Protect your drivers, assets, and bottom line with our comprehensive fleet safety program. Safety isn't just a priority, it's a profitable investment.
“Every company that operates a fleet of vehicles needs to develop and implement a Fleet Safety Plan. By developing and maintaining an effective fleet safety program, you will be empowered to save lives, reduce risks of life-altering injuries, protect your organization’s human and financial resources, and protect yourself against liabilities.”
– Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Benefits to Fleet Safety
Save money through fewer incidents
By implementing safe driving practices, your company can significantly reduce expenses associated with car collisions, such as repair costs, medical bills, and legal fees.
Reduce liability
Minimize the risk of legal action and financial repercussions by proactively addressing safety concerns and preventing accidents on the road.
Get Insurance Discounts
Qualify for substantial discounts on fleet insurance premiums by demonstrating a commitment to safety, which can result in significant long-term savings for your company.
Create a Safer Workplace
Prioritize employee safety by promoting safe driving habits, ultimately fostering a secure work environment where employees feel valued and protected.
Boost Company Reputation
Improve your company's reputation as a responsible and caring employer, while also avoiding negative publicity associated with traffic accidents and their consequences.
Reduce Frequency and Severity of Traffic Incidents
Implementing safety measures can effectively decrease both the frequency and severity of collisions, protecting both your employees and your company's assets.
Everyone benefits when they remain safe behind the wheel: No matter the size of your company, prioritizing safe driving practices ensures the well-being of all employees and contributes to overall organizational success.
From Fleet Safety Plans to Driving Safety Courses to a comprehensive Behind-the-Wheel experience, DriveSafe partners with organizations of all sizes to improve team driving performance.
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OUR COMPREHENSIVE FLEET SAFETY PROGRAM INCLUDES
Fleet
Safety plan
A customized plan to evaluate, educate, and equip your employees with the skills and knowledge to be safe and responsible drivers.
Classroom
Session
A comprehensive review of safe driving physics and principles, defensive driving topics including vehicle control and collision avoidance, and a refresher on updated road regulations.
DRIVER
TRAINING
Behind-The-Wheel training that includes: fundamental skills refresher, precision driving execution and defensive maneuvers, and evaluates and addresses any risky driving habits that have developed over time.
Case Studies and Testimonials
Participant
James, Field Safety Lead
Ramsey, Head of School
Casey, Coordinator
Background of the Client
Murphy Company, based in Denver, is one of the nation’s leading mechanical contracting firms. The company specializes in mechanical and industrial construction, offering services such as HVAC, plumbing, process piping, and piping fabrication. Murphy Company has been involved in significant projects throughout Colorado, including work for major clients like Denver International Airport and MillerCoors. The division we worked with specifically focuses on commercial HVAC and electrical services. Their fleet primarily consists of older F350 cargo vans, which are used by their technicians for service calls and daily operations. Prior to engaging with us, their focus on driver safety training was limited, and they were seeking ways to improve the confidence and skills of their drivers.
Client Needs and Challenges
Murphy Corporation faced challenges in ensuring the safety and confidence of their younger, newer HVAC technicians who were tasked with driving large, heavy vehicles, like the F350 cargo vans. Although these technicians hadn’t had any serious incidents, the company saw a need to proactively address driving skills, particularly for maneuvering large vans in tight spaces and understanding the unique handling challenges these vehicles present. Their main concern was ensuring that their newer drivers, who had little experience with larger vehicles, could operate them safely and confidently to avoid liability and safety concerns for both their employees and their assets.
Our Approach and Solutions
After assessing Murphy Corporation’s needs, DriveSafe Fleet Program customized a fleet safety training session focusing on precision driving to improve skill and confidence in driving larger fleet vehicles. The session was conducted in one of their older F350 cargo vans, a standard vehicle for their fleet.
Key areas of focus included:
Turn radius and blind spots unique to large, panel vans
Proper scanning techniques, following distance, and space maintenance
Adjusting for road conditions and managing the top-heavy nature of these vehicles
Perpendicular and parallel parking and backing into tight spaces
Implementation and Process
We came to Murphy Corporation’s team at their convenience and location, accommodating both their fleet and work environment to ensure the training would be effective, smooth, and relevant to their operations. Our instructor worked closely with their technician, using both hands-on driving exercises and a whiteboard discussion to cover various techniques and challenges of driving large fleet vehicles. The lesson included practical driving drills in tight spaces to simulate the real-world environments where their technicians would need to park and maneuver the van.
The implementation of the training went smoothly, with students expressing satisfaction and new found comfort with the skillsets. A team member from Murphy Corporation, attended the post-training evaluation and was enthusiastic about the feedback and potential for broader application of our services.
Impact
By addressing the challenges faced by younger HVAC technicians, the program could support Murphy’s long-term fleet safety goals to improve workplace safety and reduce risk and liability across the fleet.
