CCTV integration to transportation management system has a prominent presence at this juncture in time. They have now become affordable and one of the most powerful tools when it comes to security.

But is that all?

Have you ever imagined the possibilities it has on your fleet?

What if your vehicle meets with an accident and the blame falls on your driver who is one of your best and is innocent in the incident?

CCTV integration to transportation management system can help you from a great deal of trouble. The possibilities are vast and a must-have when it comes to fleet business.

Let’s dig deep into the reasons.

More than surveillance

CCTV cameras can be integrated with the GPS system of your Transportation Management System and can be used to monitor what’s happening inside and outside the vehicle in real-time. Accidents are one of the biggest enemies of fleet business. However, the extent of money loss can be reduced to a considerable amount in terms of malicious insurance claims. With the help of a CCTV camera, footage can be recorded and can act as evidence if the accident was not the fault of your driver.

By integrating CCTV cameras to the GPS system gives Transportation Management System an advantage to track what’s happening or what has happened at the time of an unfortunate incident.

To Prevent Theft

Vehicles are often stolen by thieves despite tracking software systems. In that sort of situation, hidden dash cameras and external cameras can give crucial information to the authorities regarding the identity of the thieves

Work-flow monitoring

Driver behavior is essential when it comes to maintaining the efficiency of a fleet. For example, what if your fleet driver is taking unnecessary route deviation or even stops? Installation of CCTV cameras will make sure no such situation is happening in your fleet.

Uploading video to the cloud

Imagine a situation where one of your fleet vehicles has met with an accident. Unfortunately, the recording unit of the camera has suffered severe damage in the accident and the footage couldn’t be retrieved.

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The only solution to this issue would be to upload the real-time video feed to a cloud-based storage system so that it can be downloaded whenever or wherever the authorized user wishes to.

Easy monitoring

The visual output of the CCTV footage is indeed a crucial part of the system. Nowadays technology has advanced so well that even the mobile phone can be used for this purpose. Detailed command center monitoring is also possible.

Integration

Some of the latest CCTV systems that are available in the market now have the ability to integrate with the new or the old tracking system of the vehicle. Some of the prime examples of such integrations are break-in alarms, turn indicators, onboard diagnostics, door sensors, etc.

Eliminate blind spots from your vehicle

A fleet might consist of different types of vehicles. In the case of large vans, it is indeed a painstaking ordeal to drive it owing to the blind spots. Often this results in damaging the body of the vehicle. To avoid this CCTV camera along with a proximity sensor can be installed to the vehicle so that blind spots will not be an issue.