Fleet Risk Management and online driver training and profiling

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Demand for Branded and Tailored Risk Management Systems on the Increase
24/01/2012

With demand for online risk management solutions rising, so is the demand from contract hire, fleet management, traditional driver training and insurance companies for a system they can offer to their clients. As a result, the number of enquiries for E-Training World’s flexible, white-labelled online driver risk assessment and e-driver training system has seen a significant rise in the last quarter as fleet sector companies look to add a branded solution to their portfolio of services, with...

E-Training World Launches new LGV driver risk assessment system
24/01/2012

E-Training World has launched a new LGV system enabling commercial vehicle operators to risk assess their drivers with ease and efficiently. The new system provides a 20 minute assessment with specialist LGV content. “Many logistics and haulage companies, plus other commercial vehicle operators, have been frustrated by the lack of dedicated LGV systems on the market,” said Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World. “In fact, many have told us that ours is the first they have ever...

Time to Follow French Lead on Road Safety
13/01/2012

France’s commitment to reducing the numbers of deaths on its roads has been applauded by a leading UK road safety expert who says the UK could learn lessons from the French by having clear targets and high profile initiatives. Graham Hurdle, managing director of fleet risk management specialists E-Training World, believes the UK Government has lost its way with road safety - scrapping targets, reducing the money available, and burying it at the bottom of the political agenda. From Spring...

Risk Management and Cost Reduction top the 2012 fleet Agenda
11/01/2012

Reports indicate that 2012 will be the year when fleet operators focus on two key issues; reducing their cost base and managing their driver risk. And according to Jonathan Mosley, director of sales and marketing at E-Training World, by utilising online driver risk assessment and e-driver training solutions you can achieve both objectives at a very low cost indeed. “By adopting a strategy which incorporates web-based driver profiling and risk assessments, plus online driver training can...

Have a Happy and Safe Christmas from E-Training World
19/12/2011

First and foremost, may we wish you a very Happy Christmas and New Year. It’s been a year of progress at E-Training World – most significantly with the launch of our new, flexible online driver risk assessment system which enables companies to brand it in their own style, and add bespoke content with ease. Our e-module training system also offers similar flexibility – allowing companies the freedom to create very highly tailored online driver training courses to meet specific driver needs. “2011...

12 Top Road Safety Tips for 2012
07/12/2011

Fleet risk management specialist E-Training World is offering fleet managers a special festive gift – their top 12 days of Christmas better motoring tips which they can pass onto their staff. The free to down-load presentations are set to become next year’s must have for safety and cost conscious line managers who want to get the most out of their drivers. Although recipients might want to gobble up all 12 top tips in one go, E-Training World is suggesting that, instead, they might like...

QBE LAUNCHES MOTOR E-LEARNING PROGRAMME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH E-TRAINING WORLD
25/11/2011

QBE LAUNCHES MOTOR E-LEARNING PROGRAMME London, 24 November 2011 QBE, the business insurance specialist, announces the launch of an innovative new e-learning training programme for its clients. The online training is designed for experienced drivers in motor fleets, such as company car or lorry drivers, to sharpen their knowledge and awareness of the road. The course focuses on areas such as hazard perception, observation, use of hands free sets and overtaking and QBE will be partnering...

2012 Will See a Surge of Online Activity in the Fleet Sector
17/11/2011

2012 looks set to be the year when the fleet sector sees significant growth in the use of online systems for assessing and training drivers. According to Graham Hurdle, managing director of fleet risk management specialists E-Training World, market conditions all point towards next year being the time when uptake will accelerate. “Health and safety now sits near the top of many fleet managers’ to do list, and those that have delayed implementing any form of risk management policy are very...

E-Training World Re-Launches Drink Driving Kills & Road Safety for Kids
17/11/2011

With December approaching, the festive period soon upon us, and shorter days causing it to be darker earlier, E-Training World is re-launching its ‘free to use’ road safety systems. Drink driving kills (www.drinkdrivingkills.com) advises drivers of the dangers of drinking and driving, and is particularly aimed at the ‘morning after’ when drivers can unknowingly be over the limit whilst thinking they are safe. Road safety for Kids (visit www.e-trainingworld.com and click in the Yellow Box)...

International Fleet Operators Can offer Consistent Approach to Risk Management
02/11/2011

Companies that run, or manage, fleets across numerous countries can now achieve a consistent approach to risk assessing their drivers irrespective of what country they operate in. According to Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World, organisations that run international fleets seek a common approach to risk assessing drivers so that risk levels can be benchmarked between countries. The criteria for measuring risk must therefore remain constant, however the question sets and...

Companies should be Pro-Active before the Winter Sets In
02/11/2011

Companies that suffered with high accident rates, extensive repair bills and significant disruption due to the snow last year should set out and communicate their winter driving plans to customers in advance. Jonathan Mosley, director of sales & marketing at E-Training World, advises that businesses should lay out their decisions now to enable smoother management of difficult conditions when they arrive. “Our advice is for companies to agree now what they plan to do if the weather is so...

Company Car Surveys Highlight Need for Action
18/10/2011

There have been a number of surveys published recently. Manheim Auctions revealed that 20% of motorists never check their brake fluid, just over 15% don’t check to see if their brake lights are working and one in nine don’t bother to check their tyre tread. Ford revealed that 30% of drivers have eaten or drank on the move, 20% have driven when tired and 10% admit to talking on a handheld phone. Yet according to Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World, bad habits such as these...

E-Training World Continue to Drive Down Fleet Costs and Emissions
18/10/2011

E-Training World enjoyed an excellent night at last week’s Green Fleet Awards, hosted by Alistair McGowan at Twickenham – a ceremony rewarding the best in eco-friendly fleet operation. “As finalists in the driver training category, we’re delighted to be recognised for our efforts in reducing carbon emissions by promoting the benefits of training online and reducing time spent on the road,” said Jonathan Mosley, E-Training World’s director of sales and marketing. “By assessing and training...

