Driver management - Page 3

TTC launches new interactive training courses aimed at high-risk fleet drivers and those with poor telematics performance, including young drivers.

There was a decrease in the number of drivers found guilty for speeding last year, but an increase in those sent for a speed awareness course, new figures show.

Police spotted 230 offences being committed by drivers in a week of action on the M6 using National Highways unmarked HGV cabs.

HGVC is helping Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils train 30 local people to become HGV drivers as part of its fully funded Skills Bootcamps scheme.

AI-enhanced driver profiling and accident damage assessment has helped Mercia Fleet Management cut insurance costs by up to 25%.

The latest industry snippets, including Autoglass expands footprint in response to advances in technology.

In Britain, young drivers between the ages of 17 and 24 are involved in 24% of all collisions resulting in death or serious injury.

Professional drivers are covering fewer miles between collisions, according to new analysis of telematics data by Geotab.

The Driver First Assist course aims to empower drivers to deliver life-saving skills, helping to keep a patient alive before the ambulance arrives.

AA Business Services is aiming to help businesses make journeys safer for their employees and the wider public with the launch of a new ‘yellow’ paper.

The latest fleet industry news, including Fleet Source launches new driver training programme and MoDel on track for another record year.

Sharon Haynes, director for police at TTC, examines how to tackle the risk posed from drug and alcohol misuse by drivers.

A series of changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification have been delayed.

Footage released ahead of a week of action on the M6, includes a van driver steering with his knees as he tucks into a portion of fries.

Willmott Dixon Group has cut the number of driver-related own-fault insurance claims by 51% since 2021.

The latest commercial fleet industry news, including DPD helps guide dog Amelia make friends with delivery robot.

Teletrac Navman has enhanced its AI-powered IQ Camera system to include driver distraction, mobile phone usage and drowsy driver detection.

Drivers have admitted to examples of careless driving, including hogging the middle lane, running red lights and speeding on a daily basis.

Simon Turner, from Driving for Better Business, examines why it’s vitally important fleets have a comprehensive and current driving for work policy.

Although using a hands-free phone behind the wheel is legal, research shows it is just as dangerous as using a handheld device, which is against the law.

The Government is proposing that young people, without a provisional driving licence, should be able to start theory and off-road training for HGVs.

Parents of children killed by cars driven by young drivers are calling for the Government to introduce graduated driving licensing in the UK.

The contract has been awarded by multiple police forces across the south-west of England.

The latest fleet industry news, including Drivetech urges fleets not to cut safety budgets amid economic uncertainty.

Family make heartfelt appeal as Government urged to review penalties for drivers caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel.

The instances of drug-driving now outnumber drink-driving on UK roads. Here we look at how organisations can manage the issue.

Fleets need to exercise better insurance premium control, if they are to effectively manage budgets and margins.

Paythru MD Keith Brown examines how one of the key considerations in the transition from petrol or diesel to electric is the change in the driver experience.

Putting fleet risk front and centre of an organisation’s operations can reap big rewards for both driver and business.

The actions of dangerous drivers have been highlighted by National Highways following a series of incidents.

Hundreds of thousands of drivers hit with fines from poorly designed and oversized yellow box junctions, new research suggests.

Lucy Soper, first aid trainer at Ridgeway Training, shares her concerns over the mental health of commercial vehicle drivers and urges the industry to do more.

TTC Group is uniting its portfolio of training and risk management businesses under one brand - TTC - laying the foundations for further growth.

Railway infrastructure and construction company TES 2000 significantly cuts at-fault collision rates and damage costs 
with robust risk management strategy.

Mark Cartwright, National Highways head of commercial vehicle incident prevention, explains that to reduce collisions in at-work vehicles, you need to manage the human factors which cause them.

Expansion of digital functions in infotainment screens poses a road safety problem for fleets, according to Red Corporate Driver Training.

National Highways is launching a campaign targeting lane hoggers and tailgaters after new research revealed the scale of the problem.

Introducing an employee assistance programme can help improve driver mental health and well-being.

Drug-driving was a bigger problem than drink-driving in some constabularies over the Christmas period.

Simon Turner, campaign manager for Driving for Better Business, examines the prevalence of diabetes amongst drivers and why it’s important fleets understand the condition.