TomTom Telematics hosted a fantastic one-day conference on the 4th July around the future of van fleets which I was privileged to be invited to. The team at TomTom had pulled together a wide range of expert speakers, each of which had some really valuable insights, for the many fleet operators in the audience,
Campaign Director Simon Turner’s round up of the previous week’s stories that business owners and fleet risk managers should be reading. Volkswagen cars to start communicating traffic risks from 2019 29/06/17 Fleet World Volkswagen will start fitting its cars with connected technology that will enable vehicles to tell each other of traffic risks. Drivers handed
Leading the way on safe driving policy The last month has been a whirlwind of activity for the Driving for Better Business team. Following our launch of the new website last month, feedback has been universally positive, especially for the simpler layout of the new resources section, as well as the free tools for
Campaign Director Simon Turner’s round up of the previous week’s stories that business owners and fleet risk managers should be reading. Diesel remains the 'only realistic' fuel type for fleets 22/06/2017 Fleet News Analysis by Pendragon Vehicle Management shows that diesel fleets are still cheaper to run than electric or plug-in hybrid fleets. Construction businesses
Road Safety GB’s Academy is running a two-day on 25-26 July in Newbury, Berkshire for fleet managers, managers of employees who drive or ride for work, HR and health and safety professionals.. Led by Rob McAuley CMIOSH, the course describes a structured process that delegates can follow to simply and effectively manage work-related road risk
If so, then your drivers, other road users, members of the public, and even your organisation and its senior management are all exposed to something called Work-Related Road Risk which you need to manage. What is Work-Related Road Risk? At its simplest, it is the risk that one of your employees could be involved
Campaign Director Simon Turner’s round up of the previous week’s stories that business owners and fleet risk managers should be reading. Want to be a safer driver? The technology and psychology that can help 16/06/17 The Guardian More than 1 million people worldwide are killed on roads each year. Psychologists such as Lisa Dorn, associate
Campaign Director Simon Turner’s round up of the previous week’s stories that business owners and fleet risk managers should be reading. EU sets new target to cut serious road injuries 09/06/2017 Fleet News Transport ministers in the EU have formally agreed a target of reducing road deaths by half by 2030 from their 2020 levels. While no targets
After months of hard work by the team, the start of June sees the official launch to business of the newly refreshed Driving for Better Business campaign with the most obvious element being the new website and its updated range of resources. We’re also embarking on a major survey of businesses through our partners at
Campaign Director Simon Turner’s round up of the week’s stories that business owners and fleet risk managers should be reading. Experts to debate technology and safety at Company Car in Action 02/06/2017 Fleet News The future role of technology in company cars and the challenges it will present to fleet managers is the focus of
