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Fuel Efficient Driving
When we learn to drive we follow all the rules and drive in a way that fuel efficient and we think about safety. However we all get into habits and unless they are pointed out to us, we usually keep doing them. Fuel efficient driving, defensive driving and reducing the company’s carbon footprint are topics…
Read MoreDriver’s say the problem with cyclists….
Have you got a list of things that you bring up when it comes to cyclists and what you think about their actions. This week after Michelle did a course delivery for Van Smart and Safe Urban Driving, the drivers provided the cycle trainers with a list of issues with cyclists that we went through…
Read MoreHaving the paperwork is great but ensuring it is happening is more important!
Do you have lots of policies and procedures in place for your transport operations? These documents are great and show that you are working hard to get things in place for your operator licence in general, or for a voluntary accreditation like FORS or DVSA Earned Recognition. We know it is tempting to buy a…
Read MoreHow many Driver CPC Hours do you have to do before September?
Do you keep hearing about driver CPC like we do? As 9th September 2019 is the deadline for most, drivers and companies keep talking about because they need to get the hours completed. We know that they have to be done to keep drivers on the road, and yet why do they get left until…
Read MoreDo we mean Health when we say Health & Safety?
We attended a Women in Logistics event last week about driver health which was based around a 6 year research study. The content was very interesting and certainly got us thinking about how the health of commercial drivers could be improved. The event was held at Loughborough University and it was with Dr Veronica Verela…
Read MoreFORS Help…
All the things we hear about FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) can make it all seem so complicated, stressful and expensive unnecessarily, and actually it is not. Now we have the new version 5 out and there seems to be a number of changes that have to be done so operators/members comply. It is important…
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