Author Archives: Alan Mann
Safe Driving Tips for Distracted Driving Awareness Month
During the month of April which is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we should be reminded that a significant portion of on-the-job fleet accidents are directly attributed to driver distraction. In a recent report from Property Casualty 360, it is stated … Continue reading
Posted in Balancing Technology and Life, Culture of Distraction, Fleet, Insurance, Mobile & Web Trends
Tagged #distracteddriving, #driversafety, Corporate Safety, culture of distraction, ddam, Distracted Driving, driver safety, Fleet Drivers, Fleet Safety, phone distraction, prevent distracted driving
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Top 5 Reasons Why Fleet Drivers Should Be Using Company Provided Cell Phones
Why the corporate cell phone improves security and driver fleet safety With the rapid proliferation and expanded use of cell phones, employees are typically having greater and greater access to privileged company information. The security of confidential company information may … Continue reading
What do Nuclear Verdicts Mean for Fleets and the Fleet Insurance Ecosystem?
Upward-trending nuclear verdicts should be very concerning to the entire fleet insurance ecosystem around commercial auto/trucking, in addition, of course, to the fleet itself. Across the country, we are clearly seeing a tremendous increase in negative financial judgments, often with … Continue reading
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Using Fleet Insurance Deductibles to Improve 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
LifeSaver Mobile Receives Zebra Technologies ISV Partner Validation
LifeSaver Mobile’s Innovative Fleet Safety Solution Has Been Validated at Zebra’s Solutions Center to Help Improve Driver Safety San Jose, CA – August 12, 2021 – LifeSaver Mobile today announced it has successfully completed Zebra Technologies’ Validated Program for its … Continue reading
How to Manage Fleet Speeding Without Speed Governors
What is a Speed Governor? A speed governor is a device that is to regulate and limit the top speed of a vehicle. Speed governors control the speed of an engine based on load requirements providing automatic limitation of speed. … Continue reading
Posted in Fleet, Insurance
Tagged #driversafety, Corporate Safety, Fleet Drivers, Fleet Safety, Fleets, speed governor, speed limiter
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Using Commercial Fleet Insurance Deductibles 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
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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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