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04 February 2025

RED CORPORATE Driver Training has welcomed the revisions to the Driver CPC system, particularly an ‘easier access’ course designed for drivers who only operate within the UK.

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16 January 2025

ROAD SAFETY charity IAM RoadSmart is offering a free lunchtime webinar, ‘Taking Action on Driver Fatigue’ on Wednesday 29 January.

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04 December 2024

DRIVERS AND fleet operators will benefit from access to detailed content on driving assistance features.

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29 September 2024

RED CORPORATE Driver Training has won a major driver safety award from one of the largest logistics groups in the UK.

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29 September 2024

LIGHTFOOT'S DRIVER improvement and efficiency technology has saved more than £100 million in fuel for customers in five years, the firm has announced.

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20 September 2024

DRIVING IS the single most hazardous activity that most UK workers will undertake in the course of their work, accounting for more work-related fatalities each year than all other causes combined.

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17 September 2024

OVER THE summer, the partner development team at Driving for Better Business (DfBB) has been busy forging new partnerships with businesses in fleet, technology, insurance and conferences who want to share resources with their customers.

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23 July 2024

IAM ROADSMART'S free webinar takes place on Wednesday 31 July at 2pm and will help you get started on managing work-related driver risk.

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22 April 2024

IAM ROADSMART will be at the Health & Safety Event at the NEC from 30 April - 2 May and is ready to open up conversations around driver safety.

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29 February 2024

THE HEALTH & Safety Event is the UK’s largest gathering of anyone responsible for running a safe and efficient workplace.

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05 February 2024

THE MINERAL Products Association (MPA) has partnered with National Highways’ Driving for Better Business (DfBB) scheme, reinforcing the industry’s ongoing commitments to road safety.

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12 June 2023

A MEMBER of the UK’s biggest pallet network, Bullet Express has been distributing, storing and shipping goods throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide for more than 30 years.

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03 April 2023

RED CORPORATE Driver Training is part of the Driving Success Group which also includes one of the UK’s largest multi-award-winning driving schools.

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03 April 2023

YUNEX TRAFFIC, a global leader in intelligent transport systems, has partnered with Notify Technology to integrate a smart health and safety management platform.

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06 March 2023

AFTER SWEEPING changes to the Highway Code last year, the road-law updates in 2023 tend towards being much more area-specific, with many changes focusing on pedestrian rights and eco-friendly restrictions.

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20 February 2023

VISIONTRACK IS transforming commercial fleet safety with the launch of a sophisticated AI-powered post-analysis solution.

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08 March 2023

TO ENSURE that your workers aren’t getting dangerously close to moving vehicles, equipment, or restricted areas, employers must adopt modern proximity warning systems that can accurately and reliably monitor your workers’ behaviour, and alert them to dangers in real-time.

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12 December 2022

IT'S TIME to accelerate road safety delivery, says IAM RoadSmart CEO, Antony Kildare.

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11 July 2022

NOW IN its seventh year, IAM RoadSmart’s Driving Safety Culture Survey is one of the biggest surveys of its type carried out in the UK, and the results always make for eye-opening reading. Rebecca Ashton takes a look.

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30 May 2022

AT THE beginning of 2022 we saw the most significant changes to the Highway Code that have been seen for many years.

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FEATURES

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10 September 2024

THIS MONTH we put the spotlight on Simon Turner, campaign manager for Driving for Better Business, to find out how his passion for cars and marketing led him down the driver safety route.

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22 July 2024

Light rail sector embraces data-led approach to risk reduction. Laura Reardon provides an insight.

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26 July 2023

There was a new category at this year's Safety & Health Excellence Awards. Becky Hadley takes a look at the winner, those commended, and why National Highways stepped in to create the Best Driver Risk Management Performance award.

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13 April 2022

As legal restrictions have come to an end, roads have seen an uptick in traffic. In fact, the ONS is recording traffic levels edging towards pre-pandemic levels. Colin Paterson discusses the risks for organisations that employ people who need to drive for work and how to mitigate them.

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10 May 2021

Figures show that drink driving offences remain a serious road safety issue in the UK, so Graham Hurst takes a look at the role of interlocks in curbing the problem of people driving when over the limit.

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17 March 2020

The latest scientific research highlights the dangers of touchscreen technology, and Tony Greenidge explores if this is to blame for road safety's lack of progress.

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13 March 2018

HSM takes a look at how new technologies combined with risk assessment and training are helping to keep fleets and drivers safe

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01 November 2017

Being a proficient, professional LGV driver is about more than the skills learned to handle the vehicle safely and efficiently on the road. It is also about being an ambassador for the company and the brand. According to RTITB, the largest Driver CPC Consortium in the UK and Ireland, more businesses, particularly well-known brands in the logistics and retail sector, are seeing the benefits of training their LGV drivers in professional conduct.

