However, there is never a time we can be lazy when it comes to road safety. Right now in the U.S., we are working our way through the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer, the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day when fatal teen crashes increase dramatically. An average 260 teens are killed in car crashes each month during the summer, an increase of 26% compared with the other months of the year.

Summer is also a time of road trips for vacation bringing more people on the roads. More congestion leads to more crashes. With increased summer heat comes increased vehicle mechanical problems. In addition, fatigue often sets in at the end of a vacation, especially one that had little down time, involved young children, or long driving hours.

Summer months also see an increase in motorcycles on our roads, so we all need to be especially cognizant of these riders who are harder to see.

And once the hot summer months are behind us and the cooler autumn weather sets in, join us for NETS Annual Strength IN Numbers Fleet Safety Benchmark Conference October 5 & 6 in Ann Arbor, Michigan! It's your chance to hear about road safety case studies, emerging trends, and the latest research in vehicle safety while networking with other fleet safety professionals.

with optional in-person tours at MCity and UMTRI on October 7 included with your registration

*Current NETS member companies are encouraged to invite non-members to attend the conference. Both companies will receive 50% off their conference registration (a $300 value)!

*Non-NETS members who register for the conference and join NETS will receive 50% off conference registration AND 25% off the annual membership fee (a value of up to $700)!

Mobile device distractions put employees in danger and companies at risk. So why would anyone settle for safety measures that simply report what went wrong, or only work when people remember to turn them on? TRUCE Software automatically suspends distracting mobile apps and functions depending on what your employee is doing, where they are working or even the workgroup they are part of. You define the policy and TRUCE ensures compliance when and where it’s needed. Supporting more than 100,000 subscribers and some of the largest brands worldwide, our patented technology is making workplaces everywhere safer.

eDriving, a Solera company, helps organizations around the world to reduce incidents, collisions, injuries, license violations, carbon emissions, and total cost of fleet ownership through its patented digital driver risk management programs.

At its heart is the Mentor by eDrivingSM smartphone app that identifies risky driving behaviors for intervention and safe driving habits for recognition. In-app features include micro-training and coaching, gamification, collision reporting, vehicle inspections, and an individual FICO® Safe Driving Score validated to predict the likelihood of being involved in a collision. Mentor’s integrated automatic crash detection and Personal SOS features powered by Sfara and Bosch trigger a voice call and emergency support, as needed, from one of Bosch’s Global Call Centers supporting >50 countries. Through its five-stage, patented Crash-Free Culture® risk reduction methodology, eDriving helps organizations embrace safety and reduce risk for Sales, Service, Delivery and Warehouse drivers, all within a privacy-first, data-secure environment.

eDriving is the digital driver risk management partner of choice for many of the world’s largest organizations, supporting over 1.2 million drivers in 125 countries. Over the past 25 years, eDriving’s research-validated programs have been recognized with over 100 awards around the world.

Learn about all of NETS Fleet Safety Sponsors

Do you have a particularly successful road safety example to share? NETS Members are encouraged to share best practices, ask questions or contribute their expertise to the NETS Road Safety Leaders Forum, an online discussion forum exclusively for NETS Members and Sponsors. Not yet a member? Check out the benefits at https://trafficsafety.org/membership-info/.