Case Study: Knight Transportation achieves 84% safety improvement and zero preventable DOT collisions with SmartDrive Systems

Knight Transportation - Customer Case Study

Knight Transportation, a North American truckload carrier with a 5,000-vehicle fleet, faced rising litigation and fraud-related claims and found many drivers installing personal “crash recorders” to defend themselves. To address growing liability, improve safety and secure driver buy-in, the company evaluated video-based safety systems to find a scalable, fleet-wide solution.

A SmartDrive pilot outperformed the alternative across core safety and operational metrics, capturing twice as many and a wider variety of collisions (including side-swipes and low-impact events), cutting unsafe driving, and driving an 84% safety improvement with zero preventable DOT collisions at the pilot site. SmartDrive’s extended recording, integration with mitigation systems, configurable risk scoring, coaching workflows and dashboards delivered lower claims costs and actionable intelligence, leading to full deployment across Knight’s 5,000 vehicles and strong driver acceptance.

Knight Transportation

Brett Sant

Senior VP Safety & Risk Management