Driver Acceptance of Duty of Care is higher with Bespoke Systems
04/10/2011

Company drivers take online risk assessments and e-driver training more seriously if they can see that the system is meaningful and relevant to them and their company. According to Jonathan Mosley, director – sales & marketing of fleet risk management specialists E-Training World, the greater the relevance to the driver, the better the buy-in. “Our feedback reports show a clear and very positive correlation between good driver feedback and bespoke systems,” said Jonathan. “If a driver...

Road Safety Improves in the UK, but the Corporate Sector Must Raise its Game Further
04/10/2011

The number of UK road casualties is falling, with a 6% drop reported in the Department for Transport’s annual report for 2010. In terms of fatalities, these reduced for car occupants (21%), pedestrians (19%) and motorcyclists 15%) but the number of pedal cyclists killed on the roads increased by 7%. Yet, according to Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World, the figure could be even better if more quarters of the corporate sector took time to evaluate the benefits of driver safety...

E-Training World Forms Partnership with leading Australian Road Safety Specialist
06/09/2011

UK fleet risk management specialist, E-Training World, has agreed a distributor partnership with Driver Safety.com.au to offer its online driver risk assessment system in Australia. The system, which will be marketed under the Driver Safety.com.au brand, has been fully tailored to the Australian market enabling drivers to be accurately risk assessed using E-Training World’s award winning approach. “We’re delighted that Driver Safety.com.au has chosen our system for its clients in Australia,”...

E-Training World Launches Distributor and Franchise Web Site
06/09/2011

E-Training World has launched a new web site called www.franchise-distributor.com as it expands its ever-growing network of business partners in the UK and across the globe. Any company or individual can become a distributor or apply for an E-Training World franchise, offering outstanding benefits in a growing market. “Over the past 4 years we have developed a network of more than 30 UK distributors and we now have partnerships in both Australia and South Africa,” said Jonathan Mosley, Director...

Companies Face Budget vs Law Dilemma over Duty of Care
20/07/2011

Many businesses in the UK are playing a balancing act between meeting their legal obligations and not overspending on their fleet budget as post-recession finances remain tight. Yet according to Graham Hurdle, managing director of online risk assessment and e-learning specialists E-Training World, delaying legal compliancy in favour of holding onto cash resources is a completely false economy. “We’re talking to a lot of companies who are very hesitant about investing in risk assessing and...

Online Training a great Ingredient for Staff Inductions
20/07/2011

Recruiting new staff ultimately results in more human resource for a business. However, the arrival of a new recruit often places a huge temporary strain on a department as they are put through their induction programme. According to Jonathan Mosley, Director of Sales and Marketing at E-Training World, all too often departmental members assigned to new recruits simply don’t have enough time to train them, and this results in key aspects of their induction being skipped as they are thrown into...

E-Learning Provides Complete Driver Solution
16/06/2011

Packages of modular e-learning are soaring in popularity as businesses look for the most efficient and effective way of training their staff. And according to E-Training World, one area that is seeing most growth is the fleet sector where companies who have grown accustomed to using online driver risk assessments and e-driver training are now seeking additional e-modules for training their field-based staff. “Since launching our e-modular training, the greatest interest has been from companies...

Companies Turn to Eco Driving and Manoeuvring Courses to Cut Costs
16/06/2011

Two areas that are costing companies dear are fuel costs and minor vehicle damage. With fuel prices rising by approximately 16% between the start of 2010 and 2011, this is an area where most fleet operators are looking to reduce their overall bill – and training drivers to be more economical is an important route. Minor vehicle damage rarely seems ‘minor’ when you get the invoice. And when you add up the administration time, hire car costs and body repair bill most fleet managers will tell...

ARTISTIC KIDS GIVE COLOUR TO ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVE
25/05/2011

Creative pupils at East Wittering Community Primary School have given a colourful public face to a new national road safety initiative. Ten year old Emilie Belcher and nine year old Oliver Mitchell were the winners of a competition to design a logo and a poster for the on-line safety programme devised by Chichester based E-Training World. The idea of the instructive learning system came from E-Training World managing director Graham Hurdle, whose seven year old daughter goes to East Wittering...

E-Training World Continues to Expand its E-Learning Portfolio
19/05/2011

E-Training World’s “Business Solutions” range has continued to expand. E-learning courses are now available for a range of health and safety training, forklift trucks, customer care and personal development. “Many of our fleet clients who have benefited from our previous online assessment and training courses believe wholeheartedly in the benefits e-learning can offer to their business,” explained Graham Hurdle, Managing Director of E-Training World. “The reason for this is because as employees...

Fleet Drivers Benefit from Short Bursts of Regular Online Training
19/05/2011

A concern raised by many fleet operators is that if you provide fleet drivers with training to reduce accidents and improve fuel consumption, how long will that driver training course be effective? If only conducted once a year the benefits can be diluted over time as drivers fall back into bad habits. But with E-Training World’s online modules, frequent training can deliver extremely powerful benefits. “Each of our short online courses focuses on a specific aspect of driving, such as...

Free Road Safety Course for Kids!
31/03/2011

E-Training World has launched a free on-line programme designed to help educate school children on road safety - it comes at a time when many local authorities are scrapping their school crossing patrols as part of public sector cost cutting. The interactive on-line quiz highlights to children, aged from five to 15, the dangers of Britain’s roads and has been developed as part of E-Training World’s commitment to road safety. To view the system visit www.e-trainingworld.com and click on the...

E-Training World is a Business Champion Once Again
31/03/2011

For the second year running E-Training World has won an award for Best Business in its local area. The Observer Business awards are run in Chichester, where E-Training World is based, and having now won it two years in succession it places the company as a key player in its local area, as well as in the fleet sector nationally. Last year E-Training World also won the Business Car Techies Awards for the 2nd successive year for its Best Risk Management Solution, re-enforcing the business as...

