ALBANY, N.Y., March 13, 2025 – In partnership with INRIX, a leader in providing data and analytics on movement patterns, Drivewyze by Fleetworthy continued expanding its Smart Roadways service in 2024. Last year, Smart Roadways added five states to the service, joining eight others that already offer the Smart Roadway service. The service experienced dramatic growth throughout 2024, with the number of monthly alerts increasing by 151% and the average number of unique trucks receiving alerts growing by 96% compared to the previous year. The alerts provide “sudden slowdown” and “congestion ahead” alerts to commercial truck drivers. 

INRIX uses advanced algorithms that analyze millions of anonymous connected vehicles traveling more than a billion miles daily in the U.S. This allows INRIX to identify and monitor traffic slowdowns. The information then goes to Drivewyze and its Smart Roadways platform. Messages such as “Sudden Slowdown Ahead” and “Congestion Ahead” are displayed on ELDs 2 to 3 miles before the slowdown begins, giving truckers time to slow their speed.  

The alerts are made possible through partnerships with select state transportation and enforcement agencies. Smart Roadways represents a next-generation V2N solution for state transportation agencies that requires no roadside infrastructure investment. Unlike traditional ITS deployments, states can begin providing advanced traveler information to thousands of commercial vehicles within weeks, not years, with minimal impact on staff resources.  

Drivers receive critical alerts on their ELDs, tablets, or smartphones through Drivewyze’s connected truck network. The alerts are made available free of charge through Drivewyze Free. Drivewyze Free also includes Drivewyze-sponsored alerts and advisories for High-Rollover risk areas, Low Bridges, and Mountain alerts (steep grade ahead; chain-up/brake check stations, and runaway ramps). The in-cab alerts use visual messages along with an audible chime. 

Smart Roadways states now include Arkansas, Indiana, Florida (Turnpike), Colorado and Tennessee, joining eight other states in the program.  

According to Brian Mofford, Drivewyze’s VP of Government Experience, the rapid growth of the Smart Roadways service is making roadways safer by slowing truckers down in critical areas, and by providing important messaging that allows drivers to be safer and more productive. 

“Our partnership through the Smart Roadways program is making a difference, and since the alerts are available to all drivers, free of charge, it’s something no driver should be without.”

Ahmed Darrat

Chief Product Officer, INRIX

“The alerts work,” said Mofford. “And that’s driving momentum with states adopting the service.” A Cleveland State study (“Determination of Effectiveness of Commercial Vehicle Safety Alerts”) found that secondary crashes involving trucks in Ohio were reduced by 29% over a two-year period when alerts were given to drivers.  

“What makes this program particularly attractive to state agencies is the ability to immediately improve commercial vehicle safety without investing in new infrastructure, said Mofford. “States can activate these life-saving alerts across their entire road network almost immediately, reaching thousands of trucks through our existing connected truck network.” 

According to a Purdue University study (“Quantifying the Impact of In-Cab Alerts on Truck Speed Reductions in Ohio”), approximately 22% of drivers receiving sudden slowdown alerts reduced their speed by at least 5 mph 30 seconds after receiving the alert. Twenty-six percent of the vehicles traveling at or above 70 mph at the time of alert reduced their speed by at least 5 mph. “What’s more important than those figures are awareness and hard braking numbers,” said Mofford. “With the alerts, drivers know something is coming up soon, so they are looking for brake lights and slowing vehicles. This increased awareness has significantly reduced hard braking incidents, making our roads safer for everyone.” 

“Using real-time data on slowdowns and congestion to alert commercial drivers means accidents can be prevented,” said Ahmed Darrat, chief product officer, INRIX.  “Our partnership through the Smart Roadways program is making a difference, and since the alerts are available to all drivers, free of charge, it’s something no driver should be without. That was magnified in the Cleveland State study where fleets said, ‘In-cab alerts are effective tools for improving driver behavior and safety performance; alert systems have significantly reduced at-fault crashes. And a comprehensive, uniform alert system across all states is needed to provide consistent and timely information.’”