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Fleets must promote safer driver behaviour as well as safer driving technologies | 07 Sep 2010 10:30
Despite the growing availability of driver safety technologies, it is still vital that fleets focus on driver educati... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
RoadSafe throws weight behind new risk management tool | 02 Sep 2010 14:19
RoadSafe is endorsing a new on-line risk assessment tool for fleet operators.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
RoadSafe,
a2om,
New guide to managing the post collision escalation | 23 Aug 2010 14:10
A new guide has been launched to help firms manage the post-collision escalation process.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
Interactive Driving Systems,
SMEs more likely to neglect duty of care | 18 Aug 2010 11:09
Having a responsible duty towards employees and offering driver training are considered far less important factors to... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
GE Capital Fleet Services,
Driver licence checks are not "one-off" exercise, says CFC | 10 Aug 2010 14:40
CFC Solutions has stressed the importance of carrying out periodic driver licence checks after its research found tha... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
CFC Solutions,
More stringent measures needed on drug-driving | 10 Aug 2010 11:00
The Government's announcement of plans to introduce drug-testing kits in police stations within months has been w... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Brake,
Cardinus Risk Management recognised for its e-learning courses | 10 Aug 2010 10:00
E-learning courses from Cardinus Risk Management have won industry recognition from the International Institute of Ri... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Cardinus Risk Management,
Fleets could be on a sticky wicket with current grey fleet practices, says Arval | 05 Aug 2010 12:45
Organisations struggling to tackle grey fleet drivers could learn from the cricketing world, according to Arval.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions puts own fleet through health check day | 30 Jul 2010 09:30
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions is calling on fleets to follow its lead in implementing annual staff vehicle health... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions,
Lewis Hamilton calls on fleets to choose ESC | 16 Jul 2010 12:50
British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has urged fleet decision-makers to buy or lease company cars fitted with... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
eSafetyAware,
eSafety Challenge 2010,
North Yorkshire Fire Service becomes first "blue light" business champion | 29 Jul 2010 12:30
North Yorkshire Fire Service has become the first emergency service to join the Driving for Better Business campaign,... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Driving for Better Business,
RoadSafe,
EU Road Safety Programme a 'missed opportunity' for driver training, says IAM | 21 Jul 2010 10:30
The new EU road safety initiative has failed to take driver training into consideration beyond the learner test, acco... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM,
Important lessons for UK from new EC road safety plans, says RoSPA | 21 Jul 2010 09:44
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has welcomed the European Commission's publication of ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
RoSPA,
Mycompanyfleet adds mobile vehicle condition reporting | 19 Jul 2010 14:09
Fleet software provider Mycompanyfleet has launched a new software module that allows company drivers to remotely lo... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Mycompanyfleet,
DfT figures show massive reduction in at-work driver accidents | 19 Jul 2010 12:16
Latest Department for Transport statistics show the number of at-work road deaths have almost halved in the last five... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
AA DriveTech,
Jaama releases new driving licence checking module for grey fleet drivers | 19 Jul 2010 12:04
Intended to help grey fleet drivers who drive their own vehicles on business to record documentation online, a new ve... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Jaama,
Cardinus expands risk management services for SMEs | 19 Jul 2010 10:06
Initially piloted through the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce, a scheme to offer free risk management serv... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Cardinus Risk Management,
Small cars under-equipped with safety devices | 15 Jul 2010 17:30
Small cars throughout Europe are under-equipped with safety technology, according to a new report by eSafety Aware. ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
eSafety Challenge,
Fleet managers still not aware of duty of care | 15 Jul 2010 17:20
A new report from eSafety Aware has found that fleet managers cite safety as a top concern, yet often many fleet car... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
eSafety Challenge,
RoadSafe,
Fleets must keep pace with eSafety developments | 15 Jul 2010 09:00
Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services has spoken out a recent safety event to urge other fleets to keep up with t... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
RoadSafe,
Arval,
Driving for Better Business,
Organisations urged to embrace Road Safety Week 2010 | 13 Jul 2010 10:00
Fleets are being urged to get involved in this year's Road Safety Week 2010 (22-28 November) to help raise aware... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Interactive Driving Systems,
Telematics provides key to compliance with health and safety | 12 Jul 2010 17:15
As former cabinet minister Lord Young conducts an audit of health and safety at work regulations, TomTom WORK is high... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
TomTom WORK,
Fleets missing opportunity to save lives and increase profit | 13 Jul 2010 09:00
Newly released research shows that fleets are paying scant attention to the importance of buying or leasing safe vehi... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
RoadSafe,
Arval,
Brake campaign highlights fleet safety benefits of telematics | 02 Jul 2010 10:20
Fleets are being called upon to ensure that they are making maximum effort to monitor the safety of their drivers and... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Brake,
Fleet Safety Forum,
ALD Automotive joins Driving for Better Business campaign | 30 Jun 2010 08:30
ALD Automotive has become the 47th organisation to become a Driving for Better Business champion following its implem... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
