As we embark on a new calendar
year, what better time to look again at whether your fleet risks are being
managed in the best way. This is a prime trading period for business so
the roads are full, they’re also still dark and very slippery.
Do all your drivers possess the
skills and awareness required to stay
safe at this time? If you’re not sure about the answer then it is probably true
to say that your driving safety program needs some attention.
Taking this a stage further; do
you know which of your drivers might be the most likely to have a problem on
the roads? If you’re sure you know the
answer to that question, then do you know why
those drivers present that higher risk?
How much is guesswork and how much is real?
Do accessible risk-based facts back up your thoughts on who your worst
drivers might be? Also do those facts
show what might be the best way to
rectify poor driving habits? What
would the course content be for each driver training course?
The point being made here is that
many fleets use risk management tools but not as many use them in the right
way. For example, through research, it
appears less than 20% of SME fleets use
claims statistics when planning a driver training program.
Additionally, our research
indicates that less than 50% of those
fleets that have invested in Telematics
actually use the data to help reduce accidents by linking historical driving
behaviours with future planning of driver training courses.
So, now is the time to act.
If you’re struggling to fully
manage the data and decision-making
in this area then outsource to a fully managed service provider. Make sure the provider can absorb multiple
sources of risk data, automatically check which elements are outside acceptable
parameters and alert you accordingly.
Finally, your provider should be
capable of designing suitable training
solutions and implementing them on your behalf.
Driving safety should command at least an equal ranking when compared
to the commitment to health and safety in the rest of your business. If that is not the case then you need to act now
because driving for work is probably the most dangerous thing your staff do for
you.
For these reasons, driver safety
should be one of your top new year’s
resolutions.
- Don’t assume that just because nothing serious has happened in several years of running the fleet that your luck will continue
- Why not arrange to see where your current efforts to reduce risk rank on a spectrum of other fleets. Benchmarking is usually a ‘no obligation’ process
Call RVM Assist on 0113 224 8888 or go to our website for more
information, www.rvmassist.co.uk
At RVM Assist Ltd our integrated approach allows us to help fleets to implement effective safety policies, analyse trends and identify high risk drivers. Our Driver Training program is targeted, timely and appropriate. The result is lower accident rates, improved driver safety, and reduced costs.
