August 21, 2023
Smooth Sailing: Don’t Let Risk Get in the Driver’s Seat
As a fleet management consultant, I have seen many companies neglect the need to conduct a risk assessment for their fleet operations. And I understand why they continue to do this. You hear statements like “don’t fix what’s not broken.” That assertion remains very true; the only difference here is that these firms think they don’t have…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 15, 2023
From Risk to Reward: Why Driver Safety Training is a Must-Have Investment for Your Company
How many hours per day do you spend driving on average? One hour? or 2 hours? It may depend on your commute to work and for other personal reasons. Also, include the time spent driving as part of your job or if driving is your full-time job. According to the European Transport Council, driving may…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 15, 2023
The Driver Safety Revolution: How Companies Are Embracing a Safer Future on the Roads
How come businesses’ interest in driver safety training programs increased by nearly 70 percent from 2020? In our company, Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for driver safety training have seen a significant jump, and we are only in the first quarter of the year. The increase is staggering and makes me wonder why there was such…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 14, 2023
3 Reasons Accidents Cost Your Company More Money Than You Think
Do accidents happen or occur? It’s the first question to roll off the lips of our fleet safety instructors during any safety training program. The answers vary, with about sixty percent saying they occur while the other forty percent say they happen. The answer to this question lies in the definition of the words “happen”…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 14, 2023
Finally Revealed! 6 Ways Your Attitude Affects Your Driving
Have you ever wondered about your attitude’s role when you get behind the wheel? Driving itself already comes with so much risk, yet when we are not in the right frame of mind due to our emotions, we may be putting ourselves in grave danger by driving in such instances. The need to understand our…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 14, 2023
Why Driver Safety Training Should Be Mandatory, Not Discretionary
There is a reason we all love sports teams that win games and championships. No one wants to back a loser. We enjoy watching our favorite teams and sports stars win trophies, but what we don’t do enough of is pull back the curtains to see what goes on behind the scenes. And when we…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 10, 2023
Harsh braking all the time? You may soon be out of luck.
Thinking And Driving Safely Everyday Is Thinking Defensive Driving. We have all seen these drivers rarely plan to stop as they approach an intersection, junction, traffic light, or roundabout. These drivers have driven aggressively for years and even decades. They never yield the right of way to oncoming vehicles, and soon these drivers may run…
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Christopher Njokanma
August 10, 2023
Top fleet consultant reveals 7 reasons why you must drive according to road conditions
Why is it essential to adjust to road and weather conditions? Anyone who has attended a defensive driving course must have gone through this before as part of the training. If you haven’t been to one of those, today is your lucky day. Adjusting your speed to match road conditions is mainly common sense. Just…
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