THE BENEFITS OF FLEET TRAINING

Apart from the financial benefits it is vital to remember your moral responsibility. Your drivers are people and you should do your best to ensure their safety whilst at work.

To understand the benefits it is important to monitor all driving related costs and incidents. In this way you will see clearly how risk assessment and training is impacting your company and reducing costs.

IMPROVING ATTITUDE & VEHICLE SKILLS
IT IS NOT JUST TO STOP DRIVERS CAUSING CRASHES BUT THE ABILITY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS - THIS IS THE POINT OF DEFENSIVE DRIVING

Attitude and driving ability will vary from person to person - the aim is to improve your drivers' abilities and attitudes. This will mean that with training their attitude, driving skills and hazard recognition will be at a higher standard. The result? - a more professional and responsible individual who takes more care on the road and is able to identify and respond better to danger and reduce the possibility of being involved in a road traffic accident.
LESS CRASHES
Reduce the paper-work involved in dealing with claims that can drag on for days and be very stressful and costly. Even a small amount of damage can involve lots of man-hours to deal with - let alone a major incident.

OFF WORK DUE TO INJURY?

Whether short or long term the difficulties of finding a replacement could be difficult and costly. It's better to train and keep your employees safe. Without them others will have to deal with the added pressures.
PREVENT YOUR COMPANY BEING SUED
What a nightmare - one of your drivers is the cause of a serious road traffic accident and as a result legal proceedings are brought against you personally and the company for compensation! Don't allow your company to get into this position - be pro-active and prevent this possibility!

 
REDUCE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
If you are having lots of insurance claims then this could cause your premium to rise dramatically - even double! Take preventative action now and watch the trend reversed. Let your insurers know that you are undergoing driver training - they may well discount your next fleet insurance policy.
NOT LOOSING THEIR DRIVING LICENCE
How awkward if a vital employee lost their licence. Many drivers put their licence at risk every day. These include truck drivers, bus drivers, van drivers, company managers etc
Proper training will deal with speeding and other endorsable offences.



More and more drivers are now wishing they had been more careful and avoided those penalty points.

LOWER VEHICLE COSTS
Bad driving is a costly business for both the private and the company driver.

Harsh braking and acceleration. Poor gear selection and clutch control. The result will be higher fuel and maintenance costs plus vehicles in for repair more often than they should be. A more responsible approach to car control and maintenance will mean less ware and tear - and safer vehicles.

VEHICLE CHECKS

Too many drivers don't know how to perform vehicle checks. Some don't even know how to release the bonnet! Drive a vehicle with low water and oil and it could be time to phone the recovery service. Maybe think about a new engine. A two minute check is all that's needed. It could be the difference between spotting a simple matter that can be sorted out before a journey.