A recent RAC Business Survey has seen 1 in 5 firms admit that their drivers have been involved in accidents or collisions while using a hand-held phone, despite their use being illegal and penalties recently being increased. The survey of 1,000 businesses found that 19% admitted they had drivers that had been involved in an
With our latest Stop the Crash events happening towards the end of March, it seemed appropriate to write a piece about one of our demo cars, the new Volvo XC60, for a couple of reasons. The first reason is the number of awards it has won in the few short months since it became
Highways England has announced the finalists in their first Health, Safety and Wellbeing Awards, which are designed to recognise, celebrate and share achievements and excellence in health and safety performance across the industry. The Awards will be given to individuals, teams, projects and companies in the supply chain and across Highways England who make a
Last month we published Arval’s revised Business Champion case study showing that, compared to 10 years ago, they had achieved the following: Collision rate DOWN by 67% Repair costs DOWN by 82% Third-party claims DOWN by 84% All this resulted in savings of over £180,000 per year over 10 years ago. This month we
Driving for Better Business is pleased to support Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence Operational Briefings 2018.This year’s theme for these industry leading events is driver wellbeing and its potential impact on safety and performance.Expert speakers will discuss the topics of fatigue, stress, mental health and distraction before sessions looking at ‘spotting the signs’ and how
In the first part of this three-part feature on driver wellbeing, Kevin Robinson examines the impact which poor management of mental health can have on our drivers, and the costs to our fleets. In society, mental health is becoming something we are all becoming more and more aware of. High profile campaigns such as Head’s
First UK van manufacturer to fit AEB as standard across range Insurance premiums tumble for Volkswagen’s van fleet customers Plaudits roll in for Volkswagen’s industry-leading decision Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Sarah Cox: “Our customers are delighted” Hailed as the biggest development in vehicle safety since the seat belt, Autonomous Emergency Braking - AEB - is
Iron Mountain, the global leader in storage and information management services and one of our longest serving Business Champions, has just updated its Driving for Better Business case study. With a fleet of 450 vehicles, vehicle damage, maintenance and fuel are some of the biggest costs to the business, yet continued effective management of
Arval UK is one of the world’s leading vehicle leasing and fleet management companies, funding more than 96,000 cars and vans in the UK alone. They have also been a Business Champion for over 10 years and have just updated their case study. The highly impressive results prove how effective management of those who drive
Following on from TyreSafe’s most recent campaign to raise awareness of how common underinflation is in car and van tyres, Utility Fleet magazine has just published an article about the importance of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for trucks. A tyre which is 20% under inflated will last for roughly 18% less miles, contribute to
