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FM Conway aims to transform the way it records, tracks and reports incidents and service events after selecting ICCM’s e-Service Desk to target reductions of up to 30% in incidents.

Sheffield Heeley MP Meg Munn has been awarded Brake and Direct Line’s Road Safety Parliamentarian of the Month Award for her campaign to introduce regular eye tests for drivers.

Travelling in reverse gear causes £409 million each year in vehicle damage, according to new research by Accident Exchange.

Data analysed by Zenith’s on-line fleet diagnostic tool, Pulse, reveals that accidents by company car drivers reach a peak on a Tuesday, before tailing off through the rest of the week.

While the UK has enjoyed a milder start to winter in 2011 than in recent years, bad weather will still be a key issue over the coming months, particularly for fleets, says the Fleet Safety Forum.

Four out of five company car and van drivers are putting their safety at risk and damaging their employer’s bottom line by breaking speed limits

Goodyear has introduced the company’s first commercial use of microchips in truck tyres.

The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards' have recognised companies with the most successful safe driving for work programmes do not just provide training and risk assessment, but also real-time information to transport heads so specific action to cut accidents can be taken.

Academic’s research paper, which stopped the decommissioning of speed cameras – saving 800 deaths or serious injuries a year on Britain's roads, is recognised at award's ceremony.

The IAM is today calling for drink driving warnings on labels for alcoholic drinks, at the start of its Christmas drink drive campaign.

Advancing vehicle technology will lead to changes to the MOT test from January 1, 2012.

Firms with employees who drive for work have until Thursday (December 1) to register for entry into RoSPA's Management of Occupational Road Risk (MORR) Awards 2012.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions is backing national Road Safety Week, which is coordinated by Brake, by donating more than £5,000 to support the charity.

With the festive period soon upon us, E-Training World is offering companies a free guide to protect staff from the dangers of mixing alcohol and motoring.

Transport operators are so concerned about ensuring that their vehicles are ready for extreme winter weather that they are also including their staff’s personal vehicles in windscreen safety checks, according to National Mobile Windscreens.

Fleet operators and suppliers nationwide are backing Road Safety Week this week, by mobilising staff and communities in awareness-raising activities.

Some examples of how fleets and fleet suppliers are getting involved in this year’s Road Safety Week.

Fleet operators and suppliers nationwide are backing Road Safety Week, coordinated by the charity Brake, by mobilising staff and communities in awareness-raising activities.

Brake's Too young to die campaign calls for a system of graduated driver licensing, to allow new drivers to build their driving skills and experience gradually.

Activities, help and advice about how to avoid incidents behind the wheel are being given to workers at GE Capital Fleet Services throughout Road Safety Week (November 21-27).

A health and safety body is urging the Government to incorporate work-related road traffic accidents into official statistics.

Fleet Alliance is backing Road Safety Week by offering its online Driver Check solution free of charge to anyone who signs up to the service during the week-long event.

Fleet Alliance is backing Road Safety Week (November 21-27) by offering its online Driver Check solution free of charge to anyone who signs up to the service during the week-long event.

A survey conducted by Young Marmalade has revealed that more than 50% of new drivers feel that they are less safe drivers because there is a gap between passing their test and buying a car.

Government plans to increase the speed limit from 70 to 80mph have been thrown into doubt following the tragic accident on the M5 which left seven people dead and 51 injured.

The theme for Road Safety Week 2011 is "Too young to die".

Mycompanyfleet says that fleet managers need to carry out a careful cost benefit analysis exercise to assess whether winter tyres are a cost effective and viable option for their drivers this winter.

Interactive Driving Systems is encouraging all organisations requiring staff to travel as part of their work to get involved in Road Safety Week, which this year runs from November 21-27.

The IAM is calling for the government to pilot an 80 mph speed limit on a controlled and managed motorway to assess its practicality and safety, and road users’ reaction to it.

Organisations that have worked to improve fleet safety are being urged to enter the annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence, organised by Brake, the road safety charity.

The Highways Agency's Traffic Officer Service has been recognised at the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards.

As the clocks go back, Brake and partner Autoglass are urging the government to make this the last time, by putting the clocks forward by an hour year-round to make our roads safer.

British Gas has took the decision to fit 120 of its Volkswagen Caddy vans with winter tyres to ensure its vehicles stayed on-call and on the road last winter.

The Drivealyser, by AlcoDigital, aims to prevent drink driving by disabling the ignition of a vehicle if the driver has too much alcohol in their system.

The free-to-use electronic vehicle safety recall system established by online solutions provider Ebbon-Dacs in conjunction with the BVRLA is on course for delivery in the third quarter of next year.

Northern Ireland is proposing radical changes to the drink-drive rules, which would include a lower limit for professional drivers. Elements of the new rules could be adopted in Britain, although the Government has said that it will not be revising drink-drive limits.

Brake is demanding tougher treatment for drivers who endanger lives by repeatedly breaking the law.

Fleet operators are being encouraged to run a ‘Bright Day’ this autumn by the charity Brake and partner Autoglass, to help save lives on roads.

Researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University have determined that a driver’s reaction time is doubled when distracted by reading or sending a text message.

Roslyn Cumming, development manager, professional engagement, Brake, on road safety.