A Camera Isn't a Safety Program. Here's What Brokers Are Screening for Now

Footage alone may not be enough to pass broker vetting processes. Here's what counts as a defensible safety program now.

A lot of fleets have cameras, but few can show what happens after the camera captures something risky.

That distinction is becoming more important as brokers use more data-driven methods to assess carrier safety performance, pulling from readily available Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) data. At the same time, recent developments in freight liability are putting more attention on what a carrier knows about its safety risks and how it addresses them.

For carriers, that raises a practical question: If a broker asks you to prove how you actively manage driver risk, what would you show them? A folder of dashcam clips probably won’t cut it.

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