Dangote Cement has deployed advanced safety technology, including cameras and monitoring devices, across its truck fleet to improve driver behaviour and reduce road crashes.
The company said the technology, which enables real-time monitoring of trucks and drivers, is complemented by intensive training, strict safety protocols and incentives for accident-free driving.
The Head of Operations, Dangote Cement Ibese, Ogun State, David Idiege, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the company’s road safety measures.
He said the initiative was designed to give the company greater control over its vehicles and help detect unsafe driving practices.
With more than 4,000 trucks operating from the Ibese plant, he said the company had invested in state-of-the-art technology to monitor its fleet in real time.
‘That is why we have cameras in our trucks and state-of-the-art technologies that make us see in real time what is happening in any of our trucks at every material time,’ Idiege said.
He identified speeding and proxy driving, where authorised drivers hand trucks to unauthorised persons, as major concerns. He said the company applied stringent sanctions against drivers found engaging in the practice.
Idiege added that environmental conditions, including bad weather, could also contribute to road incidents, making driver vigilance and real-time monitoring essential.
Beyond technology, he said the company was strengthening driver competence by using some of its best-performing drivers as safety ambassadors to train their colleagues.
‘We also have a very good rewards system for those who drive diligently without getting involved in accidents,’ he said, adding that outstanding drivers receive rewards and certificates and are selected to train others.
The Head of Human Resources, Muhammed Al-Hassan, said only properly trained drivers were permitted to operate the company’s trucks. He added that accident-free drivers were recognised monthly and annually.
He disclosed that more than 250 drivers had been sanctioned for various safety violations between 2025 and 2026, stressing that enforcement was combined with training, monitoring and incentives.
At the Ibese Plant Control Room, the company’s Head of Control, Ifeanyi Eziri, demonstrated to journalists how trucks and drivers are monitored remotely and how vehicles can be demobilised when safety violations are detected.
Idiege also clarified that some trucks bearing the Dangote brand were no longer under the company’s direct control, as they had been leased to customers and subsequently de-branded.
He said the combination of technology, training, surveillance and incentives was aimed at strengthening safety culture and reducing truck-related crashes on Nigerian roads.