How can company drivers be more responsible…

Any company or organisation can have the best employment and safety policies in the world, but will employees follow them?

It really depends on the culture, supported by effective communications and training, because people generally tend to follow policies in their working lives if they know about them, if they understand why they’re are important and know how to apply them.

This is particularly true for drivers, whether they use company vehicles or their own transport in the course of their work. We have heard of cases where employees didn’t even realise that they had a legal duty to follow company guidance around their own safety – and that of others – when at the wheel…

And not all employees realise that their duty of care covers time in the vehicle, because a car, van or lorry is effectively ‘the workplace’ for a driver on company business.

The policies, procedures and related training needed can be wide-ranging, covering hours on the road, insurance provisions, compliance with motoring law and general good driving practice.  One of the biggest problems can be that everyone thinks they’re a ‘good driver’ – but who is making sure that’s really true?

Fleet Management, like that providing by us at Auriga Fleet with our partner ODO Drive, can provide a huge amount of support.

As well as giving access to clear, legally compliant policies, we can offer a managed back-up system that business leaders can rely on, without having to spend their own time and resources on them and training in all relevant areas to ensure that employees are clear about what is required of them.