ESmart

ESMARTwas founded in 2018 with a focus on improving safety within the transportation and logistics industry through advanced speed management technology. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Saint-Laurent, Quebec, the company serves fleets throughout North America. It was created to address one of the most significant challenges in commercial transport—unsafe driving, especially speeding—which continues to cause serious accidents, high insurance costs, and operational losses.

ESMART introduced the first non-overridable speed management system in the industry, allowing fleets to reduce speeding incidents by nearly 90%. This innovation helps companies operate more safely, maintain compliance, and mitigate crash-related expenses. Its customers include trucking and logistics providers, food and beverage distributors, LTL carriers, and dedicated fleets that prioritize safety performance and compliance with Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and speed limiter regulations. With 24/7 technical support and in-field account management, the company ensures that customers receive reliable service and consistent results.

Its vision focuses on using technology to make road safety proactive rather than reactive. The company provides transportation operators with ISA systems that drivers cannot override, enabling real-time enforcement of speed limits. Using GPS, telematics, and adaptive controls, the system automatically adjusts vehicle speeds according to road conditions and company-defined policies. This helps fleets prevent speeding, lower crash rates, and improve compliance without relying solely on driver judgment. The goal is to combine automation and responsibility in a way that enhances both safety and operational efficiency across all routes and driving conditions.

The ESMART Intelligent Speed Assistance system includes several capabilities that strengthen fleet control. The driver non-override feature enforces speed limits based on GPS and road-specific rules. The low bridge collision prevention system automatically removes throttle input when a vehicle approaches a low-clearance bridge, allowing the driver to remain in control while avoiding an accident. Custom geofencing will enable fleets to set speed limits for specific areas, such as terminals, schools, or yards. Additionally, fleet managers can use the remote immobilization tool to stop unauthorized vehicle movement. In Fall 2025, a weather-adaptive speed management feature will be introduced, which uses live weather alerts to slow vehicles in storm-affected zones automatically. Early trials have already shown meaningful reductions in preventable crashes.

Unsafe driving continues to be a significant cause of large truck crashes. Speeding, in particular, contributes to higher accident rates, insurance premiums, and legal exposure for carriers. Many fleets use telematics and electronic logging devices to monitor driver behavior, but these systems do not enforce compliance. The company's technology fills this gap by automatically limiting speed using GPS and environmental data, ensuring that vehicles remain within safe limits. This capability helps fleets reduce accidents, improve fuel efficiency, and maintain better Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) scores.

The system's reliability and enforcement-based design make it valuable for both operators and insurers. By removing the possibility of driver override, it provides fleets with consistent safety performance while helping insurers reduce claim frequency. Insurance partners recognize that fleets using the technology experience fewer crashes and lower liability exposure, often rewarding them with more favorable policy terms.

Over the years, ESMART has achieved notable milestones through its partnerships and industry recognition. Its low bridge collision prevention system, initially developed with a significant fleet, has since been adopted by several national carriers. The company has also secured large-scale deployments with leading food and logistics brands, further validating the system's scalability. A weather-adaptive speed management project helped one fleet reduce preventable accidents by 80%, proving the real-world effectiveness of the system. Thousands of Class 6–8 trucks across North America now operate with the technology, reducing speeding by up to 90% and improving safety outcomes industry-wide.

ESMART remains committed to helping fleets improve safety through enforceable, data-driven solutions. By combining innovation with reliability, the company provides operators with the tools they need to prevent crashes, maintain compliance, and operate efficiently. Each deployment supports its mission to make roadways safer for drivers, carriers, and the communities they serve across North America.