Creating a Fleet Safety Culture
By Trent Dressen, Director of Sales, SuperVision
Fleet safety is more than just a task to be completed.
The safety of your fleet should tie in directly with the culture of your organization. This creates a sense of importance beyond the obvious for all employees. The benefits of creating a robust fleet safety culture go far beyond reducing crashes. A safety culture can improve your entire organization while mitigating risk.
How to implement a safety culture
This safety culture starts with you. Leading by example is a powerful practice and without practicing fleet safety culture best practices yourself, your employees may not follow suit. A common challenge we hear from safety managers is creating a sense of commitment to safety throughout their organization. In other words, they need to create a true culture around the notion of safety.
Congress Mulls Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax
CBO Report: A 7.5 cents per mile traveled tax on commercial trucks would cover their share of the U.S. Highway Trust Fund shortage
By Patrick O’Connor, NAFA U.S. Legislative Counsel
Imposing a 7.5-cent tax for every mile a commercial truck travels would generate enough new revenue to replace the Highway Trust Fund taxes that truck owners now pay and also cover the industry’s share of the fund’s current shortfall, a Congressional Budget Office report found last week.
With the current surface transportation authorization set to expire at the end of September 2020, lawmakers are debating how to pay for funding gaps in the Highway Trust Fund.
Record Audience Hears Proven Approaches to Fleet Safety at NETS’ 2019 Benchmark Conference
Wellness, driver assist technology, telematics, cannabis and more
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
A record crowd of 215 fleet professionals gathered to hear the latest on a wide range of approaches to improved fleet safety at the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety’s 2019 Strength in Numbers Annual Benchmark Conference, held on October 10 and 11 in Arlington, Virginia.
Driver wellness was the topic presented by one of the conference’s keynote speakers, Sergio Rojas, a corporate health consultant and the former executive director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. Rojas cited studies that show that:
Link Between Driver Wellness and Safety is the Focus of NETS’ Drive Safely Work Week
Campaign to launch before year-end
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety’s (NETS’) upcoming Drive Safely Work Week campaign, a recurring fleet safety program that provides employers with a toolkit to promote safe driving, will focus on the link between roadway crashes and driver health and well-being, the organization revealed last week.
NETS Executive Director Joe McKillips announced the campaign theme at the organization’s record-setting 2019 Strength in Numbers Annual Benchmark Conference, held over two days last week in Arlington, Virginia.
Protect Your Fleet from 364 Days of Exposure
Continuous license monitoring gives you a real-time look into what’s happening with your fleet drivers. Not only does it protect you from having up to 364 days of exposure, it can also help significantly with driver relations and retention.
