January 2010, Government Fleet - Feature
By Cheryl Knight
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.
Tags: Accident Management, City of Tacoma
January 2010, Government Fleet - WebXclusive
By Government Fleet Staff
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."
August 2009, Government Fleet - WebXclusive
By Paul Dexler
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.
Tags: fore-and-aft, four-post ramp-style, in-ground, Lift, mobile lift, parallelogram, two-post side-by-side
July 2009, Government Fleet - Feature
By Staff
Driver assessment programs, monthly safety meetings, and advanced vehicle safety technologies are a few ways fleets can minimize safety risks.
Tags: bright ideas, 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
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
January 2009, Government Fleet - Feature
By Chad Simon
Despite losing 91 units, four out of five garages, all but one fuel island, and an entire data network, the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, fleet staff came together to overcome these challenges and forge a “new normal.”
Tags: Cedar Rapids, Cedar River, disaster, emergency response, floods, operations, solution, teamwork
November 2008, Government Fleet - Feature
By Mike Scott
San Diego County, City of Portland, Ore., and Lee County, Fla., promote and share best practices in eliminating toxic and unsafe waste.
Tags: hazardous waste, San Diego County
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
July 2008, Government Fleet - Feature
Extracting subrogation funds is no longer a daunting task for Kern County, Calif., which has discovered the advantages of sending accident reporting and management to an outside firm.
Tags: CEI, collision repairs, Kern County, outsourcing
The increasing amount of technology hardware installed in law enforcement vehicles presents ergonomic and safety risks. Designers and engineers are developing strategies and products to address both issues.
Tags: ergonomically-friendly, GPS, law enforcement vehicles, public safety, space, Technology
May 2008, Government Fleet - Feature
By Shelley Mika
Mandatory driver training and license checks led to dramatically lower insurance costs, reducing the annual liability premium by $240,000. Fleets of all kinds may take a cue from the U of M.
Tags: Driver Training, insurance, license checks, safety, University of Minnesota
March 2008, Work Truck - Feature
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
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.
January 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
By Robert Martines
Successful auto claim collectors are well prepared, know the laws and regulations in their states, and are ready to challenge insurers whose practices are meant to intimidate.
Tags: arbitration, subrogation
December 2007, Automotive Fleet - Feature
By Mike Antich
The City of Coppell, Texas, gets the big picture about fleet safety. It’s not only a dollars-and-cents issue, but also a moral issue of keeping drivers – and the citizens with whom they interact – safe.
Tags: driver's license, MVR
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, Government Fleet - Feature
The City of Westminster, Colo., learned valuable lessons during a December 2006 storm event that severely tested the City’s emergency response and fleet maintenance teams. Teamwork and training were critical to a successful response.
Tags: emergency vehicles, fleet maintenance, roadblocks
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
By Chris Brown
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, Government Fleet - Feature
By Fiona Soltes
The city of Coppell, Texas takes a proactive approach to fleet safety that includes hands-on driver training, annual MVR checks, safety-related employee performance reviews and an accident review committee.
July 2004, Automotive Fleet - How-To
By -
Keeping driver and third parties safe and reducing the risk of physical damage is grounded in some very basic concepts.
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