Fleet Safety: Why It Is Critical to Risk Management

Overview

Many organizations have vehicles on the road constantly, with larger companies managing dozens or hundreds of trucks. Beyond accident fears, trucking companies face challenges like finding and retaining safe drivers amid a talent shortage, maintaining and updating equipment, mastering new technology, navigating legal and regulatory issues, and purchasing insurance in a tough market. This course covers key aspects of a fleet safety program, including drivers, equipment, technology, regulations, and insurance, emphasizing the importance of safety for cars and light trucks.

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Learning Objectives

  • recognize why fleet safety is important to organizations that maintain fleets of motor vehicles,
  • recognize driver-related, equipment-related, regulatory-related factors that should be included in a trucking organization's fleet safety program,
  • recognize how technology can impact fleet safety, and
  • identify the trucking-related and non-trucking-related types of insurance an organization should carry


Designed For:

Property and casualty risk, safety, insurance, and finance professionals


International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) is the premier provider of risk and insurance continuing education and reference publications, and is considered the ultimate authority by leading insurance practitioners. Written by industry experts, IRMI courses provide the most up-to-date, practical and reliable information possible.

Course Information

Adding additional credit may change exam requirements.

Prerequisites:
A basic familiarity with insurance coverages and policies