Fleetworthy and HAAS Alert have expanded their partnership to deliver real-time digital alerts designed to improve roadside safety for truck drivers, motorists and emergency responders.
Through deeper integration with Fleetworthy’s platform, HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud system will now send alerts to nearby drivers when a commercial truck equipped with Fleetworthy Safety+ is stopped in a potentially dangerous location, such as on the shoulder of a highway.
The alerts are transmitted through connected vehicle systems in select Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Chrysler and Alfa Romeo vehicles, as well as through navigation apps including Waze and Apple Maps. Because the alerts are delivered digitally, they can reach drivers beyond line of sight — such as around curves or over hills — providing additional time to react, the companies announced.
“Fleet safety means protecting drivers not only while they’re moving, but during their most vulnerable roadside moments,” said Martin Murtland, vice president of product at Fleetworthy. “By deepening our integration with HAAS Alert, we’re extending digital protection beyond the cab and into the broader driving public.”
The expanded partnership also delivers new alerts for truck drivers themselves. Fleetworthy’s Drivewyze Free platform — which is being rebranded as Fleetworthy Foundations — will now provide in-cab alerts when trucks approach stopped emergency vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances or police vehicles that are connected to the Safety Cloud network.
Those alerts are triggered when emergency vehicles activate their lights and provide advance notice of roadside incidents so drivers can slow down or move over safely.
“Digital alerting closes the gap between what drivers can see and what they need to know,” said Jeremy Agulnek, chief product officer at HAAS Alert. “By further integrating Safety Cloud with Fleetworthy’s platform, we’re delivering real-time visibility that protects professional drivers, first responders and the motoring public.”
The emergency vehicle alerts are currently available along interstate highways in roughly one-third of U.S. states, with nationwide coverage expected later this year.
The companies say the expanded integration creates a connected safety network linking commercial trucks, passenger vehicles and emergency responders in real time to help prevent rear-end collisions and other roadside crashes.
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