Ten Action Steps to a World-Class Fleet Safety
The following 10 Action Steps, originally developed by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), will help you improve your fleet safety performance and minimize the risk of fleet motor vehicle crashes.
Following these steps helps to ensure that you hire capable drivers, only allow eligible drivers to drive on company business, train them, supervise them, and maintain company vehicles properly.
Although the term "steps" implies that you climb one step at a time, I recommend working on each of these steps in parallel.
Think about developing a team to work on these steps:
- Develop ways senior management can demonstrate commitment & employees can get involved.
- Develop written fleet safety management policies and procedures.
- Develop and insist on the use of driver agreements.
- Complete Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) checks.
- Report crashes and make sure they are effectively investigated.
- Make sure vehicles are properly selected for the job, that preventive/corrective maintenance is performed, and that inspections are regularly conducted.
- Institute a fair and objective disciplinary action system.
- Recognize and reward professional performance, and offer incentives for sustained professionalism.
- Conduct effective safety meetings, driver training, and communications systems.
- Work with regulatory agencies to ensure the regulatory compliance is achieved.
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1-5. Which of the following is one of the 10 action steps to improve fleet safety performance?
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