEO Matt Howard.  “Further, the survey results suggest that employers will to do more than adopt written policies- they will also begin to evaluate technology solutions to measure and manage compliance with cell phone use policies.”

Results were collected online from over 900 corporate professionals via emails, newsletters, and websites. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 4% with a confidence of 90%. To download the full survey analysis, please visit: http://zoomsafer.com/2012-distracted-driving-survey-results.

About ZoomSafer

ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer® solutions enable employers to measure, manage and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability and expense.  For more information, please visit www.zoomsafer.com

 ZoomSafer honored for developing best-in-industry enterprise solutions for promoting safe and legal use of mobile phones while driving

HERNDON, VA – ZoomSafer announced today that is has been named a winner of the 2012 MobileTrax Mobility Awards, receiving the award for achievements in “Preventing Texting While Driving,” in the Mobile Services category. These are ZoomSafer’s second consecutive nomination and win; the company also won the Preventing Texting While Driving Mobility Award in 2011.

MobileTrax is a leading market research firm that focuses on the mobile and wireless market. Awarded annually for over fifteen years, the 2012 Mobility Awards were selected by 37 mobile and wireless industry-leading press and analysts and recognize the best mobile computing and wireless data communications products and services introduced to the market during the past year.

“We are deeply honored to receive the prestigious MobileTrax Mobility Award for a second year,” said ZoomSafer CEO Matt Howard. “Employee use of mobile devices while driving creates serious risk and liability for corporate fleet operators, and this award highlights the need for innovative solutions that promote safe and legal use of mobile devices while driving.”

“For the past sixteen years, the Mobility Awards have honored the mobile and wireless industry for the hard work done to provide their customers with unique, innovative products and services,” said J. Gerry Purdy, Ph.D., Principal Analyst with MobileTrax LLC.  “ZoomSafer was selected for this year’s Preventing Texting While Driving Mobility Award in recognition of its leadership in the burgeoning industry of software to prevent distracted driving.”

In conjunction with its win, ZoomSafer invites corporate fleet operators to test-drive its award-winning enterprise distracted driving software for themselves in a 30-day, 100-driver FleetSafer Vision cell phone safety audit. To sign-up for a FleetSafer Vision safety audit of your fleet, visit http://zoomsafer.com/vision-audit.

About ZoomSafer

ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. FleetSafer® solutions enable employers to measure, manage and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability and expense. For more information, please visit www.zoomsafer.com.

FleetSafer® Mobile Product Actively Promotes Safe and Legal Use of Mobile Phones While Driving

Fairfax, VA – April 3, 2012 -Three Pillar Global, a product development partner creating software that accelerates business value, today announced that the nation’s roads are safer thanks to its ongoing role as ZoomSafer’s development and integration partner. Three Pillar Global’s management and engineering teams are engaged with ZoomSafer to implement and deploy FleetSafer® Mobile software, ZoomSafer’s flagship product.

Founded in January 2009, ZoomSafer is the leading provider of innovative software to promote safe and legal use of mobile phones while driving. In its 2011 Cool Vendors report, Gartner states, “Any organizations with mobile workforces frequently driving cars for work and using mobile devices to perform their work should look at ZoomSafer.” FleetSafer Mobile combines an active client for BlackBerry® smartphones and Android™ smartphones and tablets with a management portal to actively enforce employee cell phone use policies. Unlike other mobile products that require an advanced user interface and manual activation, FleetSafer Mobile is award-winning and patented enterprise-class software that automatically eliminates texting, emailing and browsing while driving.

“We selected Three Pillar Global as our partner because of their blend of product lifecycle management best practices with deep mobile technology expertise,” said ZoomSafer COO Mike Costello. “While other organizations limit their scope to product development, Three Pillar Global has taken the unique next step of building a business focus around delivering game-changing mobile product solutions.”