ROAD SAFETY COURSE FOR SCHOOLCHILDREN
24/03/2011

A Chichester company has launched a free on-line programme designed to help educate school children on road safety - it comes at a time when many local authorities are scrapping their school crossing patrols as part of public sector cost cutting. E-Training world, which is one of the country’s leading on-line risk assessment and training companies, has developed a special inter-active on-line quiz that is designed to highlight to children, aged from five to 15, the dangers of Britain’s road. The...

Online Health and Safety Training - a Great Tool for Business
17/03/2011

E-Training World’s new range of online Health and Safety modules are already proving popular with companies who have previously used their online driver risk assessment and e-driver training systems. Offering the ease and effectiveness of web-based learning, the new modules cover areas such as Fire Safety, Manual Handling, Slips Trips and Falls and a whole host of other important disciplines. By enabling employers to both assess and train their staff in one module makes it a perfect tool...

RAISING THE MOTORWAY SPEED LIMIT TO 80 MPH
17/03/2011

A proposal to raise the speed limit on UK motorways to 80mph is being backed by Graham Hurdle, managing director of leading fleet risk management company E-Training World. The idea is being floated by the current Road Safety Minister Mike Penning, but is likely to face stiff opposition from many safety organisations and the green lobby and well as within parliament on the grounds of the cost to implement. But, says Graham, the high speed limit could have benefits to business in speeding...

E-Training World Launches New Range of Online Training for Business
02/03/2011

E-Training World has set up an extensive and flexible range of online employee assessment and training courses for business. The company, which has developed an award winning reputation for its online systems in the fleet sector, is initially launching a range of health and safety assessment and training modules, as well as ones focused on personal development and customer care. “When we launched E-Training World it was always part of our strategy to establish a strong reputation for our...

Instant Online Speed Awareness Training for Offending Company Drivers
01/03/2011

Drivers caught speeding can now access an immediate online ‘Speed Awareness” course to help them improve their driving, by reducing the need and desire to speed. The online course is just one of the new modular driver assessment and training courses launched by E-Training World to tackle specific driving traits which can cost companies and their drivers dear. “As well as being a danger to other road users, drivers penalised for speeding are a real concern to companies,” said Jonathan Mosley,...

Driver Risk Assessment and Training Delivers Immediate Return on Investment
17/02/2011

Investing in driver risk assessments and training can deliver an immediate and tangible return on investment in a way that very few other forms of training can achieve. According to Jonathan Mosley, Director of Sales and Marketing at E-Training World companies can start to see the benefits literally the very next day as accident costs drop and fuel usage becomes more efficient. “With many forms of general staff training, there is a delay between providing the training and enjoying the benefits...

Are Young Recruits Ready To Become Company Drivers?
14/02/2011

New recruits may hold a driving licence but this may not necessarily mean they are equipped with the skills to be a company car driver – and it will be their employers who end-up out of pocket and possibly in the dock. According to Graham Hurdle, Managing Director of fleet risk assessment and training organisation E-Training World, many inadequacies in the current driving test leave young people woefully short of the practical skills needed to make a competent business driver. “Driving for...

New Systems Offer the Most Targeted Driver Training Yet
14/02/2011

E-Training World’s new integrated assessment and training systems offer fleet operators the most focused driver development on the market. As short online modules, which can be quickly tailored to any topic, they are ideal for checking driver knowledge followed by instant training. “These modules are ideal for tackling specific topics,” explained Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World. “For example, speed awareness, use of mobile phones, vehicle safety checks and so on....

E-Training World Launches New Flexible and Fast Track Assessment and Training System
26/01/2011

E-Training World is launching a suite of online modules that combine assessment with training. Offering the simplest and quickest approach to driver improvement, the system asks 20 questions on a defined topic. It then scores them before immediately providing the correct answer. “We’ve had this system in the pipeline for many months now, and are extremely excited about its potential,” said Graham Hurdle, Managing Director at E-Training World. “Because the beauty of it is its speed, simplicity...

Bad Habits Can Mean High Costs When Running a Fleet
26/01/2011

Pulling away whilst still clicking your seat belt in. Assuming there’s nothing behind you as you reverse out of a car parking space. Or being in a rush and losing patience with the slower driver in front. They’re all bad habits and it wouldn’t take too much effort to compile a top 20, or even more! But if you run a fleet of vehicles, it’s frustrating to think that these are happening in your vehicles day in, day out, causing you to run up repair bills, administration and a blot on your insurance...

Reducing Your Fuel Expenditure.
14/01/2011

Fuel prices have risen once again, and it's incredible to think that we're paying around £6 a gallon. If you run a fleet of vehicles, I would only assume its a huge concern to you which is why I'm writing to advise you that there are ways of reducing your fuel expenditure. In fact you can enjoy a 10% saving or more. Now that may not sound like much, but its £300 per vehicle for an average fleet car travelling 20,000 miles. Multiply that across your fleet and it can become a saving...

Achieve Efficiency and Save Money by Going Online in 2011
10/01/2011

With businesses looking to improve efficiency and keep their costs low in 2011, many believe this will be the year when online driver risk management and e-driver training solutions accelerate in popularity. “Many fleet operators have put off their driver risk assessments and training due to the recession,” said Graham Hurdle, Managing Director of E-Training World. “However, we’ve spoken to a large number who say that this year they can’t wait any longer, and must take action. But with...

What’s the Quickest Way of Saving Money on Accidents?
10/01/2011

If you’re looking for a quick win to instantly reduce accident costs, you should focus your attention on small knocks and scrapes. And E-Training World has a short online driver training course that can reduce them significantly – all for just £10 per driver. Because they are not only extremely expensive to repair, they usually fall within the excess (which means they are a direct cost) and they are completely avoidable. “Almost all knocks, scrapes and small dents are caused by a lack of...

E-Training World Press Release – 12 Top Tips for Christmas
15/12/2010

Fleet risk management specialist E-Training World is offering fleet managers a special festive gift – their top 12 days of Christmas better motoring tips which they can pass onto their staff. The free to down-load presentations are set to become next year’s must have for safety and cost conscious line managers who want to get the most out of their drivers. Although recipients might want to gobble up all 12 top tips in one go, E-Training World is suggesting that, instead, they might like...

