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4 Best Articles We Have Read Recently on Distracted Driving

By Alan Mann | April 11, 2024

As part of our Distracted Driving Awareness Month blog series, we’ve scoured the web to bring you the most insightful and impactful articles on this critical issue. From exploring the troubling rise of distracted driving to proposing innovative solutions and … Continue reading

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How Cell Phones Present the Three Types of Distracted Driving

By Alan Mann | April 3, 2024

Cell phone use in modern society has become almost as vital as breathing. However, this device can become lethal when used behind the wheel. Distracted driving takes various forms, each contributing significantly to accidents and fatalities worldwide. This blog post … Continue reading

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Fleet Guide to Captive Insurance

By Alan Mann | March 26, 2024

All fleets are experiencing a growing challenge with the cost and availability of fleet insurance. In normal market conditions, premium costs are usually determined by the fleet’s loss history. The better your safety record is, the lower your insurance cost … Continue reading

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How to Talk to Your Fleet Insurance Provider About Fleet Safety Technology

By Alan Mann | March 4, 2024

Both fleets and insurers bear the cost of fleet accidents. Fleets without an excellent safety record risk much higher insurance rates, higher deductibles, or unavailability of insurance. Luckily, safety technology has proven to improve fleet safety. Fleet insurance providers prefer … Continue reading

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An Overview of Types of Collision Avoidance Systems

By Alan Mann | November 21, 2023

Millions of dollars and significant effort go into fleet safety technology and training. However, vehicle crashes continue to rise, insurance rates continue to go up, driver distraction is at an all time high, and commercial auto insurers still struggle for … Continue reading

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An Easy Path to Low Cost Commercial Auto Insurance

By Alan Mann | September 5, 2023

For less than 1% of the cost of your annual commercial auto insurance, you can have fewer accidents and pave the way towards more affordable fleet insurance. With the future of commercial auto insurance becoming more challenging every day, corporate … Continue reading

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3 Reasons Why Measuring Phone Distraction is Not Good Enough

By Alan Mann | August 14, 2023

Cell phone distraction and driving is one of the areas fleets should focus on to improve their safety and insurability moving forward. With the advent, popularity, and frankly, clear and growing addiction to cell phones, driver interaction with their phone … Continue reading

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Grey Fleet Management: How to Manage Risk from Grey Fleet Drivers

By Alan Mann | July 11, 2023

When an employee drives their personal vehicle for company business, the company has risk exposure and liability whether or not they provide the vehicle.  In many ways, risk management is more challenging since the fleet does not own the vehicle. … Continue reading

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The Science Behind Cell Phone Addiction

By Alan Mann | February 22, 2023

Key Takeaways Cell phone addiction is purposeful by design. Technologists have been highly effective at creating an addictive environment for cell phone users. Cell phone misuse is vastly underestimated. Studies have shown that driver distraction — especially cell phone distraction … Continue reading