Nation’s Top Safety Investigator Calls Out DOT for Misleading Crash Stat
Safety advocates refute that 94% of serious crashes are due to human error.
January 21, 2022
Safety advocates refute that 94% of serious crashes are due to human error.
January 21, 2022
This year was the most challenging year in the history of the industry, with safety remaining a perennial obstacle for fleet managers.
December 29, 2020
A combination of in-cab coaching, telematics, and a driver scorecard led to positive results for Direct Energy's Dina Kushaliyeva.
December 19, 2019
A recent study has found a strong link between fleets that invest in advanced safety technologies and emphasize company-wide safety culture and greatly improved safety performance outcomes.
August 19, 2019
The annual accident rate for commercial fleets is around 20% and the average cost of a fleet accident is $70,000 — almost double the cost of the typical workplace injury.
April 11, 2019
A comprehensive fleet safety program including driver training helps prevent and reduce accidents, which saves lives and money.
April 11, 2019
Known as ‘the new drunk driving,’ distracted driving claims thousands of lives each year. Here’s how work truck fleets deal with distracted driving temptations.
December 11, 2018
About 40% of motor vehicle accidents are work-related, which poses a significant risk to employees who drive for their jobs, according to a new report based on U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics.
April 18, 2018
Holman Insurance’s new program combines its in-house risk expertise with technology and fleet management experience to enhance the company’s role of advising and consulting fleets in the area of insurance.
April 2, 2018
Accident rates in the U.S. have been growing in recent years. Fleets now have to use best practices to tackle the increasingly difficult task of keeping their drivers safe while the roads they’re driving on become more dangerous.
January 8, 2018
The use of incentives may be a productive part of a well-rounded and well-executed fleet driver safety program, but it should never be used as a shortcut to deliver results when underlying practices may be incomplete.
October 13, 2016
Safety and accident management is a top priority for fleet managers, who need to start with the essentials, gain support from executives and drivers, and work to sustain the program.
June 1, 2016
Accident costs saw a modest increase in 2014 vs. 2013 figures, with the percentage of preventable accidents remaining mostly flat, according to Element Fleet Management, The CEI Group, Corporate Claims Management (CCM), and Fleet Response.
July 29, 2015
As the resources and staff fleet managers have available declines, outsourcing for a safety program has become more prevalent.
June 16, 2015
A formal fleet safety program is a crucial foundation for creating a safe fleet.
June 9, 2015
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