A Very Happy Christmas from E-Training World
15/12/2010

E-Training World would like to wish you all a very happy, and safe, Christmas and New year. Fleet News reported this week that “Morning After” drink driving is on the rise quoting research by Brake and Direct Line who revealed almost four in 10 motorists are risking lives by driving first thing after drinking excessively the night before. To help your staff understand their limits, why not send them a link to www.drinkdrivingkills.com where they can gain a greater appreciation of how long...

International Driver Risk Management System Shows Huge Popularity
30/11/2010

Since launching our new online International Driver Risk Management system, which can be used in any Country across the World, the interest has been phenomenal. Organisations from 9 Countries have now shown interest in the system, and E-Training World is engaged in discussions ranging from offering it to multi-nationals for all international staff through to organisations wishing to act as re-sellers of the system in their own country. “We’ve had numerous enquiries over the years from organisations...

Support Your Fleet Drivers with Our Free Drink Driving Awareness Programme
30/11/2010

Since its launch in 2009, E-Training World’s FREE online Drink Driving system (www.drinkdrivingkills.com) has received huge acclaim from fleet operators, the Police and Government bodies from around the world. Any organisation can use the system to educate their drivers about the dangers of drinking and driving, particularly in relation to the ‘morning after’ – a perfect addition to any company web site or intranet during the Christmas period. “Many drivers are still unaware of the dangers...

Flexibility Enables E-Training World to Enter New Markets
15/11/2010

The same flexibility that has enabled E-Training World to offer its driver risk management system to countries across the globe has also triggered the company to look at new markets such as Fire Safety, Manual Handling and any other form of training in the health and safety field. This expansion to the service portfolio is a major boost for E-Training World and its customers – many of whom have frequently asked if the same form of simple and effective online assessments used for drivers could...

E-Training World Launches "International" Driver Risk Management System
15/11/2010

E-Training World has launched a new Driver Risk Assessment system that can be used in any Country across the World. Following the core sections of Attitude, Knowledge, Concentration & Observation, and Hazard Perception the new system offers complete flexibility for questions to be included in any language as well as road scene images from the country it is to be used in. "This is the biggest step forward in fleet risk management since online systems began," said Graham Hurdle, E-Training...

Buy the Highway Code (Cost Saving Tip Number 5)
02/11/2010

We’ve had some great feedback in recent weeks about the series of cost savings tips for fleets that we’re running in our newsletter. Our aim is to keep them simple so that you can save money (and lives) through less accidents. But if we say that you can save money simply by buying a copy of the Highway Code, you may feel we’re simplifying fleet risk management strategies a bit too much. However, its surprising how weak many drivers’ knowledge is of basic road laws and signs, and how dangerous...

E-Training World Launches Telematics ROI
03/11/2010

E-Training World has launched a new service aimed at fleets using in-vehicle telematics. Aptly named “Telematics ROI”, the approach uses professional fleet risk managers to monitor and interpret driver behaviour data so that it can be used to make on-going improvements to fleet performance. It then provides fleet managers with ready-made training modules that can be used to target specific negative behaviours. “We come across a lot of fleets who are not analysing or acting upon their telematics...

E-Training World is Commended at Green Fleet Awards for its Cost Saving Eco Initiative
20/10/2010

For the 3rd successive year, E-Training World won a finalist position in the Green Fleet Awards - this year being Commended for its "Green from the Top" initiative. "Green from the Top is designed to deliver cultural change within an organisation," said Graham Hurdle, E-Training World's Managing Director, "and we are starting to see far greater buy-in from drivers as a result of changing their behaviour to reduce accidents, avoid small knocks and scrapes and reduce fuel usage. "The progamme...

Plan Carefully Before Introducing On Road Training (Cost Saving Tip Number 4)
20/10/2010

If you are looking to provide on road defensive driver training to your drivers, careful planning is essential. It is still the case that many organisations offer the same course to all of their drivers, which is not only unnecessary but wastes thousands of pounds in training that either isn't effective or not required at all. "Before embarking on any on road driving training, it's important to look at a number of areas first," explains Sandra Pennyfather, National Sales Manager at E-Training...

Dramatic Shift Towards Online Driver Training as E-Training World Enjoys Record Year
05/10/2010

2010 has seen a dramatic shift towards online driver training, and the demand for online driver risk management solutions has never been higher. At E-Training World this has resulted in demand from fleet operators rising by an incredible 75% since the beginning of the year as the benefits of web-based training are realised. "We have seen a steep and dramatic increase in demand for online driver training and risk assessments this year," said Jonathan Mosley, E-Training World's Director of...

Check Your Vehicles & Start Saving Money (Cost Saving Tip Number 3)
05/10/2010

OK. Let's not kid ourselves. Not many company drivers "actually" conduct regular vehicle checks. The truth is, whilst most companies issue policies or in-vehicle driver information, which states that checks should be made, the harsh reality is that your average company car driver tends to do it infrequently, or when he/she thinks there may be a problem. But have you ever considered how much money this oversight is costing your business? According to Graham Hurdle, Managing Director of...

DRIVING TEST CHANGES ARE NOT ALL GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
28/09/2010

This October revisions to the UK driving test could have serious implications for future corporate driving skills, says Graham Hurdle, managing director of leading fleet risk management specialists E-Training World. Graham is concerned that the change, that will see test candidates only have to perform one manoeuvre instead of the current two, will reduce the skill levels required for company drivers. While he applauds the move to give candidates more driving time on the road, he says this shouldn’t...

Up to 10% Saving On Annual Fuel Bill for the Sake of £10 cost and 15 Minutes of Your Time
20/09/2010

If you run a fleet of 100 vehicles, and the average mileage is 20,000 per annum, you're probably suffering a fuel bill of around £300,000. 10% saving would put £30,000 straight back onto the company's bottom line, and even a marginal 5% saving would be a strong return. To achieve this, all you need to do is change driver attitudes and abilities - all of which can be done through our online eco driving course costing just £10 per driver. A £1,000 investment for between £15,000 and £30,000...

