Fleet operators are demanding a more ‘complete’ solution when it comes to accident and risk management, according to a national survey conducted by E-Training World.

The survey, conducted in November to a sample of 162 companies operating fleets of vehicles, found that 73% would like to receive a combined accident and risk management solution through a single point of contact, with management reporting embodying both areas.

The survey also highlighted that more than half of companies are still undertaking their own accident management in-house (52%), with 32% using external accident management providers, and 16% using their insurance company or broker.

It also stated that the principal motivation for conducting risk assessments was to meet health and safety obligations (63%), with 19% stating that it was to determine training needs and 6% because ‘the law says you have to’.

Of the companies who had provided driver training, 89% said it was to improve driver safety, with health and safety obligations sitting in second place at 62%, and cost reduction in third at 37%.