A Dangerous, High-Cost Business

Accident Frequency and Insurance Claim Severity on the Rise

Commercial trucking represented 71% of tonnage carried by all modes of U.S. domestic freight transportation in 2017. With more trucks on the road, there were also more accidents, including a rise in fatalities.

According to the American Trucking Association:

• Trucks were involved in 59% more accidents per mile than in 2010, despite new technologies and best efforts of regulators.
• The number of people who died in large truck crashes was 48% higher than in 2009.

Beyond the Tragic Human Toll, These Crashes Come with Extensive Financial Impact:

• Per estimates by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in 2018 the average cost for large-truck accidents was about $120,000, while crashes involving tractor-trailers averaged $382,000. 
• When fatalities were involved, the average cost rose to $4.8 million. 

Stationary Commercial Vehicles are Highly Vulnerable and Present Crash Risks

Crashes into stationary, highly vulnerable large commercial trucks and other delivery vehicles on or along the roadway lead to thousands of preventable tragedies nationwide each year.

Nearly 25% of two-vehicle crashes involving large trucks occur when another vehicle hits them from the rear.

H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE™ Dramatically Increases Visibility of Stationary and Disabled Commercial Vehicles

ESS H.E.L.P. DeliverSAFE’s™ digital alerts and emergency lighting warn oncoming motorists much earlier of dangers on the road ahead by offering:

• Intelligent deployment
• Beyond line-of-sight digital alerts, highly conspicuous lighting
• 100% regulatory compliance (DeliverSAFE™ reverts to standard hazard lighting when vehicle is in motion)

Intelligent DeliverSAFE™ Emergency Mode

ENHANCED EMERGENCY LIGHTING

• 4.0-5.0 Hz Emergency Flash Rate on existing lights
• Red or Amber LED
• Optimized via Human Factors Science
  

AUTOMATIC DIGITAL ALERTS

• Advanced Warnings to Oncoming Motorists
• Platform and Hardware Agnostic