Driver management - Page 14

Business Driver is using benchmarking, training and standardisation to improve fleet operators’ safety and reduce costs. Christopher Smith reports

At-work drivers are estimated to be involved in more than 400 road deaths a year, with health issues a contributory factor in many collisions. Andrew Ryan reports

HS Fleet has launched a range of driver risk management services, designed to ensure businesses maintain control of their driver and fleet management.

The IMI and SOE are to launch a campaign to formalise skills assessment and training for technicians working on buses, lorries and other heavy vehicles.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists has reiterated its call for drivers to improve driving skills as part of their lifelong personal development.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has recommended West Yorkshire Police improve driver training after a fatal collision in Leeds.

TomTom Telematics has launched a new smartphone app that gives drivers real-time feedback on their driving style.

Eamonn Brennan, based in the FTA's member advice centre, outlines factors that should be taken into account and how to avoid falling asleep behind the wheel.

BT Fleet is working on a range of simulators that could offer a more cost-effective way to train company vehicle drivers.

E-Training World has launched new web-based dashboard reporting for its online driver profiling and e-driver training systems.

Drivers at clothing brand Barbour have been through simulator-based training to reduce fuel consumption and improve safety.

What can employers do to keep the wheels of their business turning and the UK economy on the road?

Teesside University has added new dates to its fully-funded driver training programme for SMEs in the north east.

Subaru is reporting high levels of demand for its EyeSight driver assist system.

Targeted and bespoke driver education, based on data from the growing use of telematics within fleet operations, is critical to improving road safety.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists has joined forces with Lightfoot to provide fleet operators with a sustainable and admin-free driver behaviour package.

Tadea is offering a free half day driver training package to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in the North East.

Business Driver has released a new in vehicle training programme, ‘Driving with Advanced Safety Systems’.

Wolseley, the UK’s largest distributor of plumbing and heating products, has launched an apprenticeship scheme for LGV drivers.

Public sector fleet managers share their experiences of dealing with safety

Growing awareness and demand for fleet compliance and risk management has seen a surge of businesses teaming up with Applied Driving Techniques.

Many courses aim to teach drivers to drive more economically. Christopher Smith gives a round-up

The Fuel Card Group is offering free road safety workshops and driver analysis from Applied Driver Techniques (ADT), sponsored by its MileageCount fleet management service.

This question becomes more complex to answer when foreign drivers are employed. Catherine Chetwynd reports.

Boom in on-line driver training as companies free-up fleet finances

With the first cycle of Driver CPC training now complete, Driver First Assist (DFA) is inviting transport managers to a number of their free taster sessions to encourage fleets to add life-saving skills to their training schedules.

The British Safety Council has launched a new qualification to help people who drive as part of their work stay safe on the roads.

A driver training centre based in the North East is building for future growth by bringing on-stream two additional simulators.

Fleets paying for damage without seeing evidence that repairs are carried out, or their real cost, has raised concerns over pro-forma invoicing, reports Catherine Chetwynd

Christopher Smith looks at the areas a comprehensive policy should cover.

Legal expert Alan Scott-Davies investigates the training and qualification levels required of fleet driver trainers.

Evidence suggests that the vast majority of drivers will have completed their 35 hours’ periodic training by the September 10 deadline.

Young British drivers are the most likely to take a ‘selfie' while behind the wheel, research suggests.

Getting drivers to buy in to a new behaviour system has helped to reduced fuel consumption by as much as 14%, according to one 500-van fleet.

Mike Rees, managing director, Drive Alive UK, looks at road training.

The majority (72%) of people who drive for work in the UK have never been offered driver training, according to a survey by IAM Drive & Survive.

Driver training is fast becoming an essential fleet management tool, with company car and van drivers its biggest advocate, a survey suggests.

A new North East-based driver training centre, which is being claimed to make fleet motoring safer, greener and more financially sustainable, is about to officially open its doors.

IAM Drive & Survive, the commercial driver training arm of road safety charity the IAM, is launching the IAM Drive & Survive Pride Awards to celebrate the UK’s best company drivers.

Drivers of company vehicles are 25% more likely than company drivers using their own vehicles to have a minor accident, according to a survey by IAM Drive & Survive on Springboard UK.