The Prestera Center, based in Huntington, WV, provides an eight-county region with mental health and addictions treatment services. The nonprofit organization transports its patients to and from medical appointments with its impressive fleet of 84 vehicles. Before implementing fleet tracking, the shuttles were making more than 70,000 trips annually.
The Prestera Center, like any organization with a large fleet, faces high chances of unsafe driving incidents. The center provides a critical service to those in need, so it’s important that the drivers are being as conscientious as possible when driving. With a large fleet and a wide service area, the organization was already liable for a great deal of both human capital and company assets.
When auditing the center’s accident history for the past five years, Prestera’s risk manager Craig Zappin discovered the organization had paid more than $1 million in insurance claims from 28 accidents. Most of these accidents were speed-related, traffic violations and the results of a lack of defensive driving habits. Fleet tracking was an obvious next step for the company.
In 2011, the center decided to implement a GPS fleet tracking system as part of a strategic vehicle safety program. The Fleetmatics solution is credited as the source of a massive insurance payout reduction. In fact, Prestera was able to reduce insurance payouts by nearly $53,000 in the first year of deploying Fleetmatics.
In addition to cost savings, Prestera has received accolades from those in the industry for its vehicle safety program. The organization was recognized by Negley Associates for its safety program and praised with the Excellence in Risk Management award in February 2013. Prestera was also invited to present the organization’s success story at the National Council for Behavioral Health Conference in Las Vegas.
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