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Fleet Support Group sign deal with Automotional

Fleet Support Group has signed a partnership deal with risk management organisation Automotional.

16 Jun

Northgate Vehicle Hire receives international health and safety award

Northgate Vehicle Hire has been recognised for its health and safety standards gaining another prestigious international safety award.

15 Jun

Trading Standards’ investigation reveals part worn dangers

The high levels of risk associated with buying part worn tyres has been revealed by Birmingham City Council after its trading standards officers examined a selection of part worn tyres being sold in the city and found that nine out of ten failed to meet the minimum legal standards

8 Jun

Fostering Solutions wins Driving for Better Business award

Fostering Solutions has become one of the first privately-owned companies to be awarded the Driving for Better Business, business champion status by the road safety charity Brake for including its grey fleet drivers in its ”driving at work safely” campaign.

8 Jun

RAC release bank holiday maintenance checklist

As the May bank holiday approaches and thousands of motorists will be taking to the road for weekend getaways, RAC has compiled a list of basic maintenance checks fleet motorists should ensure are performed on fleet cars before they go out on long journeys.

27 May

British Library achieves Driving for Better Business champion status

The British Library operates a fleet of three Volkswagen Transporters and a Skoda Fabia Greenline Estate car from its Boston Spa, West Yorkshire premises, travelling some 100,000 miles a year.

27 May

Arval launches road safety event

Arval is taking its road safety event on the road this summer covering many aspects of road safety such as driver education, cost management and businesses’ legal obligations.

27 May

Telematics Case Study - Caterfoods

The increased focus on health and safety practices in the workplace – due to governmental regulations and legal requirements – has prompted many businesses to place duty of care considerations at the top of their agenda.

Telematics 26 May

Brake launch drink and drug driving campaign

The Fleet Safety Forum, a division of Brake, the road safety charity, is calling on fleets to ensure their drivers aren’t under the influence of alcohol or drugs behind the wheel with a new campaign called ‘Face Facts’.

25 May

Ford Transit top target for thieves

According to the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS), the common ‘white van man’ vehicle tops the list of the ten most popular vehicles to be stolen in 2009, for the second year running.

24 May

RoSPA and Journey Dynamics partner on eco and safer driving

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Journey Dynamics are working together to promote eco and safer driving.

21 May

Majority of van operators fail to secure loads safely

A pilot scheme organised by the Health and Safety Executive and VOSA has found that the majority of commercial vehicles do not meet basic standards for load security.

21 May

ACFO launch best practice guide on licence checks

The first in a series of ‘how to’ best practice guides designed to influence public and private sector fleet policies and procedures has been launched by ACFO.

19 May

RAC to host webinar

A webinar presented by RAC Fleet Risk Management on 25 May will provide fleet decision-makers with advice on how to tackle important issues like the ‘grey’ fleet.

18 May

Selsia launches risk management

Selsia has introduced a risk management service for its fleet customers to deliver video based e-learning and in-car driver training solutions.

17 May

RoSPA lead "Young Drivers at Work" workshops

Employers can now opt for RoSPA-led workshops linked to a project that investigated the training needs of young drivers who get behind the wheel as part of their jobs.

14 May

Road safety advice from Interactive Driving Systems: Show extra caution when driving an unfamiliar vehicle

As our travel, fleet and operational needs change, drivers are sometimes faced with unfamiliar vehicles. When this happens, and assuming there is no viable alternative than to drive, there some basic safe driving tips you SHOULD follow.

13 May

Subaru develops "New EyeSight" safety device

Subaru has completed development of its New EyeSight driving assist system – an active safety device that uses camera technology to help drivers avoid collisions.

12 May

ETSC measure progress on EU roads

The ETSC has been measuring EU countries progress since 2001 in tackling excessive speed, drink driving and non-use of seat belts which remain the three main killers on EU roads.

12 May

The third PRAISE Report is now available.

Read the third PRAISE Report on driving for work.

11 May