Safety initiative sees road incidents reduce by 23%
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]
Conditions needed to make autonomous fleets safer
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]
Compliance checking for owner drivers is vital to managing road risk
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]
Prioritising driver mental health
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]
Simply the best: Safer fleet management on the road
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]
Supporting community safety initiatives to reverse Uganda’s growing road death tragedy
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: Stay alert and stay alive
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]
Changing driver and departmental mindsets through fleet reform
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]
Addressing the tragedies on Kenya’s roads
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]
An urgent need to curb speed
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]
Policies to improve safety within Kenya’s intercity bus fleet
Road crashes continue to be a major cause of injuries and fatalities. The World Health Organisation (WHO) new global survey finds that road traffic deaths continued to increase in 2017, reaching a total of around… [Read More]
Good fleet safety management may help address the global shortage of truck drivers
For anyone interested in fleet management, I would recommend a fascinating commentary on trucking and national security published by Foreign Policy magazine last autumn. ‘Trucking is the security crisis you never noticed’, by Elizabeth Braw,… [Read More]