Simple Changes Can Save Fleet Operators a Fortune (Cost Saving Tip Number 2)
17/09/2010

When companies look to save money, they quite often kick off an extensive review of their fleet operation to determine where costs could be reduced. However, when it comes to accident reduction and improved fuel consumption there are many things that you can literally do today that will make an immediate impact. Graham Hurdle, Managing Director of E-Training World and a qualified fleet driver trainer explains. "If you are responsible for a fleet of vehicles and are sitting at your desk...

Cost Saving Tip Number 1: Take Care of the Pennies and the Pounds Will Take Care of Themselves
07/09/2010

Its probably a phrase that you used to hear when you were a child, however its as true today as its ever been. With most fleets, the odd scatch, scrape or 'dink' on a vehicle is often overlooked. Neither the driver nor the fleet manager paying a great deal of attention to it. However, at what point does it become a problem? How deep does the scratch need to be? How big a dent is classed as 'proper' vehicle damage. By focusing on the smaller items, it has been proven that larger accidents...

E-Training World Offers Free Cost Saving Advice
07/09/2010

We recently spoke to clients and prospects who receive our e-newsletter, and the overriding feedback was that articles on "Cost Saving" were always the most useful. As a result, in the coming months we're going to make this a regular feature. With more than 20 years of expertise in fleet risk management, it's our philosophy at E-Training World to make cost saving advice simple, but achievable. "There are far too many cost saving initiatives, or reviews, in the fleet sector that look good...

Accidents Rates Can Plummet With Simple Changes
24/08/2010

It has always been our business philosophy at E-Training World to keep things simple and to do them well. And this approach not only reflects the simplicity, ease and effectiveness of our online solutions, but also our on site consultancy as well. With more than 20 years expertise in fleet driver training and risk management, Managing Director Graham Hurdle, explains that simple, but carefully targeted, changes are having a massive impact on E-Training World's customers. "We're extremely...

E-Training World Wins Best Risk Management System for the Second Successive Year
24/08/2010

E-Training World has won the coveted Best Risk Management System award at the Business Car Techies for the second year running. Announcing the award, Business Car said E-Training World’s retention of the Best Risk Management System award illustrates the company’s excellence in this sector. The firm has created “the most integrated, simple to use ‘company’ and ‘grey fleet’ system available”. It essentially starts as an empty shell, with managers inputting all of the drivers under their...

Fixed Costs Remain High on the Fleet Agenda
05/08/2010

We may be seeing an improving economy this year, however cost control remains a major priority for many businesses. Which is why many companies are nervous about risk assessing their drivers in case it throws up the need for expensive and un-budgeted training. But according to Jonathan Mosley, Director of Sales & Maketing at E-Training World, it's possible to pin down costs with total certainty when looking at driver risk assessments and training. "We have a lot of conversations with...

"Safe From the Top" and "Green from the Top"
05/08/2010

For any driver training initiative to be successful, every member of staff needs to support it. And that means from the top down. Which is why, 6 months after launching its 2 Management training programmes, aptly named "Safe from the Top" and "Green from the Top", E-Training World is seeing genuine success in changing attitudes. The 2 management programmes are aimed at communicating the business benefits of driver risk assessments and training to maximise buy-in from key personnel. "We've...

Hazard Perception - The Key to Reducing Accidents
27/07/2010

E-Training World's online driver risk assessment was originally developed more than 8 years ago. The team that developed it was made up of fleet ADI's, road safety officers and members of the emergency services. Their view remains the same today; that the only way to truly assess driver risk is by looking at attitude, knowledge, concentration & observation, and hazard perception skills. E-Training World’s separate, industry leading, online driver training system used by tens of thousands...

Online Risk Portal Takes Grey Fleet Management to a New Level
26/07/2010

E-Training World has launched a new online driver risk portal to help companies combine the management of their Grey Fleet and Company Fleet. The highly intuitive system was developed after feedback from many businesses that they did not always know which drivers were using their own cars for work related journeys. They therefore needed a way of identifying these drivers, risk assessing and training them all in one simple process without needing to find out who they were beforehand. Quite...

Online Defensive Driver Training Sees a Massive Rise in Popularity
12/07/2010

With cost conscious businesses still looking to get more from their fleet budgets, online defensive driver training has been one area that has seen incredible growth. At E-Training World, demand for online driver training is up by a phenomenal 79% already compared to last year and according to Jonathan Mosley, E-Training World's Director of Sales & Marketing, its due to a combination of factors. "Many fleet operators committed to implement a risk management initiative last year but had to...

Middle Managers Can "Make or Break" Your Approach to Driver Risk Management
12/07/2010

Middle Managers are pivotal to achieving a return on investment from driver training and risk management. This is the view of Graham Hurdle, Managing Director of driver risk management specialists E-Training World who regularly sees the "positive" and "negative" impact that middle managers have on the entire process. "Line managers can waste companies many thousands of pounds by having the wrong attitude towards Duty of Care," said Hurdle, "however in many businesses they receive very little...

Saving Money is Simple - Just Use Less Fuel
29/06/2010

It seems odd to us that so many companies are willing to spend up to 10% more than they have to on fuel. Because with just 10 or 15 minutes of online training, which only costs £10 per driver, you could save yourself this money overnight. "If we look at this in terms of ball park costs," explained Graham Hurdle, E-Training World's Managing Director, "a standard fleet car covering 20,000 miles a year will use in the region of £2500 worth of fuel. "A 10% saving is therefore £250 and across...

Fixed Cost Assessment and Training Wins Favour as Fleets Pin Down Costs
29/06/2010

Cost control is always a number one priority for any fleet operator. But when it comes to driver risk assessments and training it seems to really weigh on people's minds. The main concern being that its almost impossible to predict your total spend until you've conducted your risk assessments and know how much training is needed. But thanks to e-60, E-Training World's pioneering fixed cost assessment and training solution, unpredictable costs are a thing of the past. "We launched our...

