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Category: Safety
Speedy services drives safety and insurance improvements with VisionTracks’s video telematics
Speedy Services, the UK’s leading tools and equipment hire company, has improved road safety, reduced fleet insurance fraud and dramatically cut claims costs using video telematics.
FORS launches training material to help fleet operators control tiredness
FORS has unveiled a new training package designed to help fleet operators better manage driver fatigue.
Kirklees Council invests in vehicle safety technology
Kirklees Council is equipping 21 of its new waste and recycling vehicles with camera recording systems, reverse radar and the Cyclear cyclist warning system from Innovative Safety Systems (ISS).
Drive IQ releases ‘driving in the new normal’ white paper app
In the face of the impact, coronavirus has had on our roads, the driver well-being specialist Drive iQ has published a new white paper, ‘Driving in the New Normal: A Guide to Employee Safety and Wellbeing’ app.
UK Government bans tyres aged ten years and older to help improve road safety
Tyres aged ten years and older will be banned from HGVs, buses and coaches on roads in England, Scotland and Wales in a boost to road safety, Roads Minister Baroness Vere of Norbiton has announced.
Vision Techniques develops advanced night vision technology
Vision Techniques has launched the VT Night-Sight 24 Ultra high- performance camera.
Finance for cash strapped fleets
Video telematics provider, SmartWitness has launched a new finance deal for fleet customers that includes hardware, software, and installation at a fixed rate per month with no down payment.
NRG improves safety record
NRG Fleet Services saw a 30.55% reduction in accidents in 2019 compared to 2018, with 2020 on track for a further 42.85% reduction on 2019, writes Ian Woodfinden.
£two billion package to boost cycling and walk sparks safety equipment fears
Drivers and fleet managers must invest in life-saving road safety technology because of a plan to grow the number of cyclists and pedestrians, a leading safety campaigner warns.