FleetMind names inaugural winner of its Public Safety Heroes Campaign

FleetMind, Quebec, has recognized Kyle Schmidt from the city of Dickinson, North Dakota, as its first annual 2019 Public Safety Hero Campaign Grand Prize Winner. The Public Safety Heroes Campaign, which ran from June to September, offered waste and recycling fleet managers the opportunity to recognize and nominate their safest drivers to compete for the title of 2019 Public Safety Hero and a chance to win a $1,000 cash prize.

“Mr. Schmidt stood out from the rest of this year’s nominees as the best example of safe driving behavior,” FleetMind Regional Account Director Frank Flores says. “I was extremely excited to present the award to Mr. Schmidt … in recognition of his stellar driving record and commitment to safety.”

FleetMind says its FleetLink driver behavior software that can be used to generate back office reports that detect aggressive driving behavior, speeding, hard braking, accidents and more, played a prominent role in the submission process.   

According to the company, Dickinson's fleet manager used the FleetLink back-office software to extract and submit Schmidt’s driver’s scorecard, as well as his performance report, as proof of his safety track record. Other nominees sent in FleetLink camera system recordings of drivers using quick judgment to avoid collisions and dashboards and reports showcasing some of their safest drivers. 

“Following the success of this year’s campaign, we plan to make the Public Safety Hero Program an annual event,” FleetMind Vice President of Sales Don Diego Padilla says. “We’re looking forward to helping today’s progressive waste and recycling fleets create a positive safety culture.”