Matthew Avery joined Thatcham Research 30 years ago, and although his focus has always been on crash safety, he’s been involved with the introduction of technology that once, motorists could only have dreamed of. Key areas he’s been closely involved with include the development of ESC safety standards for Euro NCAP, the first assessments of

Gateshead Council shows that it isn't just businesses that can benefit from better management of their work-related road risk - the public sector can too. In an age when budgets are under increasing pressure, Gateshead has shown just what can be achieved. As one of our longest standing Business Champions, we have just updated their

There are many pros – and just a few cons – to life, when you’re responsible for fleet safety in a nationally-recognised firm operating 120 HGVs, 1,578 vans, 283 company cars, and a grey fleet of around 100. Especially when you’re helping to drive a technological revolution that has placed the gathering and the analysis

A recent RAC Business Survey has seen 1 in 5 firms admit that their drivers have been involved in accidents or collisions while using a hand-held phone, despite their use being illegal and penalties recently being increased. The survey of 1,000 businesses found that 19% admitted they had drivers that had been involved in an

With our latest Stop the Crash events happening towards the end of March, it seemed appropriate to write a piece about one of our demo cars, the new Volvo XC60, for a couple of reasons. The first reason is the number of awards it has won in the few short months since it became

Highways England has announced the finalists in their first Health, Safety and Wellbeing Awards, which are designed to recognise, celebrate and share achievements and excellence in health and safety performance across the industry. The Awards will be given to individuals, teams, projects and companies in the supply chain and across Highways England who make a

Last month we published Arval’s revised Business Champion case study showing that, compared to 10 years ago, they had achieved the following: Collision rate DOWN by 67% Repair costs DOWN by 82% Third-party claims DOWN by 84% All this resulted in savings of over £180,000 per year over 10 years ago. This month we

Driving for Better Business is pleased to support Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence Operational Briefings 2018.This year’s theme for these industry leading events is driver wellbeing and its potential impact on safety and performance.Expert speakers will discuss the topics of fatigue, stress, mental health and distraction before sessions looking at ‘spotting the signs’ and how

In the first part of this three-part feature on driver wellbeing, Kevin Robinson examines the impact which poor management of mental health can have on our drivers, and the costs to our fleets. In society, mental health is becoming something we are all becoming more and more aware of. High profile campaigns such as Head’s

First UK van manufacturer to fit AEB as standard across range Insurance premiums tumble for Volkswagen’s van fleet customers Plaudits roll in for Volkswagen’s industry-leading decision Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ Sarah Cox: “Our customers are delighted” Hailed as the biggest development in vehicle safety since the seat belt, Autonomous Emergency Braking - AEB - is