Telematics alerts and How’s My Driving reports provide driver supervisors with a variety of opportunities to counsel their at-risk drivers. So why do many fleets neglect to do it? Good question, since driver counseling has proven to be a best-practice for reducing collisions and increasing fleet safety.
One answer is that most supervisors have not received training on how to counsel drivers. They have been given a responsibility but need some guidance to help them accomplish it.
DriverCheck has a video that can help. In it, we explain—and model—a step-by-step process for counseling at-risk drivers. The focus is on changing unsafe actions and behaviors. The process is non-judgmental, non-threatening, and gets the driver involved in the solution.
The video is free, and we encourage you to use it and share it with your safety team.
