Tag : Risk Management
Driving for Better Business to debut Driving for Work Policy Builder tool at GBFE
A new online tool that will help fleets ensure they have a robust Driving for Work policy in place will make its debut at tomorrow’s Great … Read More »
Fleets urged not to sacrifice safety amid economic uncertainty
Fleets cutting safety budgets are being warned of the extra risks to drivers and potentially higher costs to the business.
Link Group keeps grey fleet staff safe and legal with DriverCheck
Link Group, one of Scotland’s largest housing and support service organisations, is using DriverCheck to ensure employees driving personal and corporate vehicles are legally compliant.
Licence Check returns to GBFE to debut new DAVIS Coaching product
Licence Check is coming back to the Great British Fleet Event in April with an all-new solution to help businesses manage driver and fleet risk.
Fleets should back wider use of 20mph limits, says FleetCheck
Fleets should welcome wider use of 20mph limits in urban areas due to the “clear-cut” benefits to risk management, says FleetCheck.
Red launches new risk management platform for drivers, vehicles and grey fleet
Red Corporate Driver Training has debuted a new driver, compliance and risk management platform to help streamline duty of care for fleets.
DAVIS hits 1m annual mark, Licence Check reports
Great British Fleet Event exhibitor Licence Check has officially checked more than one million licences in a calendar year through its DAVIS platform for the first … Read More »
Third of company car drivers think drug-driving is acceptable, finds IAM
Company car drivers are more likely to drive under the influence of drink or drugs and take risks on distracted driving compared to private drivers, new … Read More »
E-Training World launches new online driver profiling and e-driver training system
New online driver profiling, e-driver training and compliance technology is now available from E-Training World, delivering a significant upgrade in user content.
Scottish Water manages driver compliance with DriverCheck help
Scottish Water is using automated licence checking services from DriverCheck to meet its legal compliance and duty of care responsibilities across more than 4,000 drivers and … Read More »
Fleets assessing driver risk on reputation not reality, warns TTC
Lack of adequate assessment of risk profiles is leaving the majority of fleet drivers vulnerable to being assessed on their perceived risk, rather than reality.
Putting the business into Driving for Better Business
FTSE-listed multinationals, household name private companies, large local authorities, NHS Trusts and SMEs are collectively saving money, simply by adopting a systematic approach to fleet management … Read More »
43% of motorists fail to check their tyre pressure, according to Venson
Venson urges fleet managers to review their tyre management policies as latest National Highways report one in five vehicles break down due to tyre issues.
DriveTech promotes global driver risk focus with redesigned website
DriveTech has launched a new website, bringing an enhanced global focus to reflect its comprehensive driver risk management solutions.
Free IAM RoadSmart guide to help business drivers return to work safely
A new fleet safety guide is now available from IAM RoadSmart, outlining best practice advice on how getting companies, drivers, fleet managers and vehicles back on … Read More »
Licence Check introduces new quick and efficient method to ‘onboard’ drivers
Licence Check has updated its Driver and Vehicle Information Solution, DAVIS, to enable quicker and more efficient driver checks.
‘Tick box’ risk management leaving fleets exposed
Fleets who focus on compliance management rather than risk management are failing to effectively manage vehicles, drivers and journeys, risking potential criminal prosecutions and/or civil actions … Read More »
Selenity NHS Driver Compliance Pack launches ahead of private sector version
Selenity, which provides finance and HR cloud technology, has introduced an NHS Driver Compliance Pack, designed to open up affordable duty of care checks to NHS … Read More »
Greater fleet dialogue on mental health needed, says FleetCheck
With around one in four people likely to be affected by a mental health problem during their lives, the subject of mental health should be featured … Read More »
Majority of fleet drivers not getting formal road risk training
Fleet drivers are missing out on formal training despite the opportunities for business to enhance their road risk management and cut costs.
Top racing driver calls on fleet drivers to ‘make the pledge’ to drive safely
VGroup International is calling on fleets to join its own employees, including top racing driver James Nash, to back Road Safety Week and ‘make the pledge’ … Read More »
Online training course for managing fleet safety launches
A new digital training course has launched to provide fleet managers and businesses with the skills to delivery and sustain a robust road safety management strategy.
The Insider: Driven to distraction
Investing in safety tech is useless without driver eduction, reckons The Insider.
6 steps to better risk management
We talk to the experts about how to minimise exposure to risk, improve driver skills and comply with duty of care regulations. By Katie Beck.
IAM Drive & Survive adds new online driver safety tool to product portfolio
“Virtual Risk Manager” (VRM) is a research-based online risk assessment, monitoring and improvement tool that has been designed by Interactive Driving Systems to enable companies to … Read More »
Free RoSPA road safety seminars target Scottish fleets
Taking place on Wednesday 14 September 14 from 9.30am-4pm at Aberdeen Douglas Hotel and on Thursday 15 September 15 from 9.30am-4pm at Chatelherault Country Park, Ferniegair, … Read More »
Number of road deaths falls to record low
The data shows that the figures for people killed in road accidents fell by 16% from 2,222 in 2009 to 1,857 in 2010. There was also … Read More »
RSA Insurance teams up with Specsavers to offer eyecare benefits
RSA customers can now benefit from the option of three eyecare packages, covering eye tests and related services. The deal also applies to fleet clients that … Read More »
Places still available for fleet safety workshop
Organised by Brake, the workshop takes place on Wednesday 15 June at the Marriott Hotel, Northampton and will include a presentation from Dr Tony Leeds of … Read More »
Comment: The costs of not addressing fleet risks
Chris Black, commercial director at LeasePlan UK, on why mitigating fleet risk is so important and the repercussions of not taking action.