Use telematics to ensure lorry drivers wear seat belts, urges TrackCompare
Thirty years ago seat belts were made compulsory. This month police targeting lorry drivers found as many as 157 out of 243 who had committed offences were not wearing a seat belt. Kjell Anderton,...
View ArticleHaulage bosses guilty of manslaughter after ‘dozing-driver’ death
The owners of a Northamptonshire haulage company have been convicted of manslaughter after a lorry driver died when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The news comes just days after TrackCompare...
View ArticleTelematics set to prevent tailgating
A rapid rise in the number of fleet operators installing telematics is expected after the government announced on-the-spot fines for careless driving. Drivers guilty of offences such as tailgating and...
View ArticleRisk figures show commercial drivers ‘need monitoring’
Fleet operators have been urged to install vehicle tracking after it emerged last week that almost 10% of commercial drivers pose a serious danger to themselves and other road users. The...
View Article75% of professional drivers support new smoking ban
Three-quarters of professional drivers support a ban on smoking in cars carrying children, a survey shows. On Monday (February 10), MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour – 376 for, 107 against. A ban is...
View ArticleTwo-thirds of drivers opposed to ‘stealth’ speed cameras
More than two-thirds of professional drivers are opposed to the introduction of new ‘stealth’ speed cameras, an online poll has shown. The TrackCompare poll appeared on this page for ten days in...
View ArticleCould technology bring an end to speeding?
More than a quarter of the UK’s fleet managers fail to realise many of their drivers are speeding. In a survey by Brake more than a quarter (26%) said they were unaware their organisation’s collisions...
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