Seeing Machines (SEE) , on Friday won a contract with Bison Transport, one of the largest haulage and logistics services providers in Canada.

Seeing Machines will install its retrofit driver monitoring technology Guardian, into Bison’s fleet, commencing immediately into around 120 Bison trucks.

Garth Pitzel, Senior Director, Safety & Driver Development at Bison said: "Bison Transport's commitment to using leading edge technologies to help save lives is part of our safety culture and the Guardian product which works in real-time has proven itself to be a game-changer in terms of fatigue and distraction accident prevention."

Bison Transport has over 2,500 employees and has been named as North America's Safest Fleet by the Truckload Carriers Association and the American Trucking Associations.

Dr Mike Lenné, SVP Fleet and Human Factors at Seeing Machines commented: "We have done significant work to clearly articulate the value proposition for Guardian in North America. Having Bison Transport as a customer affirms our view that fleets who have a culture of safety truly value Guardian as a way to improve that culture and keep their drivers safe.”

He added: "North America represents a massive opportunity for the Guardian technology and the deal with Bison validates our revised approach with hardware pricing and service provision.”

“I look forward to seeing our team build on this success as we rejuvenate our North American business and start to convert current conversations and interactions into Guardian contracts across this region."

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