Today's video looks at how the pandemic has accelerated new fleet safety best practices; ongoing risks of distracted driving; the legalization of marijuana leading to impaired driving; importance of reducing preventable accidents; and budgeting for a fleet safety program.
Both SUVs come with a standard front crash prevention system that earns superior ratings in the Institute’s vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations.
Topics covered in this video includes what fleet managers can do to raise their exposure and stature with senior management; how fleet managers can work more collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to meet objectives; and the importance of drivers knowing who their fleet managers are.
Drivers continue to struggle to obey state laws that prevent cell phone use, due in part by demands or pressure from work that lead drivers to read or send emails while driving.
The organizers of the Fleet Safety Experience, an all-new virtual fleet safety event, are now accepting nominations for the 2020 Fleet Safety Award.
Of 3 million events coached this summer, the following five risky behaviors were the most prevalent, with drivers not wearing seatbelts and unsafe following distance together accounting for 54% of the top five, according to Lytx Data.
The U.S. experienced a 20% jump for the estimated milage death rate between January and June 2020 compared to the same six-month period in 2019.
This video analyzes uneven recovery in business activity for commercial fleet; progress by the U.S. government toward a COVID-19 vaccination; and return to work trends for businesses.
This video explores how COVID-19 is changing the industry's perception toward driver reimbursement; the change in fleet employee demographics and what this might mean for reimbursement programs; and the types of industries and companies that are more predisposed to offer reimbursement and why.
Wholesale used vehicle prices increased 3.64% month over month in August, bringing the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index to 163.7 a 15.8% increase from a year ago and another record-high for the Index, which also occurred in June and July of 2020.
Total fleet sales for the month — which is comprised of commercial, rental, and government sales — came in at 101,159, which represented a 51% drop from the same time last year.
Based on the percentage of drivers with a prior incident on their records, Insurify identifies bus, postal, and truck drivers as the best, and valet, limo, and delivery workers as the worst.
The automaker’s Pre-Safe Impulse Side system can guide the body of the vehicle to be raised just before a side impact with the assistance of a new E-Active Body Control suspension.
If available technology blocked drivers with any alcohol in their blood from driving, requiring them for those with alcohol-impaired driving convictions would save 986 lives. Requiring them for fleet vehicles would save 465 lives.
Ford is recalling select 2020 Escape and Transit vehicles that were built earlier this year, due to the curtain airbag not properly inflating during deployment, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The following charts include data that looks at the age of drivers involved in crashes; accidents by weather type; accident percentages by time of day; accidents by day of week; and the top five accident descriptions.
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