1st February 2023 Caroline Burnell “It was amazing how the interest in what I was doing amongst the commercial vehicle community grew, everyone was so interested”. Caroline, Burnell, Head of Marketing and Communications, eStar Fitness to drive - stress at work Even on our best days, stress can prevent us from
Fitness to Drive - your drivers' mental wellbeing Driver fatigue, drink driving, drug driving, eyesight and medical conditions - all important aspects of managing your drivers and their fitness to drive. In this blog we focus on mental health and driver wellbeing, an area increasingly highlighted for employers, and one which can most certainly
Fleet Management in 2023 At this time of year, most of us are thinking about how we can make the year ahead even more successful than the one we've just had. So with that in mind, we would like to remind you abour our fleet risk quiz for for those who are managing drivers
Health and Safety Professionals - is this you? Do you have the best Driver Risk Management credentials? Would you like to be recognised for your driver risk management performance? National Highways is looking to celebrate the achievements of some of the UK’s best performing employers when it comes to managing driver risk, with the
Mobile tyre safety station - 28,000 vehicles and counting National Highways launches its mobile tyre safety station which has now tested more than 28,000 vehicles. Did you know that 20% of all breakdowns on the strategic road network (SRN) are caused by tyre failure? That's 50,000 tyre related breakdowns every year - and 30%
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group, responsible for designing, constructing and maintaining railways, roads, power infrastructure and much more. We talk to Adrian Wanford, Balfour Beatty’s Group Transport Compliance Manager about how he manages fleet safety. DfBB: Tell us a little about the size and diversity of the fleet Adrian. Adrian: We
Incomplete data makes you blind to fleet risk If you want to make a real difference to your road safety profile, you need complete visibility of data. As the saying goes, it’s not what you see that catches you out, it’s what you don’t see. To make a real difference to fleet safety, we
Cost of living & vehicle safety Experts warn that rising energy and fuel costs might shunt vehicle maintenance down fleet operator and driver priority lists, thus reducing vehicle safety. This is a false economy – and a very dangerous one, at that. Although the government has introduced a six-month energy price cap for businesses,
The World Cup and Driver Behaviour As the country’s thoughts turn to the upcoming World Cup, what should fleet managers and those who employ and manage drivers be aware of, when it comes to the potential effects on those who drive for work? We were interested to hear recently that Travis Perkins plc, who
How do your drivers report incidents? Incident reporting is a crucial tool for preventing future collisions. How do you cover incident reporting in your driving for work policies? Driving for Better Business partner Sopp & Sopp tells us why it is so beneficial. Fleet Management Benefits Incident reporting is vital to fleet management in
