ATA Welcomes SambaSafety to Featured Product Program as a Corporate Partner

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Aug 05, 2016, 01:45 ET

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations announced SambaSafety, a leading provider of driver risk management solutions in North America, as an ATA Corporate Partner.

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight.Trucking Moves America Forward

"Information is one of the keys to safety; drivers are always processing information real-time and companies are evaluating data on a macro-level to improve their safety operations and protocols," said ATA President and CEO Chris Spear. "Safety and driver risk mitigation tools, like those available through SambaSafety, are the types of resources that motor carriers are investing more than $9.5 billion in each year because they are great investments and make our highways safer."

SambaSafety's innovative Software as a Service solutions provide actionable insight for organizations with commercial or professional drivers to easily identify and address unsafe driving behavior, and take the appropriate actions necessary to reduce accidents and eliminate out of service orders — thereby improving the safety of drivers and the communities in which they live.

"ATA has always been the leading proponent of transportation companies by aggressively addressing the most important issues facing the industry. SambaSafety, the leader in driver monitoring, is proud to partner with ATA in its efforts to promote best practices and programs aimed at improving driver safety and driver behavior," said Richard Crawford, CEO of SambaSafety.

To learn more about the ATA Featured Product program, visit www.atabusinesssolutions.com or call 866-821-3468.

Since 1998, SambaSafety has been the market leader in cloud-based risk management solutions for employers, insurance, background screeners and fleet management companies. Our innovative driver risk platform, anchored by FCRA compliant data, continuously monitors drivers to deliver a comprehensive view of driver behavior and performance to organizations across the nation. SambaSafety is unique in the industry as our driver monitoring solution delivers actionable alerts that improves driver performance, reduces accidents, and lowers insurance costs, and limits risks—ultimately improving driver and community safety. For more information, go to www.sambasafety.com.

American Trucking Associations is the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. Through a federation of 50 affiliated state trucking associations and industry-related conferences and councils, ATA is the voice of the industry America depends on most to move our nation's freight. Follow ATA on Twitter or on Facebook. Trucking Moves America Forward.

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