May 2010, Business Fleet - Department
By Chris Brown
Fleet professionals are expecting higher gas prices, tight inventory, longer warranty periods, fuel tax incentives and texting-while-driving bans.
Tags: Alternative Fuel, biodiesel, CNG, EPA, ethanol, fuel emissions, NAFA, NHTSA, propane
March 2010, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Richard D. Alaniz
Several questions must be asked and answered prior to adopting a corporate policy of charging deductibles for preventable accidents.
Tags: accident, accident management, Deductible, Preventable Accident
January 2010, Business Fleet - Cover Story
By Thi Dao
Five technology-based products attack distracted driving in different ways.
Tags: distracted driving, safety
May 2009, Automotive Fleet - Cover Story
By Cindy Brauer & Thi Dao
From acquisition to remarketing, a compilation of best ideas in managing successful, cost-effective, and efficient fleets is presented.
Tags: accident management, Best Practices, Bright Ideas, Depreciation Management, Driver Productivity, fleet policy, fuel, maintenance management, Process Management, remarketing, risk management, sustainability, vehicle acqusition
February 2009, Work Truck - Feature
By Staff
Fleet drivers pose potential financial, safety, and liability risks. Managing those risks begins before an employee driver is hired and involves all stakeholders in the development of a driver assessment program.
Tags: Driver Risk, risk management
January 2009, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Lisajoyce Vergara
Texting while driving, one of the latest forms of driver distraction, poses significant accident risks and has gained the attention of lawmakers developing anti-texting laws.
Tags: distraction, Driving While Texting, DWT, state ban, text message, texting
July 2008, Automotive Fleet - Cover Story
By Mike Antich & Lauren Colin
On average, 20 percent of fleet vehicles are involved in accidents each year. Although this percentage has remained steady from 2005-2007, the cost of repairing these vehicles is rising.
Tags: accident management, CCM, CEI, Fleet Response
May 2008, Business Fleet - Feature
By Joan Shim
“I was just in an accident. What do I do?” Have you reinforced your procedures for handling a fleet driver in a damaged vehicle lately?
Tags: accident claim, accident management, Accident Reporting
Since the driver of a company vehicle is given a responsibility for an asset worth thousands of dollars and that costs thousands more to operate, the company has a responsibility to recognize and identify drivers who pose a risk.
Tags: At-Risk Drivers , risk management
March 2008, Business Fleet - Feature
By Richard Alaniz
State and federal laws restrict how companies obtain, use, store, share and discard confidential information contained in employee driving records. Noncompliance with these laws can result in lawsuits and penalties.
Tags: motor vehicle record , MVR Checks , Privacy Laws
March 2008, Work Truck - Feature
By Cheryl Knight
Available on 27 GM truck, van, and SUV models, OnStar helps keep fleet drivers on the road and heading in the right direction. In the event of an accident, help is summoned automatically or is just one button-press away.
Tags: Driver Safety, GM, OnStar, vehicle diagnostics
February 2008, Automotive Fleet - Feature
State and federal laws restrict how companies obtain, use, store, share, and discard confidential information contained in employee driving records. Noncompliance with these laws can result in lawsuits and penalties.
December 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Phil Moser
Nearly every driver has a reason to justify speeding, talking on a cell phone while at the wheel, or following too closely. A safe driving training expert rebuffs those excuses.
Tags: business driver, safety
November 2007, Work Truck - Feature
By Joe Bohn
Extra weight from trailer add-ons may push otherwise underweight vehicles over the DOT-exempt weight limit.
Tags: DOT, DOT regulations, FMCSR
October 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Steve Bennett
Dave Vance, Fleet Response’s director of safety services, studies driver and crash incident data to identify causes and establish preventability.
Tags: Accidents, At-Risk, safety
By Lauren Colin
GM keeps vehicles on the road with all-wheel drive, StabiliTrak, and traction control, and makes sure vehicles stop with anti-lock brake systems.
Tags: GM, safety
AmeriFleet’s unique business model incorporates driver safety performance into overall job evaluation. The company also ties bonus dollars to safety. New-hire training is a vital part of the model’s success.
Tags: safety
Highlighted are the causes of rollover crashes and ways to prevent them. Driver education is critical.
Tags: crashes, rollover
Government and National Safety Council statistics report that millions of Americans are involved in traffic crashes each year. Here are 10 steps for your drivers to follow when they find themselves in a crash incident.
Tags: accident, safety
The average fleet claim severity for 2006 was $1,869.87, an increase of $48.81 over 2004. Also experiencing a slight increase in 2006 was the percent of accidents deemed preventable.
September 2007, Business Fleet - Feature
The day-to-day challenges of fleet driving often clash with what the safety videos say. Is there a way to get business done and be safe at the same time?
Tags: distracted driver, Driver Safety, safety, vehicle safety
July 2007, Business Fleet - Feature
Retirement-age baby boomers are staying in the workforce in droves. Are you prepared to keep them in your fleet?
Tags: aging drivers, baby boomers, Driver Safety
July 2004, Automotive Fleet - How-To
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Keeping driver and third parties safe and reducing the risk of physical damage is grounded in some very basic concepts.
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