LISLE, Ill. — For service industry business owners and operations managers responsible for field employees and company vehicles, the stakes have never been higher when it comes to driver safety. The following numbers are the reasons why: - Distracted driving costs U.S. employers an estimated $18.8 billion annually. - The average on-the-job crash costs employers $16,500 and jumps to $74,000 the moment someone gets hurt. (OSHA) - Nuclear verdicts against employers reached $31.3 billion last year, up 116% in a single year. At the center of most of those incidents: a mobile phone. TRUCE Software announced the availability of its connected employee and driver safety platform modules that together deliver a comprehensive approach to managing mobile devices, driver behavior, performance, vehicle health, and field team safety. At the center of that platform is ENFORCE, TRUCE's patented engineering control that automatically eliminates device distraction behind the wheel, every trip, without relying on drivers to do the right thing. ENFORCE is Proactive, Proven Control. Unlike driver training programs, awareness campaigns, or monitoring tools that document behavior after the fact, TRUCE said ENFORCE is a proven prevention control. When a vehicle reaches driving speed, ENFORCE automatically restricts access to distracting apps, calls, texts, and notifications. The program operates seamlessly in the background on both iOS and Android devices, including company-issued and BYOD, and restores full device functionality as soon as the vehicle stops. In 2025, TRUCE intercepted more than 97 million unauthorized app attempts and blocked over 35 million incoming notifications before they reached drivers’ devices. Companies deploying ENFORCE have reported accident reductions of 40 to 47 percent within the first year, along with decreases in accident-related costs of up to 86 percent. And when it comes to return on investment (ROI), a Forrester Consulting study commissioned by TRUCE found that organizations using