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Owner\u2019s Guide to Creating a Medium-Sized Fleet Safety Programme<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cStart small.\u201d That\u2019s sound advice for the medium-size fleets who want to implement an effective safety programme, says Eric Dowling, a Lytx client success manager with a deep background in helping fleets become safer.<\/p>\n

Dowling said getting a safety programme operational doesn\u2019t have to be daunting, and he breaks it down with his five best tips for the fleet owners who are testing the safety programme waters and looking forward to diving in.<\/p>\n

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  1. Begin by benchmarking where your fleet stands on safety.<\/strong> \u201cWhen launching a fleet safety programme<\/a>, it\u2019s important to first understand where your company stands on safety,\u201d Dowling said. \u201cAssessing your safety culture will help you see where your biggest needs are. How are you going to use the DriveCam programme to get the most value from it? Once you know that, you can set reasonable, attainable and progressively more ambitious goals.\u201d\n

    You can assess your safety culture by identifying how engaged the organisation is on safety. Do you have a safety policy? How are your drivers trained? Knowing the answers to these questions will spotlight your organisation\u2019s current stance on fleet safety<\/a> and your most immediate needs.<\/p>\n

    To develop a benchmark, Dowling recommends asking how many collisions, driver complaints, customer complaints, traffic violations, and major repairs your fleet has experienced in the last six months to two years. \u201cWhen a fleet looking to build a stronger safety culture or add safety technology<\/a> asks these questions, it gets a benchmark on its current state of safety and can make plans for ways to improve safety in the future, Dowling said.<\/li>\n

  2. For the best possible results, bring your whole company into safety goal setting.<\/strong> Once you\u2019ve benchmarked your organisation\u2019s safety culture, you\u2019ll need to determine where you want it to go.\u00a0 Dowling encouraged involving team members in setting safety goals for the organisation as well as themselves. For example, do you want to go six months without a collision? By involving every team member in goal setting for the safety programme, they will all feel ownership for its success.\n

    \u201cIf everyone in the company, from the mechanic to the CEO, has a role to play in reaching the company\u2019s goals, you\u2019re likely to see programme support across the board\u2014because everyone will have something at stake,\u201d Dowling said.<\/li>\n

  3. Inspire the entire organisation to feel excited about the safety solution you\u2019re choosing, such as the DriveCam programme.<\/strong> You can do that by learning the product from front to back before it\u2019s in place, Dowling said. By knowing the benefits of the solution fully, you\u2019ll be able to relay those benefits to your organisation and specify the goals you\u2019re looking to achieve from the programme.\n

    \u201cThe most effective companies have gamified DriveCam<\/a>; they\u2019ve created a competitive environment that is based on positive recognition,\u201d Dowling said. \u201cFinding creative ways to make it engaging, such as building a rewards programme<\/a> around seat belt use or not following too closely, can generate really positive results. It\u2019s not about what your drivers are doing wrong. It\u2019s about what they\u2019re doing right. And it all comes back to creating extra reasons for them to engage.\u201d<\/li>\n

  4. Keep the conversation positive. <\/strong>\u201cThis will allow your organisation to use the DriveCam programme to educate your team and become safer,\u201d Dowling said. \u201cFocus on improving driving skills and exoneration. If the programme is presented positively and clearly, there will be less driver push back and more immediate results.\u201d<\/li>\n
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    Help drivers be open to change<\/strong>. In the first month of using the DriveCam programme, if you identify a common behaviour that\u2019s an issue\u2014for example, if team members are following too closely or texting while driving\u2014you can look at that as an opportunity to improve. \u201cThe DriveCam programme can help adjust behaviour,\u201d Dowling said. \u201cThe payoff is a reduction in claims and complaints, and a positive turn in fleet morale.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Source: https:\/\/www.lytx.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/h3>\n

    Fleet management is the use of a set of vehicles in order to provide services to a third-party, or to perform a task for our organization, in the most efficient and productive manner with a determined level of service and cost.<\/p>\n

    Fleet management activities are shown in the following graph 1:<\/p>\n

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    Graph 1: fleet management activities<\/p>\n

    The proposal audit analyses and assesses all fleet management activities shown in the graph 1, and its main goals are:<\/p>\n