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TZC Services Case Study: Improving Fleet Safety with KeepTruckin’s Smart Dashcams

Customer Company Size

SME

Region

America

Country

United States

Product

KeepTruckin’s Smart Dashcams
KeepTruckin’s Vehicle Gateway

Tech Stack

GPS Tracking
Geofencing
Dashcam Technology

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Customer Satisfaction
Employee Satisfaction

Technology Category

Sensors - GPS

Applicable Industries

Oil & Gas

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation
Human Resources

Use Cases

Fleet Management
Geofencing
Vehicle Telematics

Services

System Integration

About The Customer

TZC Services is a West Texas-based hydro excavation, oil and gas business. The company operates in an environment with some of the most dangerous roads in the country. The company's employees constantly drive through treacherous roads, often with little to no cell phone reception. The roads are so dangerous that locals have even deemed one area as 'Death Highway.' In 2019 alone, 93 people died in accidents just on the Texas-side of the Permian Basin. Crystal Kimbrell, the HR manager at TZC Services, oversees the company’s field operators and contract workers and implements policies that support the company. She has worked the last several years at TZC Services and is seasoned in human resources and safety.

The Challenge

TZC Services, a West Texas-based hydro excavation, oil and gas business, operates in an environment with some of the most dangerous roads in the country. The company's employees constantly drive through treacherous roads, often with little to no cell phone reception. The roads are so dangerous that locals have even deemed one area as 'Death Highway.' In 2019 alone, 93 people died in accidents just on the Texas-side of the Permian Basin. The company needed a solution to ensure the safety of its drivers and protect the company from potential legal and financial repercussions from accidents. The challenge was heightened by the fact that TZC’s drivers usually drive on treacherous roads, often with little to no cell phone reception. This made it difficult for the company to monitor their drivers and ensure their safety.

The Solution

To address these challenges, TZC installed KeepTruckin’s Smart Dashcams in all of the company’s 19 vehicles. The Smart Dashcams provide a layer of protection against wrongful accusations against TZC’s field workers. They also allow TZC to monitor its drivers and coach them to make improvements. The system alerts the HR manager of rash driving behaviors, such as hard braking, cornering, or acceleration. In addition to the Smart Dashcam, TZC uses KeepTruckin’s Vehicle Gateway to GPS track and monitor where their employees are in real-time. This helps ensure the safety of their drivers and provides the company with the ability to give customers updates on delivery arrival times or when a job is completed. KeepTruckin’s geofencing feature also helps the company stay vigilant about worker timesheet accuracy.

Operational Impact

The Smart Dashcams provide a layer of protection against wrongful accusations against TZC’s field workers.
The dashcams allow TZC to monitor its drivers and coach them to make improvements.
The GPS tracking and geofencing features of KeepTruckin’s Vehicle Gateway help ensure the safety of their drivers and provide the company with the ability to give customers updates on delivery arrival times or when a job is completed.
KeepTruckin’s geofencing feature also helps the company stay vigilant about worker timesheet accuracy.

Quantitative Benefit

The dashcam saved a previous company that Crystal Kimbrell worked at millions of dollars in legal claims and insurance investigations.
The dashcam helped TZC disprove a wrongful claim from a woman who claimed she was side-swiped by a TZC vehicle.