November 2008, Fleet Financials - Cover Story
By Cheryl Knight
An environment of mutual respect and cohesiveness allows Safelite AutoGlass to effectively handle a $50 million fleet expense budget. The company reduced its accident rate by 45 percent and cut costs as much as $4.5 million per year in spite of a 66-percent fleet growth.
Tags: glass repair and replacement, Safelite AutoGlass, vehicle glass provider
September 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
By Staff
In recent surveys, safety is a top fleet issue, second only to fuel costs. A formal, written safety policy is a must in today’s litigious culture; more importantly, it helps keep drivers safe.
Tags: fleet safety, written safety policy
By Richard Alaniz
Usually the first step in a journey through the legal system, a deposition is often a new and unwelcome experience for many fleet managers. Good preparation eases the process and encourages a positive outcome for your company.
Tags: deposition, lawsuit
July 2008, Automotive Fleet - Cover Story
By Mike Antich & Lauren Colin
On average, 20 percent of fleet vehicles are involved in accidents each year. Although this percentage has remained steady from 2005-2007, the cost of repairing these vehicles is rising.
Tags: Accident Management, CCM, CEI, Fleet Response
May 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
Hiring qualified drivers may be difficult enough without worrying about discriminating against those with disabilities. Make sure you are aware of your obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act, employment discrimination, obligations
Assessing fleet driver risk is an important function in fleet management. A number of factors can impact the analysis. However, many of those factors carry the specter of potential liability.
Tags: driver risk assessment, liability
March 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
Since the driver of a company vehicle is given a responsibility for an asset worth thousands of dollars and costs thousands more to operate, the company has a responsibility to recognize and identify drivers who pose a risk.
Tags: driver, liability, risk, safety, security, violations
March 2008, Work Truck - Feature
Available on 27 GM truck, van, and SUV models, OnStar helps keep fleet drivers on the road and heading in the right direction. In the event of an accident, help is summoned automatically or is just one button-press away.
Tags: driver safety, GM, OnStar, vehicle diagnostics
February 2008, Automotive Fleet - Feature
State and federal laws restrict how companies obtain, use, store, share, and discard confidential information contained in employee driving records. Noncompliance with these laws can result in lawsuits and penalties.
January 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
By Robert Martines
Successful auto claim collectors are well prepared, know the laws and regulations in their states, and are ready to challenge insurers whose practices are meant to intimidate.
Tags: arbitration, subrogation
October 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Steve Bennett
Dave Vance, Fleet Response’s director of safety services, studies driver and crash incident data to identify causes and establish preventability.
Tags: accidents, at-risk, safety
By Lauren Colin
GM keeps vehicles on the road with all-wheel drive, StabiliTrak, and traction control, and makes sure vehicles stop with anti-lock brake systems.
Tags: General Motors, GM, safety
AmeriFleet’s unique business model incorporates driver safety performance into overall job evaluation. The company also ties bonus dollars to safety. New-hire training is a vital part of the model’s success.
Tags: safety
Government and National Safety Council statistics report that millions of Americans are involved in traffic crashes each year. Here are 10 steps for your drivers to follow when they find themselves in a crash incident.
Tags: accident, safety
The average fleet claim severity for 2006 was $1,869.87, an increase of $48.81 over 2004. Also experiencing a slight increase in 2006 was the percent of accidents deemed preventable.
July 2007, Fleet Financials - Feature
Among the many challenges fleet managers face is controlling various risks, including the company’s fleet drivers. Concrete steps can be taken to mitigate the risk those drivers can pose.
July 2004, Automotive Fleet - How-To
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Keeping driver and third parties safe and reducing the risk of physical damage is grounded in some very basic concepts.
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