Tyre Safety Tyre safety remains one of the most preventable road safety risks. With millions of vehicles covering an average of 6,082 miles per year, the impact of poor tyre care is multiplied many times over. In our guest blog, Stuart Lovatt, Chair of Tyresafe talks us through how driving behaviour, vehicle maintenance,
James Tiller, Managing Consultant at Transformation looks at how driver blood pressure is a worryingly overlooked aspect of Driver Wellbeing - and what fleet managers and driver managers should be looking for. Driver wellbeing: is high blood pressure on your radar? Last year, I experienced a sudden and intense physical
Mike Hayward is a motoring and regulatory solicitor with Woodfines. Here, he looks at what driver managers and fleet managers can do to support the mental health and wellbeing of their drivers, and ensure their teams understand their responsibilities around the legal duty of care. Mental Health - Driving for Work Being a vocational
David Shilling, Client Director – Trucks and Aftersales, at DEKRA outlines how fleet managers and driver managers facing onboarding bottlenecks, inconsistent training delivery, or growing compliance pressures can look at the options and access available support. Onboarding Drivers Fast: A Practical Guide for Fleet Teams Getting new drivers behind the
Mike Hayward is a motoring and regulatory solicitor with Woodfines. He and his colleague, Christopher Kenningham, set out advice for driver managers on seat belt wearing. Seat Belts - Driving for Work The law can sometimes be like hitting your head against a brick wall, but the reality is that not wearing a seat
The second article in our series on First Notification of Loss (FNOL) and Incident Reporting comes to us from Dave Marsh, CEO of TTC Group, who urges fleet professionals to embrace automated data capture solutions to boost FNOL efficiency Improving FNOL Efficiency - Driver Risk Management Automation is a valuable tool helping fleet professionals
This month’s article on Vehicle Security, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Laura Moran, Managing Director, TVL Group Vehicle Security - your fleet With vehicle crime and tool theft an ever-increasing scourge across the country, it has never been more important to maintain best practice when it comes to fleet security.
This month’s article on Vehicle Security, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Matthew Avery, Director of Strategic Development at Euro NCAP Vehicle Safety - your fleet COVID – remember that? It has made a huge impact on the way we live and work, and one such change has been the rise
This safe loading legal update is brought to you by Nathan Taylor-Allkins, Criminal Defence and Road Transport Solicitor and Partner at Woodfines LLP For many fleet managers and owners of commercial vehicle companies, one of their most valuable assets, if not the most valuable, is their staff. However, keeping employees safe while driving on
This month’s legal insight on Driver Distraction, for those who manage drivers, comes to us from Mike Hayward of Woodfines Solicitors. Distracted Driving - steering you in the right direction. Leaving aside the ongoing development of autonomous vehicles, cars, vans, lorries and buses still have a big round instrument fitted - most commonly called
