A not-for-profit campaign to prevent crashes and reduce pollution caused by vehicles used for work purposes
The unique geography of the Indian sub-continent means for many organisations, road transport is often inevitable. Driving has become an integral part of India’s economic life; after the agricultural sector, driving-focused industries are the largest… [Read More]
Imagine a world 10 years from now. It’s late on a Thursday evening in 2029, and Trina, the leading salesperson at a pharmaceutical company, has wrapped up a deal with a customer after four days… [Read More]
I’ve been driving gas tankers for Air Products for six years and my attitude to health and safety has really changed during that time. I’ve always seen safety as a key part of the job… [Read More]
The excitement around the prospect of safe, self-driving vehicle fleets soon appearing on our roads is rising. Many large organisations such as Tesla and Ford are taking interest in making autonomous fleets safer, and the… [Read More]
At Licence Bureau, to avoid confusion, we avoid using the industry term ‘grey fleet’, as we believe it is often poorly understood. Instead, we prefer to use the term ‘owner drivers’ to describe drivers who… [Read More]
The attention given to mental health and wellbeing issues, particularly in the workplace, is increasing. However, the impact that the road transport industry can have on the mental health of its workforce, and the impact… [Read More]
Earlier this year, I was fortunate enough to be invited to speak at the 2019 Fleet Safety Conference, organised by Global Fleet Champions. I was asked to share my thoughts on effective leadership, which is… [Read More]
Between 2006 and 2016, recorded road deaths in Uganda rose from 2,547 to 3,503, representing a growth of 25.9% and meaning 24 people are killed for every 100 crashes on the roads. On average Uganda… [Read More]
Managing driver fatigue is a subject and action that is being taken more seriously and being tackled more robustly by an increasing number of fleet operators. Unfortunately, this is an area of road risk that… [Read More]
Over the last decade, the collision rate for vehicles operated by Gateshead Council in the UK has halved — even though more robust monitoring procedures have been introduced. This was made possible because we have… [Read More]
Road crashes have been a major cause of deaths in Kenya for a very long time, robbing families of their breadwinners and costing them years to get back on their feet economically. According to the… [Read More]
Speed is a key risk factor in road traffic injuries and contributes to between 20 and 30% of all fatal road crashes. Controlling vehicle speed can prevent crashes and can reduce the impact when they… [Read More]
