{"id":22554,"date":"2018-10-31T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=22554"},"modified":"2020-08-04T14:49:23","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T14:49:23","slug":"common-driver-safety-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/common-driver-safety-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 3: Common Useful Reports – Driver Safety Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of our biggest client request is creating reports. Reports are a useful fleet management tool because they provide snapshots for decision making. For instance, safety managers use driver safety reports to monitor driver safety and train drivers on best practices.<\/p>\n
Safety is a top priority for many fleets because even a single accident can be disastrous. For instance, think about the BP oil spill a few years ago. In this case, an oil rig leaked and caused wide damage. The company paid billions of dollars in fines and saw a consumer backlash in sales.<\/p>\n
Similarly, fleet businesses invest heavily into driver safety to prevent accidents. Some of the most common driver safety reports measure include seatbelt violations, Top 5 Speeding Violators, and Top 5 Aggressive Drivers.<\/p>\n
Many people were taught from an early age to wear their seatbelts<\/strong>. Although most people wear seatbelts, there are still a few folks who don\u2019t.<\/p>\n This problem also impacts fleets. Businesses are partly liable for workplace safety so most fleets have seatbelt policies. Fortunately, a lot of these fleets get visibility on seatbelt compliance by using vehicle monitoring tools.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To illustrate, Geotab uses a Top 5 Seatbelt Violation report to monitor seatbelt compliance. In our example report, the biggest concern is Vehicle 4. As a result of this data, the supervisor knows to follow up with Vehicle 4\u2019s driver on their seatbelt usage.<\/p>\n Another common safety metric is speeding. Speeding is extremely common<\/strong>. For instance, think about the last time you were on the road. How many speeders did you see? Most drivers will answer, \u201calmost everyone on the road!\u201d<\/p>\n Speeding, however, is especially concerning for commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles are much bigger and heavier than private vehicles. Therefore, commercial vehicle accidents<\/strong> are usually more serious than non-commercial vehicle accidents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In response, supervisors use driver safety reports such as Top Speeding Violators. In our sample report, Alex leads the fleet in speeding incidents. As a result, his manager has the data to say something like, \u201cAlex, I noticed that you sped a company-leading 144 times. I expect you to decrease that to X speeding incidents next month.\u201d<\/p>\n Is speeding the only aggressive driving habit? No. There are tons of other aggressive driving habits<\/a>. For instance, in Ontario driving tests, assessors watch aggressive habits such as braking harshly, accelerating harshly, and cutting other drivers.<\/p>\n Harsh braking<\/strong> is a particularly common KPI in modern fleets. Managers found a strong correlation between harsh braking incidents and distracted and fatigued driving incidents.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In response, a lot of supervisors are now collecting video driving safety reports. Fleet cameras detect aggressive driving habits and show a footage of the event. As a result, managers can check if the driver was distracted or fatigued.<\/p>\nTop 5 Speeding Report<\/h3>\n
Top 5 Aggressive Driving<\/h3>\n