Case Study: AmeriCorps NCCC South Region
Background of Fleet Safety Client
AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency that engages millions of Americans in national service to address critical community needs. Often described as the domestic counterpart to the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps provides volunteer teams that support nonprofits, community organizations, and public initiatives across the country.
The AmeriCorps NCCC South Region serves as a training and coordination hub for volunteers preparing for assignments across Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming.
Before deployment, members complete a multi-week training program that prepares them for field assignments. Many volunteers also take responsibility for transporting their teams to project sites using AmeriCorps’ fleet of 15-passenger vans.
Before partnering with DriveSafe, internal staff conducted basic driver training based on general federal guidelines. However, AmeriCorps staff had many competing operational training areas and lacked both time and specialized driver safety expertise.
Client Needs and Challenges
AmeriCorps needed a more structured and efficient way to prepare volunteers who would transport their teams across multiple states.
Two primary challenges drove the need for outside support:
Limited training capacity due to competing responsibilities
Lack of specialized expertise in passenger van safety and driver evaluation
Because volunteers would transport their peers across diverse driving environments, AmeriCorps needed a program that ensured drivers met clear, comprehensive safety and competency standards before deployment.
Our Approach and Solutions
The DriveSafe Fleet Safety team worked directly with AmeriCorps trainers and leadership to develop a customized driver training and evaluation program. We designed a dedicated training route that reflected the conditions volunteers would encounter during service travel. The route included: residential neighborhoods, urban metro traffic, high-speed controlled access highways, and more.
We also created a customized Driver Evaluation Matrix that allowed their team to assess each volunteer’s readiness to operate a fleet vehicle using classifications: Recommended, Needs Work, or Not Recommended.
This evaluation system and criteria gave AmeriCorps leadership a clear and consistent method to determine which volunteers could safely operate fleet vehicles and helped them fulfill their federal compliance requirements.
Impact
Our program has delivered strong results and continues to support AmeriCorps’ driver readiness requirements.
DriveSafe now trains and evaluates AmeriCorps volunteer drivers each year, which allows internal staff to focus on other areas of volunteer preparation while ensuring driver safety standards remain high.
Even after significant budget reductions, AmeriCorps returned to DriveSafe because the program delivers a reliable and cost-effective solution.
Case Study: Waymo
Background of Fleet Safety Client
Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company owned by Alphabet Inc (Google). The company allows the public to hail fully driverless rides through a mobile app and specializes in autonomous vehicle technology and mobility services.
Waymo operates thousands of autonomous vehicles across major U.S. markets including Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Atlanta, and Miami. The fleet primarily consists of electric Jaguar I-PACE SUVs equipped with cameras, LiDAR sensors, and radar to support autonomous driving.
While Waymo vehicles operate autonomously in public service, human drivers still play an important role in supporting operations. These drivers localize vehicles for new markets and transport vehicles for service, maintenance, and staging.
Before expanding into new markets, Waymo sought specialized driver training to ensure these human operators demonstrated strong safety fundamentals while handling high-value fleet vehicles.
Client Needs and Challenges
Waymo needed to train and evaluate two groups of drivers responsible for supporting their autonomous vehicle operations.
The first group included drivers who localize vehicles for new markets. These drivers operate vehicles manually so the autonomous system can observe and learn driving behaviors specific to each environment. Waymo’s evaluation team noticed the vehicles began to replicate poor driving habits observed during this process, such as lane weaving and inconsistent speed control. This created the need to ensure trainers modeled safe, consistent driving behavior and practices.
The second group included drivers responsible for transporting vehicles to garages, service centers, and maintenance facilities. Because each vehicle represents a significant investment, Waymo needed these operators to demonstrate strong safety practices when handling the fleet.
Our Approach and Solutions
DriveSafe Fleet Program worked with Waymo to design a training and evaluation program tailored to the unique responsibilities of their drivers.
We developed a closed-course training environment that allowed participants to practice high-precision driving skills in a controlled setting. Training focused on the following areas:
Obstacle avoidance
High-speed slalom maneuvers
Tight high-speed turns
Emergency braking
Precision reversing
Back-in parking
Skid pad exercises to correct loss of traction
We also created a customized evaluation rubric that assessed driver performance across the key skills required for their operational roles.
Implementation and Process
DriveSafe delivered the training program on an accelerated timeline to support Waymo’s operational rollout.
Our team trained and evaluated 75 drivers within a three-week period. Participants traveled from multiple locations across the country, which required coordinated scheduling and clear communication between our team and Waymo’s program stakeholders.
Through structured coordination and defined responsibilities, the program successfully trained all participants within the required timeline.
Impact
The program helped Waymo prepare qualified vehicle trainers and support drivers ahead of service launches in new markets. By equipping drivers with consistent safety practices and evaluating their readiness through structured assessments, Waymo strengthened operational safety across its fleet support teams and met rollout timelines with trained and qualified personnel.
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