About the Company: Driving Dynamics Making Strides for Fleet Safety
Smith System Acquires Driving Dynamics
Fleet safety company Driving Dynamics, Inc. will combine with Smith System's driver training capabilities and curricula.

Previously in 2017, the fleet safety training and risk management company was acquired from its retiring founders by Art Liggio.
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Smith System Driver Improvement Institute, Inc., a provider of crash-avoidance driver safety training, announced on Jan. 9 that it has acquired Driving Dynamics, Inc.
Based in Newark, Delaware, Driving Dynamics provides driver safety training services for commercial fleets across the U.S. Throughout its 30-year history, Driving Dynamics has developed innovative offerings of virtual and in-person classroom training, behind-the-wheel exercises, e-learning content, and driver risk management programs to improve driver safety and lower fleet crash rates.
“Driving Dynamics brings a wealth of talent and an exciting complement of driver safety training capabilities and curricula to Smith System,” commented Tony Douglas, CEO and president of Smith System. “Driving Dynamics builds on Smith System’s prior acquisitions of OQSG and Driver’s Alert, and further solidifies our market-leading position as one of the fastest-growing and most comprehensive providers of workplace safety training services.”
Smith System is a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Fund V, L.P. Honigman LLP acted as legal counsel to Smith System and LLCP on the transaction.
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