Nothing is assured in these uncertain times but there is one thing fleet operators can continue to rely on – Crash Management, voted New Zealand’s BEST fleet accident management provider. Driver and fleet safety is the #1 priority for all … Read More
The NZ Herald reported today on the ’Vision Zero’ programme, it’s proven internationally successful in lowering alarming number of road deaths. This could be a game changer for NZ which has one of the highest car accident rates in the … Read More
A woman who spent 12 hours trapped in her freezing car as it lay meters from the road near Taumaranui, would have died from hypothermia if she had been left there for another hour – potentially a serious driver health … Read More
The company fleet driving hazard is in the media again today, with WorkSafe CEO Nicole Rosie highlighting driver risk in the Herald Business Section, p7. Ms Rosie states that New Zealand’s Health & Safety performance is one of the worst … Read More
Loosely translated from the French, the caption on the bus reads ‘the two fingers of death’ – oh the irony. Avoid driver distraction they say, and absolutely don’t text while driving. Yet it is common, and results in a high proportion … Read More
There were over 200,000 road accident injuries in NZ last year and almost 300 fatalities – a serious vehicle Health & Safety concern! This came at a total economic and social cost of $4Billion dollars of which only around 5% … Read More
Another soft judge has given a dangerous criminal a pathetic slap on the wrist with less than three years jail time for the most heinous of road safety negligence. This Gisborne driver’s road safety crimes include: drunk driving, dangerous driving, … Read More
Our friends as the Australasian Fleet Managers’ Association have provided a timely reminder and overview of modern fleet management Health & Safety. Copied here for your convenience: Fleet managers are an integral part of an organisation, irrespective of the internally or externally operated … Read More
Windscreen claims 101: Did you know that a 15mm windscreen chip in the driver’s sight-line renders the vehicle unfit for the road and is a WOF fail? An expired Warrant of Fitness will result in a traffic infringement and … Read More
Smart technology including GPS improves driver and fleet safety, reduces accidents, & improves fleet utilisation along with financial results. The Australian Fleet Managers Association (AFMA) covers the subject well this month, describing the journey from the original ‘dot on a map’ GPS … Read More