Driver health and safety is now a top priority

Worker wellbeing is now a key motivator for installing in-vehicle technology.

A happy and healthy workforce is now a key reason companies are investing in new technology in their fleet vehicles.

That’s according to a survey commissioned by leading telematics expert Trimble MRM. The poll found worker wellbeing is now seen to be as important to business as fuel usage and vehicle location.

Traditionally tracking and telematics technology has been thought of as the key to help drive a cost-effective and efficient business. But research shows fleet drivers are twice as likely to be involved in a road accident as the average motorist, forcing businesses to also take health and safety on the road into consideration when choosing a solution.

“Companies rightly spend time and effort in ensuring health and safety in the office. The same standards can apply to workers out in the field,” says Andrew Yeoman, MD of Trimble MRM in Europe.

“Additional legislation such as the lone worker directive and Corporate Manslaughter Act has compelled fleet managers into taking further responsibility for their staff out on the roads.”

Trimble has a range of solutions that can help tell fleet managers how a vehicle is performing, when a driver breaks the speed limit and whether or not it is being driven in a way that could lead to an accident.

“We have recently seen a shift in the reasons why businesses implement fleet management and telematics technology,” says Yeoman. “The benefits of using telematics data for driver safety have become very clear.

“Now with many organisations running 24 hour fleets, often meaning there are lone workers operating at night, the tracking and telematics technology can provide peace of mind as well as the usual benefits from such solutions.”

For more information, visit trimble.com.