Safe Loading - Transport Chain Responsibility The Driving for Better Business Campaign is focusing on loading issues this month, so we asked Nina Day from the HSE to join us for the January episode of 'Let's Talk Fleet Risk'. Nina has worked for the Health and Safety Executive for 21 years. She’s a chartered
Driving for work - revised guidance The Health and Safety Executive launched its improved and expanded guidance for the way we use commercial vehicles today, at The Health and Safety Event 2021 at the NEC, Birmingham. The guidance will be delivered by a new dynamic website delivering resources for those who manage drivers. The
Image courtesy of BBC News Lorry sheds load on Tesla Company Director Neil Collins and his wife Alison were lucky to escape from their Tesla Model 3 with minor injuries after this crash last week, in which a lorry shed its load of insecure concrete slabs on top of the car as it rounded
Autonomous fleets - have your say The Law Commission is nearing the end of their third consultation paper on a regulatory framework for automated vehicles. While fully autonomous vehicles may be some way off, they raise some important questions around risk management, especially for fleet operators and we’ve recently discussed some of those implications
Fleets - avoid vehicle breakdowns While many van fleets have been operating at increased capacity with the boom in home ordering during lockdown, those businesses that have been closed or operating at much lower levels will be keen to get back to work as the restrictions begin to lift. Non-essential retail will be starting
Driving in the rain With Storm Christoph causing severe flooding across the UK leading to thousands of residents evacuating their homes and road closures, the adverse weather conditions are causing additional work related road risk for drivers to navigate. Driving for Better Business speaks to Dave Harford - a Highways England Traffic Officer and
18th January 2021, London, U.K. – Today on ‘Blue Monday,’ Driving for Better Business (DfBB), a government-backed Highways England campaign, raises awareness of the mental health challenges van drivers face amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The suicide rate for van drivers is 25% higher than the national average and during COVID-19, mental health challenges for
The outlook for managing drivers and vehicles in 2021 First of all, the team at Driving for Better Business would like to wish everyone in our community a very Happy New Year! 2020 was an extremely difficult year for many of us, including those of you who are involved in managing drivers, and the
Driving for work - the death toll Nearly one in three road deaths involves a driving-for-work trip Thirty-nine per cent of pedestrian deaths involve a working driver One in five casualties involves a driving-for-work trip Changing economy triggers a rapid increase in use of vans Stakeholders urged to act on emerging safety issues The
New Van Safety Rating launched by Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP. Mathew Avery explains why 5 vans failed to achieve even the lowest award. Van manufacturers are being urged to fit more lifesaving collision avoidance technology to their vehicles as standard after tests for a new Commercial Van Safety Rating revealed some alarming results.