ALD Automotive,
Arval launches road safety website | 30 Jun 2010 12:35
Arval has launched a new website designed to help companies examine and manage road safety issues and assist them to... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
AA DriveTech scheme to hone the business drivers of the future | 23 Jun 2010 14:50
AA DriveTech is targeting fleets employing large numbers of apprentices with a fully managed scheme that puts young m... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
AA DriveTech,
Health & safety review should take in road safety, says IAM Drive & Survive | 21 Jun 2010 09:49
Following the Prime Minister's appointment of Lord Young of Graffham last week to review the operation of health ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM Drive & Survive,
Drink- and drug-driving recommendations come under scrutiny | 17 Jun 2010 12:00
The publication yesterday of a new report recommending a cut in the drink-drive limit as well as other new drink- and... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM,
Brake,
GE Capital asks staff to switch off mobiles while driving | 17 Jun 2010 10:45
GE Capital UK has announced that a companywide initiative to stop its staff from using mobile phones whilst driving i... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
GE Capital,
FSG adds Automotional services to RiskMaster solution | 17 Jun 2010 09:28
Fleet Support Group says its customers are to benefit from improved operating costs due to a new partnership with ris... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Fleet Support Group,
Automotional,
Kier Islington becomes 46th Driving for Better Business "business champion" | 10 Jun 2010 13:55
London-based building maintenance and construction company Kier Islington has become the latest company to join the ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Driving for Better Business,
RoadSafe,
Fleets missing a trick on cost savings | 28 May 2010 11:06
Companies looking to introduce fleet cost savings should first be considering how they could cut costs by managing oc... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Fleet Support Group,
Fleets need to gear drivers up for increasingly demanding driving conditions | 26 May 2010 16:30
IAM Drive & Survive has called for employers to help their drivers to continually improve their technique in kee... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM Drive & Survive,
Arval hosts free road safety event | 26 May 2010 13:39
Arval is targeting fleets of all sizes with a free road safety event this summer.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
Fleet Safety Forum launches drink and drug driving campaign | 25 May 2010 09:00
In response to research showing that at-work drivers are a high-risk group for drink and drug driving, the Fleet Safe... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Brake,
Putting the fun into driver training | 21 May 2010 11:30
National driver training firm TTC Automotive has found a way to deliver a safety message with a difference - using S... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
TTC Automotive,
RoSPA and Journey Dynamics collaborate on eco-driving tool | 21 May 2010 11:00
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Journey Dynamics are working together to provide fleet... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
RoSPA,
Journey Dynamics,
SMEs failing to address grey fleet issue | 19 May 2010 16:12
SMEs are not addressing the issue of grey fleet usage, leaving themselves open to significant issues and risks.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car,
Women “missing out” on driver training, says IAM Drive & Survive | 19 May 2010 13:55
Women driving on business are "missing out" on important driver training, according to recent IAM Drive &... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM,
IAM Drive & Survive,
Drivers taking risks with grey fleet choices | 19 May 2010 12:27
What do a Ferrari 360 Spider, a 1983 Citroen 2CV, an Austin 7, a Jungheinrich forklift truck and a quad bike have in... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
Licence checking comes under scrutiny in first of new ACFO guides | 19 May 2010 09:00
AFCO is kicking off a series of "how to" best practice guides covering fleets duty of care with the launch of... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
ACFO,
Finance industry lends support to Car Crime Awareness Week | 17 May 2010 12:08
As attempted fraud rises, the finance industry has teamed up with a specialist police unit to launch the first-ever C... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Fleets should be on the ball over World Cup drink driving | 14 May 2010 12:35
Firms are being warned about the potential problem of an increase in drink drive-related incidents in the coming week... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
Brake,
RoSPA launches new workshop options for young at-work drivers | 14 May 2010 10:00
RoSPA has augmented its free online resources to encourage safer driving from young employees.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
RoSPA,
Brake launches new website for Fleet Safety Forum | 04 May 2010 14:55
Brake, the road safety charity, has launched a new website for its Fleet Safety Forum division to provide firms with ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Brake,
Identification of 16-year ban driver shows value of licence checking | 29 Apr 2010 14:45
The discovery of a company car driver who had been banned from driving for a total of 16 years has shown the value o... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
ALD Automotive,
The Licence Bureau,
Mycompanyfleet extends free grey fleet seminars into June | 27 Apr 2010 11:06
Leading fleet software provider Mycompanyfleet is extending its free grey fleet roadshows into June, following the s... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Mycompanyfleet,
Arval employees put new safety device to the test | 27 Apr 2010 09:30
Arval is conducting a trial of new seatbelt technology amongst its drivers to assess its potential benefits for Arval... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Arval,
Potholes should be election issue, says The Fuelcard Company | 20 Apr 2010 14:30
Leading fuel card reseller T... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
The Fuelcard Company,
IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive merge into one firm | 16 Apr 2010 17:28
The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has announced the merger of its two commercial... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM Fleet,
Drive & Survive,
IAM Drive & Survive,
