Implementing a fleet driver incentive program is a fantastic way to promote overall safety among drivers, achieve specific goals for your organization, boost employee morale and to instill company loyalty among your fleet drivers.  And there are few things better than a little healthy competition to spark engagement.

These best practices will help you make your driver incentive program a roaring success for your organization.

Clearly State the Incentive Program Objective

Drivers need to understand what the goals of the fleet driver incentive program. It could be that you’re working on one specific goal, like reducing idling times, or you’re trying to improve overall fleet safety and measuring maintenance, safe driving, and other practices designed to promote safety.

Understanding the objective better helps to promote a cohesive understanding among those participating. It helps if you go beyond the simple goal and explain the reason it’s so important to your entire organization to provide further, personal, incentive for the drivers to participate.

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It’s not easy for new and inexperienced teenage drivers. To obtain their drivers license, they need to learn about taking the proper precautions and measures to operate a vehicle safely and know all the rules of the road. They also need to try to settle their nerves come time for the DMV driving test.

Certain mistakes your teen makes during their drivers test can lead to an automatic fail and they’ll have to take the test over again. But, if they know the types of mistakes common for new drivers, it will reduce their likelihood of making mistakes that will cause them to fail their road test.

While there are many potential mistakes a teen driver can make during their test, these seven below are some common ones.

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Skomer Island, which is located right off the coast of Pembrokeshire, is well-known for its flourishing puffin population. Every year, about 6,000 of these adorable puffins travel to the island for the spring and summer months.

The puffin population growth has nearly quadrupled in the last three decades in the area. Skomer Island enjoys the largest colony of puffins in Southern Britain, but globally the population of puffins is on the decline, and the population is declining in other parts of Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Summertime means travel for many families. Kids are out of school. The weather is nice. And it’s time to hit the roads. Whether you’re on the road for business or pleasure – or you have kids on the road for summertime fun or on their way to college, it’s important to be on the lookout for the following driving hazards summer offers, like the below: Read the rest of this entry »

Folding bikes are awesome for people who live and/or work in a large city. They are convenient for getting around in the heaviest of traffic situations and compact enough to store in closets or offices. You can even take them on buses, trains, and subways in some cities.

Few things beat zooming by a convoy of cars going slower than you on the way into work in the morning or leaving the office in the evening. GPS tracking is a tool that can help you protect your foldable bike and get more enjoyment out of your bike as well.

These are just a few reasons to consider GPS tracking for your foldable bike.

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