Randy Dombrowski

Construction fleets operate in dynamic, often unpredictable environments. Drivers move between jobsites, highways and congested urban areas — sometimes within the same day. Transporting equipment, materials, and crews while managing tight timelines introduces a range of operational, financial and legal risks. Most contractors have safety policies in place. However, policies alone don’t provide visibility into what’s happening on the road. Telematics helps close that gap.

The construction workforce is changing. Experienced workers are retiring faster than their knowledge is being transferred to the next generation, altering jobsite risk in measurable ways. Approximately 41% of the current construction workforce is projected to retire by 2031. At the same time, employees with less than one year on the job account for a disproportionate share of workplace injuries — roughly 35% across industries.

Construction vehicles create continuous risk exposure—from public roads to active jobsites. Contractors routinely dispatch pickups, vans and wheeled equipment to move crews, transport materials and support daily operations. Those movements carry significant risk. Transportation incidents ranked as the second-leading cause of death for construction laborers, with 75 fatalities in 2020—the highest number since 2016.