Driving for Better Business

• All employees from HR to admin do the same learning as the drivers, even if they’re only driving their own vehicles. Mick says you cannot ask someone to do something if you’re not prepared to do it yourself.
• Mick says it would not have been possible to achieve all of this without the full support of the directors and the great resources available from DfBB and other sources. It takes investment but, within a few months, companies will achieve substantial return on that investment.
• Every fleet should have professional management and, says Mick, those managers should not be afraid of confrontation. Safety interventions are for the benefit of drivers and the public as well as the company, and that’s worth facing down initial resistance.
• Strict, enforced policies should be balanced with recognition and reward for compliance, improvement and safe performance.

When there is a diesel spillage on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) it has a financial, social, environmental and economic impact. The repercussions affect those directly involved, other drivers and the UK economy.

Drug driving among commercial vehicle drivers is one the fastest growing and most concerning challenges facing driver safety managers, with many police forces reporting more drug driving offences than drink driving ones. This talk will look at the size of the problem, good practice on driving for work policy, drug screening and drug testing, as well as one employer’s startling discovery when implementing her own testing regime on her drivers.

The transport and logistics industry typically covers off fatigue risk by adhering to hours of service legislation. In this session we’ll explain why that approach could be flawed and how your organisation could gain from paying a little more attention to sleep duration and quality.. This session was recorded at The Health & Safety Event 2022 and features Marcus de Guingand – Managing Director, Third Pillar of Health

This session was recorded at The Health & Safety Event 2021 and features Daniel Jones - UK Training Manager, Dtec

Employers and fleet operators across the country, whose commercial vehicles are defective, or whose drivers break the law, are now coming under closer scrutiny

The growing number of vans on the nation’s roads means a growing number of new van drivers. What are the challenges they face, and what can employers do to ensure that van drivers – many of whom are young or inexperienced – remain safe on the roads? This session was recorded at The Health & Safety Event 2022 and features Gary Bates - Marketing Manager, IAM RoadSmart

Our Van Driver Toolbox Talks are designed to help you share important information with your drivers. You can download video files for each Toolbox Talk as well as notes on the content.

Click here to watch the Toolbox Talk: Driver Distraction

Click here to watch the Toolbox Talk: Driver Fatigue Our Van Driver Toolbox Talks are designed to help you share important information with your drivers. You can download video files for each Toolbox Talk as well as notes on the content.

Click here to watch the Toolbox Talk: Driver Fatigue

Our Van Driver Toolbox Talks are designed to help you share important information with your drivers. You can download video files for each Toolbox Talk as well as notes on the content.

Click here to watch the Toolbox Talk: Drivers Hours

Our Van Driver Toolbox Talks are designed to help you share important information with your drivers. You can download video files for each Toolbox Talk as well as notes on the content.

Click here to watch the Toolbox Talk - Vehicle Roadworthiness

Our Van Driver Toolbox Talks are designed to help you share important information with your drivers. You can download video files for each Toolbox Talk as well as notes on the content.

Click here to watch the Toolbox Talk: Safe Loading