Driver management - Page 13

Novadata has launched Drive Alive, the first of a series of new training courses aimed at helping professional drivers improve in their daily use of commercial vehicles on the road.

The Motor Schools Association (MSA) has urged Government to introduce a compulsory scheme of post-driving test training in a bid to reduce the number of novice drivers involved in road crashes.

For the first time in EU history, top automotive and transport officials at the European Parliament discussed the implications of autonomous driving, a hotly debated subject within the automotive industry.

Companies that categorise their drivers as being high risk, simply due to the number of miles they cover each year, the type of car they drive or the number of points on their licence should think again, according to E-Training World.

Survey shows six out of 10 business drivers do not receive any formal training.

Driver and rider training organisation the TTC Group has formed a new road safety education division.

Tusker has taken part in the Energy Saving Trust’s (EST) ‘Smarter Driving’ eco-driver training initiative which they have been offering to their customers – and seen fuel consumption fall by 12%.

The Energy Saving Trust has announced it has trained its 30,000th employee in Smarter Driving.

The Motor Schools Association of Great Britain has given a cautious welcome to proposals unveiled by the Department for Transport (DfT) aimed at reducing road deaths, particularly amongst newly qualified drivers.

Plans to offer practical driving tests from fire stations were given the go ahead today by road safety minister Stephen Hammond.

An increasingly diverse variety of companies, operating in the fleet sector, are opting to use E-Training World’s online driver risk assessment and e-driver training system.

Addison Lee has launched a new benchmark for excellence in minicab driving, as thirty-five of the company’s brightest recruits become the first to graduate with the Addison Lee Diploma.

Dealers offering motability cars can now benefit from enhanced training and a new e-learning programme introduced by Motability Operations.

Plans to offer practical driving tests from branches of Halfords were given the go ahead today by road safety minister Stephen Hammond.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is going on the road next year to host a series of workshops with the aim to help businesses get to grips with European Whole Vehicle Type Approval.

A call for driver risk assessments to be transferred from one employer to another has come from Jonathan Mosley, director of sales and marketing at E-Training World.

Two deals have consolidated the positions of AA Drivetech and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) as two of the largest operators within the driver training sector.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is urging drivers to take extra care as the days get darker earlier and for longer when the clocks turn back an hour on Sunday.

Driver training provider UK Global Road Safety was shortlisted for the 2012 GreenFleet Awards and was commended in the Driver Training Company of the Year category.

Businesses are being offered a free on-line check to test that their drivers are up to speed and fully conversant with current company vehicle policy.

Road safety charity the IAM has bought driver training company Professional Driver Services for an undisclosed sum, within days of AA DriveTech buying Peak Performance.

AA DriveTech, the post-test driver training arm of the AA, has acquired Chesterfield-based driver training specialists Peak Performance for an undisclosed sum.

E-Training World has extended its portfolio with a new system for minibus drivers.

Kier employees across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire are being given the opportunity to undertake a nationally recognised qualification for driving company vehicles.

More than 220 team members in North Tyneside and East Durham will be taking part in the training to achieve a nationally recognised qualification for driving company vehicles.

Peak Performance has introduced some new courses aimed at professional LGV drivers needing to complete their mandatory Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.

London taxi and private hire drivers have been schooled in smarter driving techniques to help them reduce carbon emissions.

Emailing business drivers occasionally with driver safety advice will not be enough to change their attitude, according to Peak Performance Management.

Driver CPC was top of the agenda at the Freight Transport Association’s National Council meeting held at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 3 July.

Driver training needs a complete overhaul in order to tackle the real issue at the centre of accidents: behaviour.

Pentalver Transport technicians are now up to speed providing emergency assistance after undertaking Bridgestone’s refresher UK Roadside training course.

IAM Drive & Survive has launched a full programme of Driver CPC classroom and on-road learning.

Companies operating vehicle fleets are becoming more discerning, targeted and sophisticated with their driver training as the range of options available through the online market grows.

Steve Blackburn, European vice-president, Navman Wireless, on improving driver performance.

One in three company car drivers fail to recognise half the potential hazards they face while motoring in Britain, according to E-Training World.

E-Training World has launched a new HGV system with the aim of enabling commercial vehicle operators to risk assess their drivers with ease and efficiently.

Dairy Crest employees will benefit from apprenticeship training in a government-funded scheme developed by Freight Transport Association and Mansfield-based college.

AA DriveTech, part of the AA Group, has announced that it has bought Powys-based Nationwide 4x4, a provider of driver training and events for drivers of off-road vehicles and machinery, for an undisclosed sum.

QBE, the business insurance specialist, has launched a new e-learning training programme for its clients.

Britain’s cabbies have led the way in showing how fleets and company car and van drivers can slash their fuel bills and collectively save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year.