{"id":2779,"date":"2021-01-27T11:40:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T11:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chevinfleet.com\/en-au\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:07:22","slug":"tracking-fleet-accident-statistics","status":"publish","type":"training","link":"https:\/\/www.chevinfleet.com\/en-au\/learning-zone\/tracking-fleet-accident-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of tracking fleet accident statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Improve your fleet operations by tracking\u00a0vehicle accident statistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The results can be utilised to understand areas of concern and help develop methods of improving safety<\/p>\n

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According to reports, around 30% of registered motor vehicles in Australia are work-related vehicles, with an estimated 33% of work-related fatalities occurring while driving.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Similarly, a Monash University study found that more than three-quarters of work-related deaths int truck drivers were due to vehicle crashes.<\/a><\/p>\n

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What is the cost to fleets?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For fleets, that significant risk to employees who drive for their jobs is compounded by the high cost of fleet vehicle accidents. Among the most expensive claims for businesses, the average cost of a loss related to a fleet vehicle accident can be as much as twice the cost of an average workplace injury.<\/p>\n

And, along with vehicle and other property damage, such crashes cause a loss of productivity and revenue, expose a company to liability claims when their employee is at fault, and for self-insured operations have direct costs.<\/p>\n

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Implementing driver safety programs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Concern for company personnel and other motorists, liability exposure and accident-related costs all drive up the need for more focused safety efforts among fleets. By taking proactive steps to reduce incidents among their mobile work forces, companies that are working on finding ways to avoid preventable accidents are employing several programs and approaches that do work.<\/p>\n

Accident rates have been known to reduce after drivers have been through advanced driver training courses.<\/p>\n

Measures that a fleet manager can take are a combination of programs, policies and technology including:<\/p>\n