THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Merchants Fleet has formed a partnership with Canadian fleet management company Addison Fleet in order to expand the service capabilities it offers in the U.S. and Canada.
Fleet drivers said they experience most vehicle accidents when their parked assets are hit by non-fleet vehicles, an incident that is often the product of distracted driving but may also be a fabricated event by the drivers.
Accident management is challenging, and with the growing adoption of smartphones and in-vehicle technology, one way to make a big difference is by changing driver behavior.
One place fleet managers are looking for help in reducing incident rates: advanced technology. But safety policies should not be ignored.
Vehicle crash costs incurred by businesses from insurance premiums, repairs, lost productivity, and other expenses amounted to $57.9 billion in 2018 as compared to $47.4 billion in 2013, according to a new report.
Unscheduled vehicle downtime is not only a maintenance issue, it is also an accident-avoidance issue since, on average, 20% of a fleet’s vehicles annually incur downtime due to accidents.
Some 20% of recorded collisions and 12% of recorded near-collisions in commercial fleets occur at speeds below 5 mph, according to new research from Lytx.
Accident rates remained mostly consistent in this year’s safety report. Rear-end and parking collisions were the most prevalent.
On average, older drivers removed their eyes and attention from the road for more than eight seconds longer than younger drivers, according to a new AAA study.
