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Recent legislative changes around corporate social responsibility prompted Findel plc to review its driver risk policy.

City Link has won a Gold award in recognition of its continued high standards of health and safety practice in the workplace.

Two heavyweights in road and car safety, EuroRAP and Euro NCAP, have joined forces to call on the motor industry and the highways sector to work together to ensure that technologies now available in the showroom reach their potential of saving thousands of lives.

Annual deaths on Britain's roads have fallen below 2,000 for the first time since records began, proving the value and effectiveness of having a strong road safety strategy, says the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).

Dr Lisa Dern, reader in driver behaviour, Cranfield University says behavourial courses that address unsafe decisions is the future for coaching

The new toolkit addresses the Health and Safety Executive requirement for a corporate risk assessment.

Fleets and suppliers embrace opportunity for debate at ACFO conference.

Latest research shows over half of Britain’s high-mileage drivers think that raising money is the primary aim of speed cameras.

A new THINK! campaign to help cut the number of motorcyclists killed and injured on Britain's roads has been launched by road safety minister Mike Penning.

SmartDrive has won the ‘Fleet Safety Product of the Year’ award at the 2011 Brake Fleet Safety Forum awards for its advanced in-vehicle video safety programme that improves driver behaviour and reduces collisions.

Thatcham’s crash and safety manager Matthew Avery was this week honoured with a special appreciation award by NHTSA, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

One in 20 drivers at junctions could have been thrown forward or through the windscreen if they had to make an emergency stop.

Leaders of Britain’s car and lorry fleets will meet in Northampton to address the issue of sleep apnoea, which can cause drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.

If you look at almost any road traffic incident statistics, you’ll see that novice drivers, who also tend to be younger drivers, are far more likely to be involved in incidents.

Twelve fleets pick up wins at the 2011 Fleet Safety Forum Awards.

New research from Direct Line reveals a third of those driving ‘high' believed they were safe to drive.

Company unveils mobile driver simulator as it bids to cut out injuries by 2012.

SIG plc is celebrating the success of its inaugural ‘Driver of the Year’ event to encourage safe, efficient and carbon-conscious driving.

Autonomous Emergency Braking ticks boxes for duty of care and cost savings.

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has joined forces with leading global insurer RSA to offer eyecare to drivers of vehicles insured under RSA's motor fleet policies.

Research by Brake suggests that as many as one-in-six road deaths could be caused by drivers under the influence of drugs, whilst a similar number are caused by drivers under the influence of drink.

Interactive Fleet Management has launched a suite of plain English guides to help and advise people who are new to the world of fleet management.

Fleet managers are being urged to attend a workshop on sleep apnoea from the Fleet Safety Forum. The workshop, organised by Brake and sponsored by Cambridge Weight Plan, takes place on Wednesday, June 15, in Northampton.

The Government has said it is determined to continue to cut the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads, including at-work drivers.

Driver training IAM Drive & Survive is recommending fleets regularly check their tyres as an under-inflated tyre wears far more quickly than one which is inflated properly.

Potholes on England's roads could cost as much as £13 billion to repair after the recent bad winters, Labour has warned.

Tesco Dotcom has won RoSPA’s Managing Occupational Road Risk (MORR) Trophy for the third consecutive year.

Following a successful trial, Arval has decided to distribute a ‘posture improving’ seat belt attachment to those employees that experience back pain.

Bosses are fearful about their ability to control larger cars and drive to a schedule

Roadsafe is urging the corporate sector to play a major role in decade of action for road safety.

A campaign appealing for a government overhaul of the learning to drive system is being launched outside Parliament by the charity Brake.

With thousands of accidents caused every year by tired drivers, Ford is aiming for its new driver alert safety system to be a life-saver.

The Fleet Safety Forum, a division of the road safety charity Brake, is calling on fleets to do all they can to ensure their company drivers have regular tests.

Road safety charity the IAM launched its ten-year road safety strategy.

Road safety charity the IAM is offering advice from one of Britain's top advanced drivers Peter Rodger on how to deal with sudden heavy rain showers, following weeks of dry weather.

Drivers with sleep apnoea are more likely to be involved in accidents and risk falling asleep while driving on business, but the condition is hard to diagnose.

New research from the IAM reveals driver error or reaction are behind the top three causes of fatal and serious crashes.

Prince Michael of Kent has awarded Johnson & Johnson the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for the its long-standing commitment to road safety.

Safety camera switch-offs across the country prompted by reductions in Government funding may lead company car and van drivers to take more risks in accident black spots, says CFC Solutions.

Norville Opticians has added its concern about proposals to reduce the medical requirements for drivers across the UK.