Effective management of occupational road risk is only possible if employers successfully communicate the importance of all drivers adopting safe behaviours on the road, and there are some simple ways of achieving this.
By Nigel Lawrence, Applied Driving on 24 November 2025
Mobile workers often struggle to access clean and safe welfare facilities when out on the road, but a new app-based initiative aims to overcome this perennial problem by pairing accommodating venues with workers.
By Stu Drinkwater, TAL Services on 17 November 2025
Drivers are sometimes offered the option of taking a road safety course as an alternative to enforcement sanctions like penalty points on their licence, and the evidence suggests this training has a positive impact on driver behaviour, including for those who drive for work purposes.
By Leo Taylor, Drivetech, from The AA on 17 November 2025
With research showing that professional drivers are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes than the general public, a new report sets out proven, low-cost measures fleet managers can adopt to both protect driver health and reduce the risk of road accidents involving drivers affected by symptoms of the condition.
By Becky Hadley on 30 October 2025
Fleet and video telematics are increasingly relied on by employers to spot and improve driver behaviour, but it’s essential drivers understand the purpose is to ensure their safety, rather than a tool for punishing them.
By Applied Driving, Blackout Technologies, Ctrack UK, Queclink Wireless and Surecam on 30 October 2025
Effective investigation of work-related road safety incidents is essential for driving improvements in a company’s occupational road risk management system.
By Simon Turner, Driving for Better Business on 30 October 2025
Successful management of occupational road risk is only possible if company directors take ownership of the process, setting expectations across the business, monitoring performance and setting a good example themselves.
By Simon Turner, Driving for Better Business on 30 October 2025
Each day across the UK, millions of employees take to the roads as part of their working lives. Whether delivering parcels, attending client meetings or riding bicycles between jobs, road use plays a vital role in keeping businesses going. While the general health and safety landscape has evolved significantly over recent decades, work-related road risk (‘WRRR’) remains an area that is too often overlooked by employers.
By Ben Pepper, CL Medilaw on 30 October 2025
People in the UK are “substantially” more likely to have a serious accident today than they were 20 years ago and accidental deaths have reached an all-time high, according to a new report from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
By Kerry Reals on 18 November 2024
Over the past 10 years, the introduction of varying pieces of road safety legislation across the UK and Europe has left fleet managers with the unenviable task of managing numerous regulations to ensure their vehicles comply across all relevant jurisdictions. With a litany of legal points to unpick, and numerous safety devices to choose from, how does a fleet manager decipher what is most suitable in terms of functionality, quality and compliance without the worry of a device being defunct in a few years?
By Emily Hardy and James Tyrell, Brigade on 07 November 2024
