Safety is always top of mind for every driving safety professional — for many reasons. From a cost standpoint, vehicle collisions rate as some of the most expensive workplace accidents, according to...
The Importance of Converging Fleet Safety Technology
As technology in vehicles becomes more prevalent, drivers have more tools than ever before to provide them with the information they need behind-the-wheel. With in-vehicle options like GPS devices,...
What to Consider When Developing a Fleet Safety Management Policy
If you have a fleet, no matter how large or small, a fleet safety management policy is essential. This policy represents a commitment to a culture of safety and provides guidelines for how vehicles...
3 Goals for an Experienced Fleet Safety Management Team
No other topic is as important to driver safety professionals as fleet driver safety. With an estimated average of 20% of fleet vehicles involved in crashes each year, the importance of proper...
Pink Jeep Tours Focuses on Safety Using the Smith System
When musician and land developer Don Pratt started his new business in Sedona, AZ, back in 1960, he became the first company in America to provide Jeep tours. But that wasn’t all that made his...
5 Best Practices for Creating Fleet Policies and Procedures
Regardless of the size of your company’s fleet, it’s important to have comprehensive fleet policies and procedures in place. With a solid fleet policy, you will create a clear picture of what is...
IS NAVIGATION FROM TELEMATICS RIGHT FOR YOUR FLEET?
GPS navigation plays a critical role in most fleets, enabling drivers to more efficiently get from Point A to Point B so that deliveries are on time. But in larger fleets with multiple vehicles, GPS...
5 Ways to Improve Fleet Driver Safety
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a motor vehicle crash occurs every five seconds, and every 12 minutes, someone loses their life. Many of these incidents happen...
What You Need to Know About the ELD Mandate
After a long wait, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the final electronic logging device rule — or ELD mandate — in December 2015.Fleets had until December 2017 to...