Author Archives: Alan Mann
Using Your Fleet Insurance Deductible to Improve Driver Safety
Fleet safety technology will lead to improved driver behavior and lowered accident rates. Both fleets and fleet insurers would like to see safety technology implemented, but the key question often is who should pay for it? The answer, logically enough, … Continue reading
The Importance of Time and Space on Fleet Safety
Basics of Driving Safety At the most basic level, the one beginning concept that all technology and training ought to focus on is to make the driver continually have an awareness of maintaining a safe amount of time and a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture of Distraction, Fleet
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Strengthen and Enforce Your Fleet’s Cell Phone Policy
NLRB ruling helps but middle ground needed to mitigate cell phone usage liabilities while maintaining fleet operational efficiency Cell phones are ubiquitous, ingrained into our personal and professional lives, and clearly have the ability to provide significant improvement in driving … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet
Tagged Cell Phone, Distracted Driving, NLRB, smartphones
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A Key Tool for Commercial Auto Profitability
While AM Best reports that commercial auto insurers’ losses exceeded $4b in 2019 (continuing 10 years of worsening underwriting results), creative insurers are seeking to use technology to identify targeted insureds instead of just trying to price their way to … Continue reading
Posted in Fleet, In the News, Insurance
Tagged AM Best, auto insurance, driver safety, fleet, Fleet Safety, insurance journal, insurers, profitability
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Cell Phone Distraction Avoidance Technology is a Natural Fit for Workers Comp
From a workers compensation point of view, the most dangerous place for workers to be is in their commercial vehicle. A significant percentage of workers comp claims are related to auto accidents. While 5% of all workers comp claims are over $500k, … Continue reading
Restarting Fleet Safety in 2020
As restrictions are slowly removed and fleets increase their levels of activity, it is important to keep a commitment to fleet safety, perhaps first emphasizing simple, low-cost solutions that can be implemented easily, require no incremental hardware, and require little … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, In the News
Tagged driver safety, fleet, Fleet Safety
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Telematics + Cell Blocking = A Great Combination
Delivering Value to the Insurer as well as the Fleet Tens of millions of installed OBD telematics solutions have delivered clear value to fleets for a long time. The ideal complement to an installed OBD/telematics device would be an effective cell … Continue reading