Fleet drivers being short-sighted over wearing glasses, says Auto Windscreens | 13 Apr 2010 13:14
Fleet managers are being asked for their help in encouraging company drivers to adhere to eyesight regulations, after... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare,
2010 Fleet Safety Forum Awards' deadline extended | 13 Apr 2010 11:50
Brake has extended the deadline for entries to the Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence to 30 April 2010. This gi... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Fleet Safety Forum,
Brake,
Mycompanyfleet extends grey fleet seminars into May | 13 Apr 2010 10:40
Mycompanyfleet is extending its grey fleet roadshows into May, following the success of the series of free events i... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Mycompanyfleet,
eSafetyChallenge survey on "Safety and Assistance Systems in Fleets" | 13 Apr 2010 10:14
Fleet operators are being called upon by the eSafety Challenge to help provide an insight into safety and assistance ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
eSafety Challenge,
FIA Foundation,
Risk management once more tops fleet agenda, says GE Capital | 12 Apr 2010 14:30
Risk management and duty of care have returned to the top of the fleet agenda, according to the latest Company Car Tr... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
GE Capital,
Employers have duty of care to home workers | 08 Apr 2010 10:19
With employers and employees increasingly looking at the area of flexible working, firms are being advised that staff... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Cardinus Risk Management,
Home Office renews vehicle crime funding | 07 Apr 2010 13:57
The Home Office has announced its continued support of the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS), a unit d... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
IAM manifesto addresses company car drivers | 29 Mar 2010 10:25
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for the Government to provide tax breaks for companies offering... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM,
CBI calls for change to working patterns to counter gridlock | 17 Mar 2010 16:20
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for radical changes to the way employees work and commute - in... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Don't turn a blind eye to corporate eyecare | 09 Mar 2010 10:18
Following the publication of final sentencing guideli... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare,
TTC Group trains the trainers | 08 Mar 2010 16:36
Renowned for using actors to deliver high-impact corporate training sessions, a Merseyside company has had the tables... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
TTC Group,
Toyota Verso stands out in latest Euro NCAP results | 03 Mar 2010 14:53
After raising the bar in its safety protection tests, Euro NCAP has noted that only one out of the five cars in its l... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Euro NCAP,
Toyota,
Verso,
Kia,
Venga,
SEAT,
Exeo,
Citroen,
Nemo Multispace,
Nissan,
Cube,
Specsavers website proves hit with fleets | 03 Mar 2010 09:13
Specsavers says that its new corporate website is proving to be a success with fleet managers, with hits up 78% since... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare,
Online quiz gives employees' driving knowledge a spring clean | 01 Mar 2010 15:49
Fleet drivers are being offered the chance to give their driving know-how a "spring clean" and enter a compet... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Drive Smarter,
A unique approach to driver training | 26 Feb 2010 12:00
To help get to grips with the unique set of risks and hazards presented by individual organisations and drivers, driv... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Drive Smarter,
Brake launches free Pledge2DriveSafely electronic guide | 26 Feb 2010 10:30
Road safety charity Brake has published a free electronic guide aimed at helping fleets get to grips with their duty ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Brake,
Pledge2DriveSafely,
Days Contract Hire introduces licence checking service | 24 Feb 2010 16:18
Days Contract Hire has introduced a driver licence checking service for its customers courtesy of Jaama.
... | read full articleCategory: Risk Management
Keywords:
Days Contract Hire,
Jaama,
LeasePlan launches online DIY accident management for SMEs | 24 Feb 2010 14:55
LeasePlan has partnered up with Total Accident Management to offer its Network SME customers a new service that enabl... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Total Accident Management,
LeasePlan,
Network,
Mycompanyfleet hosts "grey" fleet roadshows | 23 Feb 2010 14:38
Free to attend for company managers, a series of workshops are being held across the country to help firms tackle the... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Mycompanyfleet,
Putting a price on road risk safety | 15 Feb 2010 17:00
Taking effect from today (15 February 2010) new legal guidelines issued by the Sentencing Guidelines Council will mea... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Essential Risk Consultancy,
Don't take chances with car crime | 12 Feb 2010 10:30
Fleets are being warned not to become complacent over car crime, despite a drop in incidences in recent years, and to... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM Fleet,
Drive & Survive,
Specsavers enhances voucher offer | 11 Feb 2010 10:00
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has improved its Premium Club vouchers to build on the benefit to employees. The voucher... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Specsavers Corporate Eyecare,
Online global road safety resource | 05 Feb 2010 11:53
Road safety stakeholders including fleet operators are being directed online to get the proceedings from last year... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
NIOSH,
Call for entries for road safety awards | 05 Feb 2010 10:30
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) is searching for employers who are taking on the road safety challenge r... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
PRAISE,
ETSC,
European Transport Safety Council,
Van drivers still using mobile phones | 05 Feb 2010 08:50
According to the latest mobile phone survey, the proportion of van and lorry drivers observed using hand-held mobile ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
IAM Fleet,
Drive & Survive,
Kier Harlow sets safety example | 05 Feb 2010 09:00
After implementing a wide range of road safety initiatives, building maintenance and environmental services business ... | read full article
Category: Risk Management
Keywords:
Driving for Better Business,
RoadSafe,