Driver Fatigue

May 2023

Driver fatigue management

Research shows that driver fatigue may be a contributory factor in up to 20% of road incidents, and up to one quarter of fatal and serious incidents.

It’s a huge risk for fleets, drivers and for the general public – and commercial vehicle drivers are vulnerable to fatigue due to demanding workloads and high mileage.

Fatigue can mean tiredness, loss or concentration, or sleepiness. It affects your coordination, your reaction times and your ability to process what’s happening around you. It causes poor lane discipline, poor speed control, irrational responses and a host of other risky behaviours.

To protect drivers and the public from the effects of fatigue, those who manage and run fleets should:

  • educate drivers about fatigue
  • encourage good sleep patterns and create a culture in which genuine fatigue is a legitimate reason for not driving
  • ensure that shift pattern and organisational pressures do not create undue fatigue in drivers

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Simply cut and paste the link below into an email and send to your drivers, or ask your drivers to access the Driver Update page via the QR code on their vehicle window stickers.

https://www.vandriversafety.info/

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driver fatigue management

What Fleet Managers can do to manage Driver Fatigue:

  • Educate drivers about fatigue
  • Encourage good sleep patterns and create a culture in which genuine fatigue is a legitimate reason for not driving
  • Ensure that shift pattern and organisational pressures do not create undue fatigue

Other Driver Fatigue Management Resources

Video shorts

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Van Driver Toolkit

Driver Fatigue – Van Driver Toolkit

Van Driver Toolbox Talks

Toolbox Talks for your drivers

Downloads

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Podcast

Let’s Talk Fleet Risk – Podcast

Resource Library

The importance of sleep for commercial drivers

Resource Library

Driver fatigue – Lessons from a successful company prosecution

Poster Library

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Social Media

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Safety video messages 

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Driver Welfare

Improving sleep quality management – Iuliana Hartescu

Driver Welfare

The benefits of driver fatigue management – Marcus de Guingand

In the news – Driver Fatigue

Speed limits - employers need to include measures in the driving for work policy they give their drivers

Failure to Manage Driver Fatigue

This company was been fined £450,000 after its failure to manage driver fatigue led to a tragic double fatality. The company was also ordered to pay £300,000 costs bringing the total to £750,000, which it has two and a half years to pay.

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Van death prosecution highlights driver fatigue dangers

“Today’s tragic case shows the fatal consequences that can occur when fatigue policies are disregarded.”

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Like to share these messages with your drivers?

We have a specially curated page of videos and short messages you can share with your drivers.

Visit the Driving for Better Business Driver Focus page here or share the QR code

Driver fatigue - driver stickers for vans and commercial vehicles