Driving for Better Business looks at some of the challenges in deciding whether electric vans are right for your fleet. The speed of change and the growth in vehicle technology expected in the coming years is something that consistently causes a lot of concern and uncertainty for many van-operating businesses in the UK. This

Eurovia has been piloting a new approach to young driver training aimed at young graduates and student placement drivers. As part of its ongoing commitment to road risk management, Eurovia began a review of the experiences of young graduate and student placement drivers who had joined the company in 2018. Recognising that many of

Three companies from the Highways England supply chain were recognised as new DfBB Champions on Wednesday for the efforts in improving management of work-related road risk and the reduction of collisions within their businesses. Certificates were presented at the SH Live event by Highways England Chief Executive Jim O’Sullivan. Kier

BBC News has reported today that a lorry driver has been jailed after being found guilty of causing death by careless driving. Robert Bradbury, 50, was jailed for 21 months at Birmingham Crown Court, and also given a 34-month driving ban. Dr Susanna Bull suffered "catastrophic" injuries while cycling when Brandbury's lorry collided with

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is one public sector organisation seeing significant benefits from being involved with Driving for Better Business. Award-winning journalist David Williams spoke to Director of Operations Sean Bone-Knell, Transport and Fleet Strategy Manager Garry Mitchell and Head of Operational Policy and Development Mark Rist, to discover what important changes they

Driving is often seen as a consequence of a job, rather than an important safety-critical aspect. Van drivers are not only at much higher risk of being involved in an incident than car drivers but are often a moving billboard for the company they represent; and we all know that brand protection is important

Fatigue is a contributing factor in around 20 per cent of all collisions on the UK's roads; despite this, 40 per cent of all car, van and lorry drivers admit to driving while tired. Drivers must understand the dangers of this; equally, businesses must adopt a strict no tolerance approach to their employees operating a vehicle while

I’m sure we’ve all heard the saying “If you aren’t measuring it, you aren’t managing it” – if we aren’t measuring it, how do we know whether we need to improve it or, more importantly, how effective any improvements have been – but what are we supposed to be measuring? While there are many

Traffic Commissioner Sarah Bell talks to David Williams about why a breakdown in trust between fleet operator and traffic commissioner could severely disrupt your ability to do business. There’s one key word that crops up repeatedly in Traffic Commissioner Sarah Bell’s lexicon; ‘trust’. It appears to be the glue in what she

Managing occupational road risk in the public sector will be the focus of our recently announced summit in the South West. The event will be held in Exeter on the 25th September and hosted by Alison Hernandez. Alison is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, and is