Case Study: Do Better achieves 85% reduction in speeding alerts and eliminates harsh braking to improve Teck mining personnel safety with ORBCOMM

Teck and Do Better use ORBCOMM technology to improve safety for mining personnel in Chile

Do Better, a Santiago-based supply chain consultancy, was engaged to help Teck secure its personnel and equipment on the six-hour, 240‑km route to the Quebrada Blanca mine in northern Chile. Facing steep gradients, tight curves and extreme altitude-related conditions, Teck needed continuous fleet safety monitoring, so Do Better deployed an ORBCOMM-based solution using onboard telematics, in‑cab fleet safety devices and cloud applications.

Using ORBCOMM technology, Do Better implemented geofences, section-specific speed limits, in‑cab alerts, an operations control center with escalation matrices, and a preventative maintenance program for devices. The rollout reduced speeding alerts by 85%, completely eliminated harsh- and sudden‑braking events, maintained 100% device operability, delivered first‑class traffic safety standards, and led Teck to scale ORBCOMM fleet tracking to 400 vehicles over the next four years.

Do Better

Cindy Villalobos

Chief Operations Officer