Duty Of Care Top Fleet Issue Served By Telematics

April 2010’s Company Car Trends report from GE Capital finds Risk Management and Duty of Care back at the top of fleet agendas coinciding with Cybit supply of Fleetstar duty of care modules for Volvo Group.

It’s interesting to note the GE Capital findings in the light of the current economic picture as we see a return after 18 months, of risk management replacing cost management as a chief concern by three quarters of fleet respondents.

An equally high percentage of nearly 70 per cent cited mobile phone use as being under review as companies revisit duty of care, with one possible consequence being, a total ban on the use of mobile phones while driving.

A telematics fleet tracking solution can directly help, using a dedicated Cybit Fleetstar online Duty of Care modules system. Designed specifically to help support businesses manage their obligations to the Working Time Directive, Corporate Manslaughter and Duty of Care legislation, Cybit recently implemented a customised vehicle tracking system for Volvo Construction Equipment Division, Volvo Group UK Ltd.

Directly integrating critical information via customisable reports enables quicker customer response times and effective service engineer management. The Fleetstar Duty Of Care module will provide average speed reports and, most importantly, eliminate use of telephone communication – by identifying real-time engineer positions on screen and Out Of Hours usage reports.

Real time vehicle tracking and mobile workforce tracking can also both significantly contribute to a safer working environment for mobile engineers, time urgent services drivers and other priority contact personnel.