Category Archives: fleet risk identification

Approach to reducing fleet risks We recognise that a one-size-fits-all risk program does not suit every fleet, all of the time.  In fact, every fleet has a unique risk profile based on the uniqueness of the drivers they employ and the history, hierarchy and culture of the organisation. There are other reasons why RVM doesn’t offer a...

Is Fleet Risk Data weighing you down?

BIG DATA – The Problem It is now quite common for a fleet to have a licence checking supplier, a claims provider, an online assessment and training supplier, a telematics supplier, an on-board camera supplier, a tachograph analysis provider, a fuel card provider….. and the list goes on. With current pressures it is therefore highly unlikely that...

Who decides when and why a fleet driver becomes ‘high risk’?”

Many fleet managers have a gut feeling about who their worst drivers are but in truth, the reasoning behind that feeling can often be subjective and anecdotal, sometimes it is arrived at through personal experience but rarely is it based on incontrovertible empirical risk management evidence? The reason is because it is actually quite difficult to ensure...

Other than legal compliance, what else should outsourced fleet risk management do for you?”

This question goes to the heart of what fleet risk management is really about. In addition to satisfying your duty of care, many fleets buy fleet risk management to reduce insurance costs, others feel strongly about protecting the company brand and still others simply wish to increase safety for drivers and the public at large. So let...

“Driver Licence Checks – just a compliance issue or actually much more than that?”

Clearly, it is important to make sure that your main fleet and grey fleet drivers are legally allowed to drive.  That much is obvious and demonstrated by the fact that most fleets now have a formal checking procedure in place. However, a licence check result can do much more than perform a simple compliance test.  Indeed, the...

The accident season is here with three months of high risk

According to statistics we’ve gathered (over nearly 20 years of managing fleet accidents), your fleet drivers have a 20% increased chance of having an accident in the next 3 months compared to the rest of the year. This begs the following three important questions: Which drivers are most likely to have a problem? Why do we know...