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

Iron Mountain, the global leader in storage and information management services and one of our longest serving Business Champions, has just updated its Driving for Better Business case study. With a fleet of 450 vehicles, vehicle damage, maintenance and fuel are some of the biggest costs to the business, yet continued effective management of

Arval UK is one of the world’s leading vehicle leasing and fleet management companies, funding more than 96,000 cars and vans in the UK alone. They have also been a Business Champion for over 10 years and have just updated their case study. The highly impressive results prove how effective management of those who drive

Following on from TyreSafe’s most recent campaign to raise awareness of how common underinflation is in car and van tyres, Utility Fleet magazine has just published an article about the importance of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) for trucks. A tyre which is 20% under inflated will last for roughly 18% less miles, contribute to

Make reducing fleet maintenance costs your New Year Resolution Happy New Year to everyone in the Driving for Better Business Network Many employers still don’t fully realise how much their bottom line can be impacted by poor management of those who drive for work. If your drivers are involved in collisions then there are

On the 28th and 29th November, Driving for Better Business, in conjunction with the Stop the Crash Partnership ran a series of demonstrations for the latest collision avoidance technology at Thatcham Research's Upper Heyford proving ground. Some the country’s leading fleet decision makers came to experience for themselves just what this technology does and how

Driving for Better Business held a breakfast briefing session at the Safer Highways UK conference, part of Highways UK on the 8th November at Birmingham NEC. Our keynote address for this session was presented by Lucy Fell, the Director for Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Highways England. Safer Highways is a conference specifically developed for

Clancy Group, parent company of contractor Clancy Docwra, has become the latest Business Champion for the Driving for Better Business Campaign. Colin Knight, Head of Fleet Safety Management & Compliance at The Clancy Group, thoroughly deserves this award for the work he has done in bringing down both collisions and costs within the Clancy