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01 November 2017

Employers have a number of responsibilities for staff who drive for business. Chris Shaw speaks to David Richards, head of marketing at DriveTech, to discuss what these responsibilities are and the implications of ignoring them.

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17 April 2017

HGV driver safety is multi-faceted, focusing on issues as diverse as load stability and driver concentration. Technology can help but there is the danger of over-reliance, while the focus must also be on people and work culture. 

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03 November 2016

Fleet managers are being bombarded with so many different messages about how to make their fleets and drivers safer that it is causing confusion in the marketplace, according to Chris Horbowyj of GreenRoad Technologies.

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26 October 2016

The issues facing international freight haulers are getting worse by the day. While measures such as the ‘big wall’ are being put in place, the understandably desperate attempts by the 10,000 or so migrants in Calais to enter the UK are unlikely to go away. HSM asks David Thompson, managing partner at Moore Blatch Solicitors where this situation leaves directors with regards to the duty they owe their drivers.

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19 September 2016

New research reveals that 45% of van drivers knowingly overload their vehicles, while nearly half of businesses don’t monitor gross vehicle weights. Road safety, fines and maintenance issues are the heavy cost of overloading to UK businesses but Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has some advice on the dangers of overloading vehicles.

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07 October 2016

Over 500 people are injured on the UK’s roads every year and it’s thought that approximately one third of these involve someone driving on business. In addition, millions of vehicles being driven for work are involved in collisions that cause damage to the vehicle or property. But how much of this is avoidable?

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07 April 2016

Jim Lythgow, director of strategic alliances at Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, explores driver eyecare the power of the employer.

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12 October 2015

Even if you have just one employee driving a vehicle on company time for business use, as a responsible employer you have Duty of Care and legal obligations. Carlos Montero, FleetEurope’s commercial director, outlines his simple approach for staying compliant and, importantly, legal for both company car and grey fleet drivers.

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12 October 2015

Laura Nelson, managing director, RTITB (formerly the Road Transport Industry Training Board), explains why in-cab technology is no replacement for LGV Driver Training and how the two should be used to complement each other.

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02 June 2015

Selwyn Cooper, head of business sales, Volvo Car UK, looks at how companies can seek to offset the risks associated with employees driving for business.

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09 September 2019

Former police officer turned road safety expert and Cardinus advanced driving instructor John Davidge reveals the best way to break the bad habits of business drivers.

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07 October 2013

Drug driving legislation introduced earlier this year and expected to come into force in 2014, allows police officers to perform a roadside saliva based drug test if they suspect a person’s driving has been influenced by drugs. Mark Burrup explains the implications for employers.

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SPONSORED CONTENT

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11 July 2016

Our online driver training e-learning software Safe Driving Plus was made to help fleet drivers stay safe on the road, as well as offering driver risk assessment and other key training to reduce fleet risk.

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11 July 2016

Regular property insurance valuations are vital to avoid the consequences of underinsurance should the worst happen. Make sure you’re covered with our expert, independent valuations.

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09 February 2016

Large goal post barrier designed to protect doorways from impacts.

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11 July 2016

Healthy Working, the world’s leading DSE training e-learning and risk assessment software, developed through a unique partnership between Cardinus and the Health & Safety Laboratory.

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01 April 2016

The Micro iFlex Barrier protects from light duty, low level impacts from hand powered machinery.

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06 January 2015

Our industry renowned lone worker solutions safeguard the welfare of your lone workers, and offers assistance for Health & Safety legislation.

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04 April 2016

Pedestrian +3 iFlex Barrier will segregate pedestrians from work vehicles and clearly define walkways from traffic routes.

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04 April 2016

Traffic Double-Rail iFlex Barriers offer robust protection and strong segregation of people and workplace vehicles.

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11 July 2016

Our on-site or public DSE assessor training courses will give you the expertise to start carrying out DSE risk assessments for your organisation.

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11 July 2016

Understand your risk better by trusting Cardinus to carry out your insurance risk surveys with our nationwide team of surveyors.

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31 July 2013

There is always a risk associated with driving for work.

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01 April 2016

Traffic+ iFlex Barrier is an extremely strong product for high intensity traffic impact areas

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11 July 2016

We offer flexible health and safety consultancy from a team of highly qualified and experienced safety professionals to help your organisation manage health and safety more effectively.

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01 April 2016

The RackGuard fixes to leg racking and offers unbeatable protection and reinforcement for these vital structures.

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11 July 2016

We offer a complete solution to help you manage all elements of Display Screen Equipment compliance programme across your organisation.

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