Telematics are a Great Idea. But Not in My Car!
15/06/2010

Here's a good question to ask when you’re standing with some of your company car driving mates in the pub. “Would you or would you not let your employer fit telematics and tracking to your car?” Its a funny one because it usually makes people quite animated, expressing views about human rights, invasions of privacy and lack of trust by employers. But why do so many car drivers object? Perhaps the number one reason is that no-one really wants to be watched or monitored that carefully....

Online Manoeuvring Course Soars in Popularity as Fleets Seek to Cut Accident Costs
15/06/2010

Ask any fleet manager and they will tell you that one of their biggest frustrations is the amount of money wasted due to small knocks and scrapes. Reversing into posts and walls, scraping bodywork, scuffing bumpers and causing small dents all contribute to a very hefty bill. And with cost cutting still at the top of most companies' agendas, tackling this issue has become a number one priority and has seen demand for E-Training World's online manoeuvring system soar. "Small knocks and...

Driving for 16 Years When Disqualified!
01/06/2010

Driving licences have come under increased scrutiny this month. The Licence Bureau reported an instance where someone who had been banned for 16 years was driving on company business. The unnamed driver received four, four-year driving bans in the space of 16 weeks from the courts to run concurrently. Two four-year bans for drink-driving were followed by two separate incidents of driving whilst disqualified and a number of other related offences such as supplying false details and driving...

Finance Director Makes Race for Life
05/05/2010

Race for Life is Cancer Research UK's flagship event, with over 230 events taking place across the UK and the sponsorship money helps fund life-saving work into many types of cancer. This year E-Training World's Finance Director, Sharon, is running in this important race and would welcome any sponsors who would like to help. To sponsor Sharon simply copy this link into your browser and it will take you to her Race for Life page. http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/sharonhurdle Thanks...

Driver Management Becomes the New Focus for Fleet Managers
05/05/2010

Companies operating fleets of vehicles are being advised to place greater focus on the management of their drivers according to Jonathan Mosley, Director - Sales & Marketing at E-Training World. His advice came at a seminar hosted by E-Training World and attended by fleet managers, road safety professionals and representatives from the fleet press. A timely workshop to look at the issue of driver management as an increasing number of fleets are risk assessing and training their company drivers...

Driver Training Online? Is it Really Possible?
05/05/2010

At E-Training World, when we explain that we can offer online driver training for just £30 per course, compared to approx £320 for an on road training day we find it’s often viewed with a degree of scepticism. The main question being, “But does it work?” Which is why, perhaps, it’s important to look first at what an on road course offers before you can draw comparisons to the online version. “On road defensive driver training isn’t about teaching people to drive”, said Graham Hurdle, E-Training...

Highly Commended in the Fleet News Awards 2010
18/03/2010

E-Training World has won a Highly Commended Award in the Safety Category of the 2010 Fleet News Awards. As finalists in both the Safety and the Training categories, it continues to place E-Training World as a prominent front runner in fleet sector driver risk management and safety. "We're delighted to have won the Highly Commended Award", said Graham Hurdle, E-Training World's managing director, "as it confirms to us, yet again, that we are providing truly award winning services and solutions...

The Closing Gap Between Fleet and Driver Management Seminar
15/02/2010

Vehicle vs Driver The Closing Gap Between Fleet and Driver Management 21 April 2010 Fleet management has always been about the vehicle. Dealing with maintenance, handling accidents, managing disposals and ensuring it is operational, mobile and being run at the most efficient whole life cost possible. But with an entire industry and set of professions built around fleet management, we now see ourselves entering a new era – Driver Management. • Drivers need risk assessing • Grey...

E-Training World Helps Fleets with New Monthly Payment Plan
15/01/2010

E-Training World has launched a new monthly payment plan for companies looking to comply with their health and safety obligations by risk assessing and training their drivers. The new monthly payment plan is an interest free scheme aimed at balancing the cost of conducting online risk assessments and e-driver training over 12 months. For a fleet of 100 vehicles that could mean as little as £325 per month to comply with their legal obligations of assessing and training drivers at a time...

Fleet Operators Demand a Total Solution for their Accident and Risk Management
02/12/2009

Fleet operators are demanding a more ‘complete’ solution when it comes to accident and risk management, according to a national survey conducted by fleet risk management specialists E-Training World. The survey, conducted in November to a sample of 162 companies operating fleets of vehicles, found that 73% would like to receive a combined accident and risk management solution through a single point of contact, with management reporting embodying both areas. The survey also highlighted that...

E-Training World makes Charitable Gesture
20/10/2009

E-Training World is supporting BEN, the automotive industry charity, by offering free use of its online driver training system via a voucher scheme, and also by providing a donation submission facility on its free online drink driving awareness programme, www.drinkdrivingkills.com The voucher will be provided in BEN prize draws, raffles or just as a way of saying thank you to a business that has raised money for the charity, and entitles the recipient’s company to receive 10 free online driver...

E-Training World Wins Award for Best Risk Management System
01/09/2009

Business Car 2009 Techies Award for Best Risk Management System Risk management covers a broad spectrum of aspects from the basic licence check, through risk assessment of drivers and a fleet’s records to driver training, which makes E-Training World’s win in the Techies all the more impressive. ETW not only covers these areas but much more too. The web-based system means fleet managers don’t need to install dedicated software. Couple this to a well-thought out and easy to understand...

London Drivers are the Highest Risk in the UK
23/07/2009

In a survey of online driver risk assessments conducted by E-Training World in the last 6 months, both South and North London come out in the top five highest risk areas in the country. The survey collated from data on more than 5,000 drivers, evenly sampled across the UK, placed South London, Wolverhampton, North London, the North East and Essex as where the highest risk fleet drivers live. Whereas the lowest risk drivers are from Shropshire, the South West, Lancashire, the Scottish Highlands...

