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Driving habits have a major impact on employee health and your bottom line. A five-year study from PubMed found that traffic accidents were the leading cause of death among landscape employees. From an insurance standpoint, the average driving accident costs an employer over $90,000 when someone is injured. When accidents happen, insurance premiums can go […]
As adding GPS tracking to landscape fleets becomes more commonplace, an additional piece of hardware that is rising in popularity are dashcams. These cameras can have road-facing and/or in-cab lenses to capture what your crews are encountering as they drive between job sites. Seth Kehne, president of Lawn Butler, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, says they started putting […]
Daylight saving time ends on the first Sunday in November at 2 a.m. and while āfalling backā technically provides an extra hour of sleep, it can also throw off peopleās circadian rhythm, resulting in increased drowsiness. Drowsy driving is impaired driving so it is critical your team understands the importance of being well-rested before getting […]
As a lawn or landscape company, you have crews leaving your headquarters every day driving to various jobsites. While simply towing a trailer has its own set of risks, distracted driving increases the likelihood of an accident occurring. āA distracted driver is much more likely to be involved in an accident than one who is […]
June marks National Safety Month and one safety aspect to consider is refocusing efforts on making sure that your fleet is practicing safe driving. According to the National Safety Council, every seven seconds someone is injured in a car crash and every 15 minutes someone is killed in one. Workplace policies and employee education can […]
Unfortunately, more than 80 percent of the nation’s 94 million cell phone owners use them while driving (at least sometimes). Today, safe driving means knowing the rules around cell phone usage when driving. In the past few years, cell phone usage has been an issue in several lawsuits, and employers may be held responsible if […]
