A new driver toolkit that can help ensure van fleets are safe, legal and cost-effective is now available.
The free training tool launches today (31 August) by the Highways England Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention Team as part of the Driving for Better Business programme, and aims to make the UK road network safer for all users.
Launched on the back of a 50% rise in the number of vans on UK roads in the last decade, the toolkit features more than 30 free online modules for van driver training.
These tackle vital subjects including vehicle roadworthiness, fatigue, distraction and overloading. Content has been developed with the support of National Highways Van Operator Reference Group made up of 40 representatives of some of the best-run van fleets in the UK
The Van Driver ToolKit can be accessed by fleet operators and anyone who employs van drivers in their business, and shared either online, via email or as printed cards.
Simon Turner, campaign manager at Driving for Better Business, said: “We constantly encourage fleet operators to communicate clearly with their drivers as an essential part of creating a safe driving culture within the business. However, this is easier said than done as not every business has the time or expertise available in-house to create the resources necessary to do this. We created the Van Driver Toolkit so that managers could regularly share essential information with their drivers about the standards required, and how to meet them, in a wide range of easily accessible formats.”
Driving for Better Business is at this week’s CV Show 2021 August 31-2 September at the NEC with Highways England on stand 5B22.
