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Who’s Behind the Wheel?

Understanding your drivers’ driving history is key
to strong hiring practices. Do they have a record of
crashes or driving-related arrests? Is it worth the risk to
put them behind the wheel of a company vehicle?

Even if a driver has a satisfactory driving record, it
might not stay that way forever. But how will you
know if that happens? Consider a monitoring service
that automatically orders motor vehicle records
(MVRs) periodically. It will reduce the likelihood
that you will miss a change in an employee’s driving
record, potentially.

An Eye on Your Fleet

Technology can help you monitor your vehicles.
Telematics systems give you a set of eyes in the cabs
of your vehicle the road ahead of them. The data they
collect helps you discover risky behaviors, optimize
productivity, reduce fuel and increase uptime, among
other benefits.

Drivers might be nervous about this constant
surveillance at first, but the point of the systems is not
to babysit your employees. Rather, it helps you coach
your drivers to be at their best. It also helps you and
Do your driving policies investigating authorities understand crashes, which
could exonerate innocent drivers and reduce claims.
address the right factors,

such as substance use and

mobile device distraction? Prevention is Protection

Are you doing your Auto crashes are not going away, and their
financial consequences keep growing. The
homework on your drivers? best thing you can do as a bus owner is realize that
you could be a target for high-stakes litigation. Sitting
back and hoping that your drivers will stay safe on
Can you demonstrate that the road just won’t do anymore. Take the initiative.
Showing a judge and jury that your business did all
you did everything you could it could to prevent a crash will go a long way toward
to help prevent a crash? helping you defend your business if you find yourself
in a courtroom.

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