Driving can be dangerous, and the number one priority for fleet managers and trucking companies is ensuring that drivers make it home safely at the end of the day.
Before drivers head off across state and country, it's important to have a clear strategy to ensure that your drivers follow best practise, and have the tools needed to cope with whatever Australia's roads may throw at them.
Establishing a checklist with driver safety in mind prior to setting off is a necessity.
Establishing a safety checklist for remote drivers
While most drivers are considered 'isolated' employees in that they operate separately from others, when embarking on long voyages this isolation is compounded many times over. Establishing a checklist with driver safety in mind prior to setting off is a necessity, according to the government of Western Australia.
In the government's commercial vehicle drivers checklist, it outlines several key requirements that need to be met:
Driving and weather conditions can be unpredictable, so ensuring that the above requirements are met, plus any additional checklists relevant to your workplace, will help protect your driver should something happen far from home.
What are some other solutions?
Harnessing technology to give greater control and insight into the health and safety of your fleet and vehicles is something many Australian business better improve the performance and efficiency of their mobile assets. Several ways technology has improved the safety of remote workers includes:
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