Three Pillar Global is working closely with ZoomSafer on both the development of the FleetSafer Mobile product and its integration with the assets of strategic business partners. For the former, Three Pillar Global implemented an agile-based development and test process, supporting key technologies such as GPS and Bluetooth®, along with push services, while delivering the first full-production versions for Android tablets and BlackBerry 7. For the latter, Three Pillar Global designed and executed the business and enterprise-class technology integrations necessary to incorporate FleetSafer Mobile into the mobile presence of several large telematics vendors.

“Balancing corporate policies, user safety, and user satisfaction in a heterogeneous device and network environment is a challenge for ZoomSafer. The product must integrate a variety of external and internal data sources such as on-board vehicle information devices, control low-level device capabilities, and report on usage patterns by applying rich analytics on telematics and Telco billing data while minimizing how it impacts device usability,” said Ken Quaglio, COO of Three Pillar Global. “Our objective is to help ZoomSafer navigate these challenges while delivering an effective, elegant product that delivers tangible business value to their customers.”

About ZoomSafer

ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. FleetSafer® solutions enable employers to measure, manage, and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability, and expense. For more information, please visit www.zoomsafer.com.

About Three Pillar Global

Three Pillar Global builds software products for businesses, enabling them to quickly turn ideas into value. We do this through our disciplined approach to innovation and our deep expertise in disruptive technologies, such as mobile and big data. Through a collaborative and fully-integrated experience, clients have access to a global network of highly-talented, dedicated professionals. www.threepillarglobal.com.

Originally published by Three Pillar Global.

Louisville, Kentucky – ZoomSafer Inc., maker of FleetSafer^® Mobile smartphone software and Drivewyze Inc. , maker of Drivewyze™, a new service to provide inspection bypass and toll payments via a smartphone, have announced their intent to work together to ensure product compatibility and promote safe driving behavior when using the Drivewyze service on a smartphone. ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer Mobile is the first safe driving solution to fully foster compliance with recent FMCSA cell phone regulations requiring any mobile phone calls made by interstate commercial drivers to be “one-touch” and hands-free.

Designed with safety in mind, the FMCSA-compliant Drivewyze application is a fully-automated service designed for hands-free use.  Carriers that want to take more active control on the restriction of cell-phone use by drivers will now have the option of using both services at once.  When Drivewyze is used in conjunction with FleetSafer Mobile, carriers and their drivers can enable safety features such as limiting call services, and blocking text messaging, without impacting the bypass or toll payment functions of Drivewyze.

“ZoomSafer and Drivewyze see their products as very complementary,” said Matt Howard, ZoomSafer CEO and Co-Founder, “The thought leadership demonstrated by both companies will enable customers with both driver safety and cost-effective business services.”

“Drivewyze is pleased to be partnering with a technology innovator like ZoomSafer,” said Brian Heath, President of Drivewyze. “By working together we seek to verify compatibility across our products when used together on a smartphone, in order to provide integrated options to our motor carrier customers.”

For more information about FleetSafer Mobile, please go to www.zoomsafer.com.  For more information about Drivewyze inspection bypass services for commercial vehicle operators, please visit www.drivewyze.com.

ABOUT ZOOMSAFER

ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. FleetSafer^® solutions enable employers to measure, manage and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability and expense. For more information, please visit www.zoomsafer.com.

ABOUT DRIVEWYZE INC.

Drivewyze Inc. is an innovative technology service provider to the transportation industry.  Drivewyze is committed to improving road safety and efficiency for everyone.  Drivewyze was founded in 2010 as a subsidiary of Intelligent Imaging Systems Inc., a provider of industry leading road safety equipment and software services.  Drivewyze partners with industry and government stakeholders to deliver time saving and cost-effective driving solutions to commercial vehicle operators and carriers, providing unsurpassed business value to the trucking industry.

