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Smart Start Inc.
www.smartstartinc.com / HQ: Irving, Texas / Employees: 125 / Products: Breath alcohol analyzers and related technology and services / Jim Ballard, president: “Our service delivery network really makes us unique.”
Test Drives
smart start’ s proprietary technology helps keep alcohol-impaired drivers off the road. by staci davidson
When Nancy Reagan launched her “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign in the early 1980s, many programs against intoxicated driving also caught steam. These campaigns began small, but their messages were effective; liquor and beer advertisements now often focus on responsible consumption – if broadcast networks allow them to air at all – and most states have strict laws against driving while intoxicated. Even so, Mothers Against Drunk Driving estimates approximately 159 million alcohol-impaired driving trips are taken each year. As a leader in the ignition interlock industry, Smart Start Inc. has developed a range of services and technology to help keep intoxicated drivers off the road. Based in Irving, Texas, Smart Start offers small, electronic alcohol analyzers that keep drivers with DWIs and DUIs from operating vehicles if their breath alcohol level is over a pre-set limit. President Jim Ballard notes Smart Start is the only firm in the industry to provide comprehensive manufacturing, installation, call center, service and monitoring and reporting services. “Our service delivery network really makes us unique,” he stresses. “We offer products, software and services. We book appointments with drivers who need our products, interface with the courts and attorneys, and can provide a variety of reports on any given user. If a product isn’t working, we can service it at one of our locations.” Ballard explains the ignition interlock industry was relatively unknown when Smart Start was founded in
smart start’s alcohol analyzers are used in nearly 40 states, as well as australia and europe.
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