Less Crashes for Fleets With Stricter Policies

The safest fleet vehicles have written policies that restrict the use of mobile devices and check mobile phone records after all collisions regardless of severity, according to the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety 2012 fleet safety benchmark study. The study Strength in Numbers, which involved a collective fleet of 521,000 vehicles and 9.8 billion miles traveled, also found that companies with the lowest crash rates include: Tracking completions of ongoing driver training on a fleet safety scorecard; conducting commentary drives with new hires and high-risk drivers; communicating fleet safety messages via senior management presentations at meetings. Respondents were surveyed on more than 25 fleet safety program elements, such as cell phone policies, training and the use of in-vehicle monitoring technology. For more information, click here.