What in your mind would positivly benifit the relationship created between a driver and trainer?
Bad fleet drivers cause headaches
· By: Drivers.com staff
· Date: 2006-08-01
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When it comes to drivers, the biggest concern of British fleet managers is how their behind-the-wheel employees impact their company's reputation.
A survey of 300 fleet managers carried out last February and March by Norwich Union Insurance indicated that fleet managers want more information about their drivers and will look to telematics technology to monitor behavior out on the road.
Telematics is the term used for technologies that transfer information wirelessly. Driver monitoring technologies include GPS location tracking and monitoring of speed, braking, acceleration and even driver break times.
"Having on-board telematics fills the glaring gap in protection for the driver and company by relaying accurate data about how they conduct themselves behind the wheel," says Lindsay Guy, fleet underwriting manager for Norwich Union. "This information can then help the fleet manager to take action where he sees threats to the company image and his duty of care obligations," Lindsay adds.
Businesses can conduct driver-training to help assess the risk level of drivers, Lindsay says, but once the drivers are out on the road, there is a need for technology to monitor their behavior.
After reputation, the top worries of fleet managers were complying with "duty of care" requirements, maximising employee productivity and speeding.
Duty of Care refers to legislation that requires employers to implement procedures that ensure maximum safety of their employees.
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Sean Cook, on Monday, 14. August 2006 at 12:12 PM
Ed -, on Monday, 14. August 2006 at 08:52 PM
Good question Sean. Maybe one possible answer is some way that trainers could keep in touch with drivers real needs. In other words, ask drivers what they need training in, and help them figure that out
Mr Briggs-Tamati, on Tuesday, 24. October 2006 at 10:21 AM
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Our family Vechicle was written off in a head on crash with a brick wall AT 70kPH on 21-01-2004
where THE GREARBOX JAMED IS FOUR GEAR IT WAS LATER PROVED THAT sereve sort cut's part's in the wrong place and parts left out the workmanship undertaken by the Major Gearbox Repairer, which MEANT that the resolted could have been possible ended in the driver being myself in being killed but for A Defencive Driving Motor Cycle Course 30yrs before on how to crash which meant that the Driver (myself) of our now wrecked and written off vechicle managed to walked away from crash site with medium to sereve inturnal brosing
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peter, on Saturday, 28. October 2006 at 08:54 AM
Can someone help me with tips on ethic for professional driving?
Ron, on Tuesday, 19. December 2006 at 12:05 PM
Responding to Peter's Question, Im not going to call myself a Professional but I did drive a Tractor Trailer for 34 years and you do pick things up along the way. Of Course, as my father used to say(also a Trucker of 35 years) "if you ever stop learning out there, you had better get out of it because you are going to kill someone if you dont".
It would seem to me there are several ingredients involved in becoming a professional driver but all that I can tell you about are the ingredients that have worked for me, which are "Patience", "Consideration","Attentiveness to the task at Hand","Forgiveness","Proper Rest","Foresight","Understanding of the Equipment you are Operating-knowing its Limitations, as well as, Your Own" and having the understanding that "Nothing stays the same Forever". These principles have worked very well for me during my driving career.