Foreign Drivers in the UK - Education Must be the Priority
30/04/2009

There have been some terrible stories in the news recently about foreign drivers causing deaths on UK roads. And whilst proposal have been published which would see foreign drivers, who break UK road rules, facing fines and the immobilisation of their vehicles, the punitive route is not the only solution. "At E-Training World we are passionate about road safety", said Jonathan Mosley, director of sales & marketing, "and we feel there is a great deal more that the Government could be doing...

Online eco driving and manoeuvring course
30/04/2009

E-Training World has launched the very first dedicated online eco driving and manoeuvring course. As the very first of its kind in the fleet sector, drivers can select whether they drive a car, a van or an LGV and benefit from training on reducing small knocks and scrapes caused by poor manoeuvring. The online course also focuses on how to reduce fuel consumption and is tailored directly towards saving companies money through the avoidance of unecessary costs. "When a company driver has...

50% Off The Cost Of Driver Training
30/04/2009

E-Training World has a launched a new marketing campaign aimed to encourage fleet operators who have yet to test the benefits of online driver training. Fleet operators have a legal obligation to risk assess their drivers and then provide training to reduce their risk. This special offer from E-Training World is designed to attract those fleets that remain exposed to the threat of prosecution and could benefit from the simplicity, ease and the cost benefits of E-Training World’s system. To...

Blanket Ban on Mobile Phone’s In Vehicles Should Be Imposed
30/03/2009

The use of mobile phones whilst driving, even when hands free, is extremely dangerous and should be completely banned. A momentary loss of concentration leading to a 1 second delay in reaction time could be the difference between life and death. When travelling at 50 mph, that 1 second equals 75 extra feet of stopping distance or approximately 2 bus lengths – and that could quite easily be someone’s life. Those who argue in favour tend to focus on the fact that speaking on the mobile is...

Driver's Handbook for just £75.00 + VAT
02/03/2009

E-Training World has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging fleet operators to provide their drivers with guidance on what the company expects from them whilst driving on company business. Fleet operators have a legal obligation to manage occupational road risk and this includes communicating with staff who drive as part of their job. As an example, if you don't inform your drivers how to correctly adjust a head restraint and they are involved in a crash resulting in whip-lash injury, you...

Free Online Drink Awareness Programme Launched
19/02/2009

E-Training World, the specialist in online driver risk assessments and e-driver training, has launched a free online programme to highlight the dangers of drinking and driving. www.drinkdrivingkills.com is being offered to any organisation, business or individual completely free of charge as part of E-Training World’s commitment to road safety. “We’re calling on any individual or organisation to help us highlight the dangers and risks associated with drinking and driving”, said Graham Hurdle,...

5 FREE Driver Risk Assessments Logins for 1 Month Only
05/02/2009

E-Training World has a launched a new marketing campaign aimed to encourage fleet operators who have yet to test the benefits of online driver risk assessments. Fleet operators have a legal obligation to risk assess their drivers and the special offer from E-Training World is designed to attract those fleets that remain exposed to the threat of prosecution and could benefit from the simplicity, ease and accuracy of E-Training World’s system. To register for your 5 free logins, visit www.dutyofcareonline.co.uk...

Lack of Common Sense Costing Fleet Industry Dear
03/02/2009

A leading road safety figure has spoken out about what he calls ‘the farcical health and safety culture’ which, if allowed to continue, will have an increasingly detrimental effect on businesses operating fleets of vehicles. Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World, the online driver risk assessment and e-driver training specialist, believes it is high time more business leaders spoke out in favour of common sense when it comes to health and safety related issues, as we head towards...

Don't Get Whipped by a Personal Injury Claim
18/12/2008

The Association of Industrial Road Safety Officers (AIRSO) recently reported that eight cars launched this year failed the EuroNCAP whiplash test. Of the eight, three are sought after very much by fleet operators – the Ford Kuga, Citroen C5 and the Peugeot 308CC. Whiplash is a common injury following a low speed collision and some 1,200 claims are made every day. An estimated 400 of these are drivers who are undertaking work related journeys. "Obviously vehicles failing EuroNCAP tests...

Company Vehicle Drivers Warned About Morning After Breath Tests
18/12/2008

It’s December and the Police are launching their campaign to reduce drink driving over the Christmas period. And this year there's more focus than ever on the morning after. With the economy biting hard there will be less "going out" this December and more "socialising at home", which is often the cause for people to lose sight of how much they are drinking. In E-Training World’s online driver training system you are asked to pour whiskey into a glass and see if you know what a unit of alcohol...

New Duty of Care Web Site Launched
17/10/2008

A new web site dedicated to Duty of Care has been launched by online driver risk assessment and e-driver training specialist E-Training World. www.dutyofcareonline.co.uk will act as a focal point for giving UK businesses advice and information regarding their obligations under The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, which came into force this year. “A lot of companies we talk to ask if there is anywhere they can access straight-forward, clear advice about duty of care”,...

Driver Risk Assessments and DVD-Based Driver Training Paves the Way for A New Era of Assessing and Training HGV Drivers
02/10/2008

One of the UK’s leading specialists in online driver risk assessments and e-driver training has extended its services into the HGV sector. E-Training World has developed a driver risk assessment booklet, and an HGV driver training DVD, after research showed that less than 25% of vocational drivers have easy access to the internet and therefore could not easily utilise the existing online systems. The risk assessment booklet is posted to HGV drivers who fill it in and post it back, making...

Northgate Provide Free Driver Profiling
13/09/2008

Driving on business, for most employees, is the most dangerous task they undertake during their working life with an estimated 25%-33% of road traffic accidents involving somebody who was using the road for work purposes. As a result of this alarming statistic Northgate has launched a major new road safety initiative for businesses. Throughout September, Northgate through Fleet Technique it’s specialist fleet management subsidiary will be offering customers the opportunity for five staff...

HGV Driver Training Goes Green
01/09/2008

In the last 3 to 5 years we’ve seen the growth of online driver risk assessment and e-driver training systems for company car drivers. However, less has been done for the haulage market which has continued to rely on in-cab driver assessments and in-cab training. Put quite simply, each gallon of fuel burned by a truck releases 24 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere. On an average driver assessment or training course a vehicle is likely to use 5 gallons of fuel which means that for every 10,000...

