SAFED for vans training offers the following benefits
- Reduced accidents by the fleet with associated reduced costs
- Reduced fuel costs through more efficient driving style
- Motivated drivers who have received high quality training
- Introduction to improved fuel management practices to help improve the management of the fleet
- Reduced maintenance requirement through improved vehicle sympathy
For drivers these benefits include:
- Less stressful driving techniques
- More fuel efficient driving
- Less chance of accidents
- No impact on journey time
- The techniques taught can be adopted for use in your own private car, hence personal financial benefits
SAFED is a complementary driver development course, consisting of assessment and training. It intends to improve the safe and fuel efficient driving skills of LCV drivers. It therefore should complement a much broader programme of commercial vehicle fleet efficiency management.
Why have van training?
During 2003 UK Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) activity accounted for some 58 billion kilometres (Department for Transport statistics). Over 90% of this distance was in connection with collection and delivery of goods, travel between home and workplace or journeys between jobs and hence LCVs play an important role in the countries economy.
Safer driving means:
- Less injuries and fatalities on our roads
- Less accident damage to vehicles
- Less unproductive downtime for vehicle repair
- The potential for reduced insurance premiums
Fuel efficiency means:
- Lower costs
- Improved profit margins
- Reduced emissions
- Improved environmental performance
Where operators actively monitor and manage the fuel used by vehicles a fleet’s fuel consumption can typically be reduced by 10%, with an equivalent cost saving. Use of safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques as part of fuel management will make a major contribution to this fuel saving.