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A. The driver – the center of a driver risk management program – represents many critical factors of fleet risk management. All new applicant screening must include the driving history record as well as questions addressing driver attitudes and skills, even if the employee's primary job is not driving (i.e. sales, repair, etc.). In addition, a strong orientation program is critical and it should thoroughly review driver safety policies, up-to-date driver handbooks, and performance expectations.
It's also important to consider driver health and wellbeing, with mechanisms in place to regularly check in on issues like fatigue, alcohol or drug use, and eyesight to ensure drivers are in the appropriate state of health to be behind the wheel.
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A. While you can spend as little as $10/driver/month and as much as $50/driver/month, a better calculation might be looking at your anticipated return on investment. All of these are likely business and financial benefits...
A. A smartphone-based telematics program – also known as personal telematics – can tie behavior to an individual driver regardless of what vehicle they drive.
A. Telematics sensors can gather an enormous amount of data, and as long as it can be tied back to an individual driver (sometimes easier said than done), that data can be used to help them be the best driver they can be...
A. Among the key features to look for are...
A. Risk management programs can start with very narrow objectives, but you should consider what business problems you’re hoping to solve...
A. There are five cyclical steps to creating sustained improvement, even as new drivers – and new risk – enter the fleet...
A. Responsibility for driver risk varies with the size of the company, but from our experience, the most effective programs are owned by positions at the highest level. That could be the company owner or the CEO. However...
A. An overall fleet risk management policy serves as leadership’s stake in the ground, signaling to the organization that road safety is a priority, and ties a set of metrics to the outcomes of policy enforcement...
A. There are literally hundreds of factors in assessing fleet risk, and many of these things can change from year to year. We recommend an annual gap analysis to examine the shifts in factors such as...
A. If you have even one vehicle that is used for any type of work purpose, there is risk to be managed. Today, a seemingly minor crash can result in multi-million dollar judgments that can destroy a business...
For the best results, training should occur in 3 phases. First, establish alignment with the company driving policies by ensuring the driver, at hire, is trained on the kind of behavior that’s expected of them. Second...
The driver who boasts that they’ve gone 20 years without a citation or collision can be a driver who has a bad attitude about their driving. It’s likely they’ve developed progressively riskier driving habits over the years...
We advocate for managers to always consider driver risk in how they manage, from when they schedule meetings to their expectations around drivers taking calls while behind the wheel...
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