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UPS lowered the frequency of accidents in its 119,000-vehicle delivery fleet in 2017 by 1% to 8.95 accidents per 100,000 hours of driving as it progresses toward its goal of reaching a rate of 8.75 accidents by 2020, the parcel delivery operator announced in its annual sustainability report.
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LeasePlan USA will begin offering online driver training from eDriving to its fleet customers, the fleet management company announced.
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Mazda North American Operations has begun sharing information about open recalls with CCC Information Services Inc. so the data will be provided to collision repair shops through the company's repair software CCC One.
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Blog: Vocational trucks are susceptible to being targeted for staged accidents, which involves maneuvering an unsuspecting employee driver into an intentional crash in order to make a false insurance claim or to file a lawsuit against the driver’s employer.
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Irvine, Calif.-based CalAmp is expanding the availability of its CrashBoxx risk management system and will begin providing more detailed collision information as an over-the-top service, the telematics provider has announced.
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The annual accident rate for commercial fleets is around 20%. Even with vehicle safety technology proliferating, traffic deaths are on the rise after years of decline. The culprit for the increase in fatalities is distracted driving.
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The percentage of occupants fatally injured in a motor vehicle collision increased as the vehicle's age increased, according to new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Read More →A consultant that offers vehicle reimbursement plans is touting the option as a way for corporations to reduce the risk associated with accidents, but the company's advice doesn't address several pitfalls of the strategy.
Read More →A fleet cost reduction program goes straight to the corporate bottom line. If a company operates at a 10% annual net profit margin, reducing annual fleet expenses by $100,000 is the equivalent of generating $1 million in sales. Although fleet managers manage hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of dollars in corporate assets, only half are incentivized to achieve targeted performance goals. I advocate incentivization should be a universal best practice extended to all fleet managers.
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Seatbelts remain one of the most effective safety tools in any vehicle. Here’s why buckling up matters beyond avoiding a ticket.
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