Held on Monday 9th December in London, the “Going The Extra Mile” event aimed to share best practice case studies, and encourage more businesses to sign up to reducing risks in their fleet operations.

The event was attended by over 50 fleet professionals, and showcased best practice advice on reducing fleet risk through a series of informative seminars and keynote presentations.

Experts from a range of businesses, including: Crossrail, Allied Bakeries, Ingersoll Rand, Shell and Zurich, talked about their areas of expertise and imparted knowledge gained during their own experiences.

Areas such as telemetry, online driver training and regular licence and vehicle safety checking were discussed, amongst a range of risk reduction tactics available to fleet managers. Driver behaviour, legal compliance and changing attitudes towards safety were key amongst the topics arising, as were educational initiatives aimed at a range of stakeholders, including drivers, pedestrians and other road users.

Bob Holbrey, IT and processes director at FMG, who chaired the event, continued: ‘It was great to see so many businesses actively seeking ways to manage risk out of their vehicle operations. Incidents have a massive impact on individuals and businesses, and the business community needs to demonstrate its understanding of this important issue. By working together with Brake, businesses and individual drivers, we’re showing our commitment to reduce risk for companies. Prevention is better than cure when it comes to vehicle management, and incident reduction makes sense on a number of levels.’