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
Operation Tramline - 10 years tackling dangerous driving behaviours Ten years ago, National Highways’ first unmarked HGV cab went out on patrol with the police, in an innovative trial to find new ways to deter unsafe driving – and Operation Tramline was born. Over that time: 51,500 offences have been spotted by police officers
Driver Safety Zone : how to learn from failure The second day of the Driver Safety Zone at the Health and Safety Event (Birmingham NEC 8-10 April) focuses on how health and safety professionals can learn from failure rather than fearing it. The sessions on Wednesday 9 April kick off with National Highways Head
Driver roadworthiness: the impact of driver health and wellbeing Vehicles don’t crash, people do – and often that’s for very human reasons, like state of mind, physical health problems or fatigue. The theme of this year’s Driver Safety Zone at the Health and Safety Event 2025 is how to identify and manage the often-invisible
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
