FLEET MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS TECHNIQUES ON VEHICLE COLLISION PREVENTION

The report examines the effectiveness of a comprehensive fleet management package applied to drivers of a large Melbourne Transport Company. The package included two post-license driver training courses, a hiring procedure which included an assessment drive and a Driver Training Co-ordinator with overall accident cost management responsibililty. Effectiveness was assessed primarily in terms of accident involvement, including attributed responsibility but other measures, such as drivers' perceptions of the courses, driving generally, safety and their jobs were also examined. The study concluded that the overall package of measures was successful in reducing the drivers' accident involvement but it was not possible to tell whether the package would have been as successful without the training course.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Victoria Road Safety and Traffic Authority, Australia

  854 Glenferrie Road
  Hawthorne, Victoria  Australia  3122
• Authors:
  • Manders, S
• Publication Date: 1986-8

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 74 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Driver training; Fleet management; Hiring policies; Management; Measures of effectiveness; Prevention; Professional drivers; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident costs; Effectiveness; Fleets
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495902
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• ISBN: 0 7306 0111 0
• Report/Paper Numbers: GR/86/17, HS-039 693
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM