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What are the Ways to Ensure the Safety of Drivers in a Transportation Company?

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Charli hank
What are the Ways to Ensure the Safety of Drivers in a Transportation Company?

There has been an astronomical surge in the demand of transport services owing to the tremendous growth in the e-commerce businesses. But this has been followed by a huge pressure on drivers as they have to deal with tight delivery timings.

 

This further leads to fast and rash driving by drivers and this is the reason behind the elevated number of road accidents. As the driver is safe on the road not because of road signs but because they follow the road signs, abiding by the road rules becomes extremely pivotal.

 

But there are numerous other measures beyond ensuring the abidance of safety rules that a transport company can take in order to ensure their drivers’ safety. In this article we will discuss all these imperative measures in detail.

 

 

Ways to ensure the safety of fleet drivers

 

1. Take the car to a car tuning session


The onus of fleet safety is not always on the driver. It is the condition of the vehicle that plays an equal role. Thus, you must consider car tuning sessions at regular intervals.

 

Car tuning sessions ensure that the driver won’t face any hurdle on the road because of the car. He will have a smooth and comfortable ride as all the parts of the car are in their optimum conditions.

 

Car tuning session includes:

 

1. Exterior parts of the car

2. Interiors of the car

3. Engine tuning

4. Chip tuning

5. Wires

6. Tyre

7. Headlights

 

The car might seem normal from the outside but only a skilled mechanic will be able to point out if there was a cover-up regarding the exterior and if the engine, along with other parts, is worth taking the car on a long route.

 

Moreover, tuned parts work more efficiently and ensure fuel economy. Thus, it is crucial and foremost to take your car for a car tuning session

 

2. Bestow proper training to the driver


Working in a transportation company requires the driver to be fully trained in driving the car even in adverse conditions like hazardous road conditions, heavy traffic or inclement weather.

 

Your training program should be comprehensive and include all applicable safety practices. A good training program consists of both classroom work and hands-on training.

 

It is crucial for the company to enable their drivers to refresh their training courses yearly or every two years, and provide continuing education and training opportunities for them.

 

 

3. Coach drivers to avoid distractions


Distracted driving is the number one cause of accidents for truck drivers. Distracted driving is anything that causes a driver to take their eyes off the road or their hands off the steering wheel. 

 

For instance, the most common form of distracted driving is cell phone usage, in particular texting while driving. 

 

If your vehicles are equipped with dual-facing dash cams that have artificial intelligence (AI) then you can monitor whether the driver is distracted or not and can prevent him from meeting any accident.

 

 

Summary

 

It’s not about how good a driver you’re but about that single moment that you take-off the road that can land you into risk. Thus, be extremely careful and away from distraction while driving the car. Your destination is your reward so be there to receive it in a sound condition.   

 

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