Accreditation Scheme for Driver Risk Assessments and Training Could Save Fleets a Fortune
04/07/2008

A senior figure in the driver training industry is calling on all the major driver training companies to seek a national accreditation scheme which could save fleet operators a fortune. Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World says that without an accredited scheme fleets could end up wasting thousands of pounds on duplicated risk assessments and training, simply because they have no ‘official’ evidence under their duty of care obligations that a driver has been assessed and trained...

Cover4Sure – The All in One Duty of Care Service Launched by E-Training World
17/04/2008

A new duty of care service, offering fixed costs and spread payments, has been launched by E-Training World. Cover4Sure provides a risk assessment of a fleet’s on road activities to include the vehicles, job roles, scheduling and driver’s abilities. Draft policies are drawn up tailored to the company’s operations as well as a Driver Handbook. Online risk assessments identify the risk rating of each driver, supported by online or in-vehicle driver training where required. All of which...

Driver Training Sector Not Ready to Cope With Impact of New Corporate Manslaughter Law
17/04/2008

The driver training sector is on the verge of meltdown if the new Corporate Manslaughter Law causes fleet managers to dramatically increase their focus on driver risk assessments and driver training. Graham Hurdle, who has been a fleet road safety expert for 20 years and is now managing director of E-Training World, gave his stark warning after a debate raged over the level of awareness with fleet managers regarding the Corporate Manslaughter Law. One Poll had suggested that 69% of fleet...

Mollycoddling of Company Vehicle Drivers Will Increase the Dangers on Our Roads
07/12/2007

Stringent health and safety laws that make company directors increasingly responsible for the safety of their at-work drivers will start to have an adverse effect on driver safety, a leading expert is claiming. Graham Hurdle, managing director of E-Training World, the online driver training specialists, believes that the onus placed on companies is now so great that company car drivers are taking less and less personal responsibility for their own safety, and for the safety of their vehicles,...

Pressure of Work Causing Drivers To Ignore Vital Road Safety Policies
06/11/2007

Company car drivers are not taking vital breaks from driving due to the pressures of work, and many are not conducting important checks on their vehicles to ensure they are roadworthy. These worrying statistics come from a survey conducted by E-Training World, the specialist provider of online driver risk assessments and e-driver training solutions to the fleet sector. The survey, of 217 drivers found a massive 82.7% of drivers are not conducting regular vehicle checks of tyre pressures,...

Eyesight Tests Being Overlooked As Drivers Blindly Take To The Roads
23/10/2007

Almost half of company car drivers (45.6%) on UK roads have not had an eyesight test in the last 3 years, and nearly 30% (29.4%) have not had their sight tested in the past 5 years, or at all. These worrying statistics come as a result of analysis conducted by online driver assessment and e-driver training specialist E-Training World, which examined data from 340 drivers from some of the UK’s biggest fleet operators who have recently completed E-Training World’s online risk assessment. And...

E-Training World Wins Contract To Provide Driver Risk Assessments for Towergate Underwriting, Transportation
17/09/2007

E-Training World, the specialist provider of online driver risk assessment and e-driver training solutions, has been appointed by Towergate Underwriting to provide a commercial vehicle risk assessment solution for its insurance policies. The contract was won after a competitive pitch and was secured thanks to the accuracy of E-Training World’s risk ratings and the company’s flexibility in meeting Towergate’s needs. “We tested a number of online risk assessment options”, said Andrew Evans,...

Risk Assessments for Commercial Vehicle Fleets – A New Specialist Service
13/09/2007

E-Training World has launched a tailored risk assessment solution for commercial vehicle drivers. The service enables vocational drivers to carry out a risk assessment by answering questions in a booklet that is posted to them. They can then complete the assessment and send it back to either E-Training World or their fleet manager so that their risk rating can be calculated. “With limited access to the Internet, vocational drivers find it difficult to put enough time aside to sit in front...

All Female Fleet Driver Training Company Appoints E-Training World
13/09/2007

The UK’s only ‘all-female’ fleet driver training company has appointed E-Training World as its partner for the provision of online risk assessment and e-driver training services. Venus Fleet Consultants, the Huddersfield-based fleet driver training company, run by Joanne Dixon and Debra Flynn, only employs female driver trainers to offer the very highest standards of in-vehicle training and risk consultancy. “There are a great deal of companies who employ a high proportion of women drivers...

30 MPH Speed Limits A Bit Far-Fetched, But There Are Easier Ways to Help Save the Planet
05/09/2007

Sir, I am writing in response to your letter from Glen Lowcock of The Secular Franciscan Order, entitled “30MPH Limit on all roads will save oil” (Fleet News 30 August 2007). Due to the extreme nature of Mr Lowcock’s suggestion, I suspect most readers will have read his letter and thought to themselves, ‘Well that isn’t going to happen is it’, and will have moved swiftly on to read other articles. But whilst his viewpoint is pretty radical, his letter should challenge us all to consider...

Driver analysis ‘over-mystified’
09/08/2007

A leading driver training figure has slammed psychometric testing of drivers by software companies, claiming it is “pulling the wool over the eyes of the industry”. Graham Hurdle, who recently sold Stafford-based fleet risk management and driver training specialist Pro-Drive to IAM Fleet, claims psychometric testing is over-mystifying the process of identifying whether a driver falls into a high, medium or low-risk category. He called for a return to traditional driver training values that...

Fleet alert over work death law
09/08/2007

Corporate manslaughter will become the “prosecution of choice”, aimed at employers of company drivers involved in fatal accidents from next April. According to solicitor David Faithful, the new law is a viable alternative to a health and safety prosecution and will carry a great deal more stigma. Speaking to Fleet News on the day the bill received Royal Assent, Mr Faithful said: “This will reinforce the obligation on a company to comply with health and safety legislation. We cannot say...