Ensuring drivers are in good health has an important part to play in road safety. Andrew Ryan looks at three key areas

How are you? A simple question, but one which could help improve the mental well-being – and performance – of your drivers.

Using the data collected by vehicle telemetry can have a significant impact on safety. Catherine Chetwynd reports

Kings Security Systems has seen its incidents fall 53% after introducing dashcams and online driver assessments. Andrew Ryan reports

The FTA provides guidance on what the different colours used on flashing lights denote, with a Q&A from Eamonn Brennan.

Safety has been a priority at family-owned R&B Star for three generations, says Andrew Robertson. By John Maslen

Driver training is integral to operating a safe and efficient fleet, but when should it be carried out?

Datashred's head of fleet Ian Walsh is making key investment decisions, now but says the Government could do more to support fleets.

Kent Dairy Company's MD Dave Terry has learnt something new every day since transforming his one-man operation to a fleet of 15 vehicles. John Maslen reports.

Amey will use every modern device available to reduce risks to its fleet, but are not adverse to traditional safety management methods. Andrew Ryan reports.

Online assessments have become a standard part of driver risk management, but what determines a determines a driver’s overall rating? Elizabeth Howlett reports.

Narrowing down 120 driver training courses into three has paid big dividends for Royal Mail with the number of collisions in a year reduced by 12.3%. Andrew Ryan reports

Rory Morgan, head of logistics support – Western Europe at data and record management company Iron Mountain, outlines his approach to road risk management

Paul Stevens’ goals are to increase face-to-face driver communication and to reduce unnecessary hire outlay and costs overall. Elizabeth Howlett reports

Simulators enable drivers to react to danger without any risk, but they'll never replace on-road tuition, reports Matt de Prez.

Andrew Ryan runs down three ways in which fleets are adopting innovative technologies to reduce collisions and improve duty of care.

Designing and implementing a training programme can help a company keep its drivers safe and reduce costs. Ben Rooth reports.

Graham Short is using his 19 years’ experience in fleet to transform Zip Water’s car and van policy, saving money as the fleet expands. Sarah Tooze reports

Even experienced fleet managers can benefit from training to keep pace with industry developments. Andrew Ryan reports.

New products and a new approach at DriveTech as a new management team seeks a “step change” in performance. Gareth Roberts reports.

Matt de Prez gives insight on how TfL's Safe Urban Driving course has got 20,000 commercial vehicle drivers onto pushbikes and swap eight wheels for two.

Skills behind the wheel is one thing but it is not the same as acting in a responsible way which reduces risk and saves on wear and tear and fuel use

Uncertainty about length of contracts and the economy, plus the ability to add vehicles at short notice, are among the reasons why fleets are considering rental

Some take the telematics combined with rewards route, others feel that ‘stick’ works better than the ‘carrot’ when trying to get drivers to check their vehicles

As increasing numbers of fleets investigate electric vehicles it is important to ask the right questions before deciding to join the trend. John Maslen reports.

Road safety charity Brake is encouraging fleet managers to ensure their drivers commit to being ‘sustainable, sober, secure, silent, sharp and slow’. Here Andrew Ryan looks at how to get these messages across

TRL head of transport psychology Shaun Helman and sustainable travel lead Scott Davidson explain how fleet managers can use a range of psychology interventions to change the way drivers behave

Implementation and enforcement of a code of practice can reduce the threat from one of the biggest dangers facing road users. Andrew Ryan reports

This year’s Van Excellence Driver of the Year competition put the most skilful through their paces with a tough series of challenges

Training drivers to expect the unexpected when on the roads could cut accidents by 11%. Ben Rooth looks at what hazard perception training is and what it includes

With the number of cyclists on UK roads increasing, public sector fleets are turning to driver training and technology to reduce accidents involving their vehicles and vulnerable road users.

A strong emphasis on staff training has seen young driver accident rate cut from 45% to 4%

The deficiency is making life just as hard for driver supply agencies as it is for everyone else, says Drivers Direct logistics director Michael Watson

Suppliers discuss the importance of driver education, communication and a lack of resourcing for fleet management, alongside duty of care, outsourcing and compliance

Seeking and using driver opinions when determining a fleet policy or vehicle specification can have far-reaching effects.

From vehicle handovers to social media, we look at the different methods fleets use to get their message across to drivers.

Even the best initiatives stand a chance of failing if they are not communicated correctly to drivers.

Although leasing is still the dominant method of commercial van and truck acquisition, its lack of flexibility and early-exit penalties are driving many businesses to explore long-term rental

Take away the pain from removing ‘free’ fuel

What it is, how to top up, and how often you'll need to.