ESMART

ESMART was founded in 2018 to improve safety in the transportation and logistics industry through advanced speed management technology. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with operations in Saint-Laurent, Quebec, the company supports fleets throughout North America. It was established to address a critical and ongoing challenge in commercial transport—unsafe driving, particularly speeding, which remains a major contributor to accidents, injuries, and financial losses for fleets. The company developed and introduced the industry's first non-overridable speed management system, which has proven to reduce speeding incidents by nearly 90%. This advancement helps carriers prevent crashes, meet compliance requirements, and maintain safer, more efficient operations. Its customers include LTL carriers, food and beverage distributors, logistics providers, and dedicated fleets focused on improving safety performance, reducing risk, and aligning with Intelligent Speed Assistance and speed limiter regulations. In addition to its technology, the company offers 24/7 technical support and direct field management to ensure that every customer receives dependable service and ongoing assistance. ESMART's approach to safety combines enforcement, automation, and innovation. Its Intelligent Speed Assistance systems cannot be overridden by drivers, ensuring that speed limits are followed consistently. By integrating GPS data, telematics information, and fleet-specific safety rules, the system automatically controls vehicle speed based on the road, environment, and policy requirements. Fleets across the United States and Canada use these solutions to lower accident rates, enhance compliance, and improve their safety scores with measurable results. This proactive model enables companies to manage safety in real time instead of reacting after incidents occur. Its technology includes key capabilities that strengthen operational control and driver safety. The non-override speed system enforces speed limits based on road-specific data. At the same time, the low bridge collision prevention feature automatically removes throttle input when a vehicle approaches a low-clearance bridge, allowing the driver to maintain control and avoid a collision. Fleets can also use geofencing to set custom speed limits within specific areas such as terminals, school zones, or customer yards. Remote immobilization allows authorized managers to stop a vehicle's movement in real time to prevent theft or unauthorized use. A new weather-adaptive speed management function, launching in Fall 2025, will automatically slow vehicles in active storm zones using data from national weather alerts. Early trials of this feature have already demonstrated fewer preventable crashes and better driver control in hazardous conditions. Unsafe driving, particularly excessive speeding, remains one of the leading causes of large truck crashes. These incidents increase insurance premiums, lower safety scores, and result in costly litigation that affects a company's reputation and financial stability. While most fleets use telematics or electronic logging devices to monitor behavior, such tools only record information and cannot intervene to stop unsafe driving in real time. ESMART system closes this gap by automatically enforcing speed limits, ensuring compliance with both fleet policies and local regulations. This real-time enforcement helps operators reduce crash frequency, improve Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) ratings, and decrease fuel costs by maintaining consistent speeds.