The first and only distracted driving solution to fully support compliance with the recent FMCSA rule banning commercial drivers from using hand-held mobile phones

RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer announced today a new release of its patented FleetSafer® Mobile safe driving software that is the first and only distracted driving solution to fully foster compliance with the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) guidelines on hand-held mobile phone use while driving a commercial vehicle. In November 2011, the FMCSA and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) handed down a new joint rule prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held mobile phones while driving, with significant civil and financial penalties attached for both individuals and motor carriers.

FleetSafer Mobile with SafeDial^TM enables companies to ensure that employee drivers’ cell phone usage is fully compatible with FMCSA regulations.  Patented software for smartphones, FleetSafer Mobile is the only solution that not only prevents texting and emailing while driving but also provides inbound and outbound call management in a manner compliant with the FMCSA’s requirement that any mobile phone calls made while driving be “one-touch” and hands-free in nature.

“The FMCSA’s ban on hand-held use of mobile phones while driving is an important step forward in solving the serious issue of distracted driving, but the rule provides employers with no guidance on how to foster employee compliance,” said ZoomSafer CEO Matt Howard. “This latest enhancement to our FleetSafer Mobile safe driving software provides corporate fleet operators with a simple, affordable way to promote safe, legal and FMCSA-compliant use of mobile phones while driving.”

Commercial fleet operators interested in learning more about ZoomSafer’s latest safe driving solution can request a free, online demo at http://zoomsafer.com/safedial.

About ZoomSafer

ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. FleetSafer® solutions enable employers to measure, manage and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability and expense. For more information, please visit www.zoomsafer.com.

New Offering Leverages Geotab’s GO Fleet Tracking Devices to Prevent Distracted Driving

Reston, VA – ZoomSafer, the leading provider of policy management software to prevent distracted driving, and Geotab announced today that ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer® Mobile software is now compatible with Geotab’s GO4 and GO5 GPS vehicle tracking solutions.

Geotab is a leading provider of technology and software to increase fleet productivity, cost effectiveness and safety. Geotab’s GO devices provide powerful vehicle monitoring tools which offer fleet managers state-of-the-art GPS tracking, g-force monitoring, and maintenance assessments. As a result of the integration with FleetSafer Mobile, Geotab devices now also enable fleet managers to actively ensure safe and legal use of cell phones and tablet computers while employees are driving company vehicles on-the-job.

From now on, when an employee drives a vehicle equipped with a Geotab GO device, fleet managers can ensure the driver’s smartphone or tablet computer will automatically enter into ‘safe mode.’ Safe mode eliminates the dangerous temptation to text, email or browse while driving. The automatic activation protects the employer from crashes, risk and fines associated with federal regulations and state laws.

“Today’s businesses are aware of the swiftly increasing risks associated with distracted driving, and many are enacting employee policies to define acceptable use of mobile devices while driving,” said Matt Howard, CEO of ZoomSafer.  “The combination of FleetSafer Mobile and Geotab gives corporations a simple and reliable way to ensure safe and legal use of mobile devices while employees are driving.”

“Prominent insurers are already offering premium discounts to their commercial customers for use of Geotab products,” said Frank Pellitta, President of Assured Telematics, a Geotab value-added reseller.  “With Geotab and FleetSafer now integrated, insurers and fleet operators can further reduce crashes and claims stemming from employee use of cell phones while driving on the job.”

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About ZoomSafer

ZoomSafer is a leading provider of enterprise software to prevent distracted driving. FleetSafer™ solutions enable employers to measure, manage and enforce cell phone usage policies to reduce crashes, risk, liability and expense. For more information, please visit http://www.zoomsafer.com/geotab-integration.

About Geotab, Inc.
Geotab Inc., an industry leader for over a decade in developing end-to-end telematics solutions, provides GPS fleet management systems of choice for leading local and Fortune 500 companies. Geotab is now the largest telematics supplier to enterprise fleets, based on units sold in 2011. Our proven growth technology has helped customers effectively reduce costs, improve driver safety and enhance efficiency within an easy-to-use, web-based platform.  For more information, visit www.geotab.com.