Is Your Company’s Fleet Safety Program as Effective as it Can Be?

This is a great time of year to evaluate your company’s fleet safety program. Doing so can help you ensure that the program is effectively protecting affected workers and that your company is benefiting from the most current safe work practices and technologies.

• Sobering Facts:

1. Motor Vehicle Fatalities Are the Leading Cause of Preventable Deaths
2. They Continue to Increase – Up 14% since 2014

• Minimum Fleet Safety Program Components

1. Identifying All Company Drivers

-Workers Who Take Vehicles Home

-Subcontractors

-Driving Own Vehicles for Company Business

2. Screening and Selecting Drivers Carefully

-Employment History

-Motor Vehicle Reports

-Drug/Alcohol Violation History

-National and Local Criminal Background Checks

-Pre-employment drug testing

-Pre-employment physical exams

-Pre-employment eyes exams

-Licenses/Certifications

3. Driver Training

-All Applicable Training

4. Monitoring Driving Behavior

-Real-Time Insight into Driving Habits

-Software Tools/Sensors/GPS, etc.

5. Formal Vehicle Inspection Processes/Vehicle Maintenance

-At least monthly

• Collision Avoidance Technologies

1. Automatic Breaking
2. Forward Collision Alert
3. Lane Change Alert
4. Cross Traffic Alert While in Reverse
5. Rear Parking Assist (Provides Distance to Objects)
6. Rear View Cameras

• Real Time GPS Tracking

1. Provides Extra Element of Safety

-Getting Help to Drivers ASAP by Always Knowing Exact Locations

2. Reduces Fuel Costs

-Curbs Poor Driving Habits

-Automated Alerts to Non-Compliance

3. Improves Productivity & Reduces Operating Costs

-More Accurate Calculations of Time spent Traveling

-Optimizes Driver Routes – Quickest Routes/Fewest Stops

• Video and Drive Data Sensors for Predictive Analytics

1. Internal and External Cameras Monitor Drivers’ Behaviors
2. Sensors Record Erratic Driving
3. Data Analysis Software Analyzes Driver Performance
4. Fuel Management by Measuring Speed

• Sensors

1. Speeding
2. Rolling Stops
3. Texting/Distractions
4. Drowsy Driving
5. Lane Departures
6. Rollover Stability
7. Following Distance

• Distracted Driving Prevention Technologies

1. Can be set so phones won’t work if vehicle is in motion except for 911
2. Can be set so phones won’t work unless hands free technology is detected

Long-time partner in safety CNA has provided MCAA with several informational bulletins on various fleet safety subjects. Visit the following links to view the bulletins.

1. Sample Fleet Safety Program Guide
2. Driver Selection
3. Sample Cell Phone Use Policy
4. Vehicle Personal Use
5. Winter Driving
6. Negligent Entrustment
7. Crash Investigations