Safety and Accident

Keep control of your costs and improve the safety of your public sector fleet by reducing internal and external risks. Driver habits and policies can have a large impact on both your expenses as well as the safety of your drivers and others.

Useful Articles

Tacoma Overhauls its Accident Management Program
After reinventing its accident management program and moving to automated reporting, the City of Tacoma, Wash., dramatically improved customer service ratings and lowered fleet operating costs.

Top 10 Most Viewed Stories in 2009
Top viewed stories included "Budgeting for Today's Fuel Costs," " Best Practices in Disaster Recovery Planning," and " Hillsborough County Named No. 1 Again in 2009."

How to Maximize Lift Safety
Safety is a major consideration when lifting and working under an object weighing several tons. Resources are available to shop managers on lift inspection, proper operation, lifting procedures, and mechanic training.

Bright Ideas: Safety
Driver assessment programs, monthly safety meetings, and advanced vehicle safety technologies are a few ways fleets can minimize safety risks.

Bright Ideas Energize Fleet Management
From acquisition to remarketing, a compilation of best ideas in managing successful, cost-effective, and efficient fleets is presented.

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Safety News

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Products

Bull Blaster
HAVERHILL, MA - Benefits and features of the Bull Blaster include a portable high quality compact lightbar with 8 high output LED modules and a self-contained 60 watt siren. Siren tones include Wail, Yelp, Hi Lo, and Hyper-yelp with "on cord control." View more info

Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight Conversion Bulb
MADISON, IN – The Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight Conversion Bulb turns any PAR 36 incandescent lamp into an LED WhiteLight Lamp that lasts longer, shines brighter, and delivers beam evenness, color temperature and contrast like sunlight, according to Grote. View more info

Mobile Camera System
ELGIN, IL - The multi-camera system, which includes both mirror and rear-view camera kits, provides sweeper operators with expanded visibility to the main and side brooms - as well as to the rear of the sweeper - for improved performance. View more info

Reda Lock Guard
CHICAGO - Invented by a tradesman who was tired of constantly being locked out of his work van, the Universal Reda Lock Guard is made to fit all round "hockey puck" locks on the market. View more info

Saddle Box Model 127
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL - WEATHER GUARD Products flagship saddle box, Model 127, got a recent upgrade. EXTREME PROTECTION, exclusive to WEATHER GUARD, is a tamper-resistant locking system that discourages theft and protects against break-ins, whether at the work site or overnight. View more info

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Research and Best Practices

The ABCs of Driver Safety Training

Using the Best Practices we’ve outlined in previous White Papers, you have been empowered by knowing which drivers in your commercial fleet are most likely to have your next at-fault crash. The question now is, “What do you do about it?” This third and final paper in the series is designed to help you better understand the options that are available to you as a means of preventing at-fault crashes from happening.

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WEB SEMINARS

Managing Fleet Safety, Accident Avoidance and Driver Training
Learn how to reduce accident rates and liability exposure, as well as implement driver training programs and utilize the latest in vehicle safety innovations. Presented by DriverCare, Volvo and Driver’s Alert.

LINKS

www.nhtsa.dot.gov
www.ntsb.gov
safety.fhwa.dot.gov

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Accident Costs Calculator

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH REVENUE IT TAKES TO OFFSET FLEET ACCIDENT COSTS?
Use this calculator to see how much extra sales revenue your company needs to generate to make up for the profits lost as a result of fleet accidents.