Fleet and
Fleet Management
Regent
targets improved
efficiency and
driver wellness
Insurer to launch truck driver award in 2015
As fleet and transport companies seek greater value for their insurance spend, it is becoming
increasingly important for insurance firms to provide services that go beyond the standard.
R
egent commercial vehicles national manager
The company also provides a free driver assessment and
Wayne Rautenbach says Regent Insurance has
training service, which makes use of telematics data gath-
been guided by the need to provide a holistic pack-
ered through its Risk Services bureau.
age of services that recognises the importance of
improving efficiencies as well as risk management.
While the data provided by telematics is valuable for route
planning, speed management and administration of schedules, fleet managers have not used the information to its full
potential to improve driver performance or manage operational costs such as fuel and vehicle maintenance.
Our experience has shown that fleet owners can
make dramatic improvements in terms of insured
losses, vehicle performance and operational
efficiency by incorporating driver wellness and
training in their telematics systems.”
Regent’s driver wellness offering includes personal driver and
“We offer tailor-made driving programmes for the insured
addressing both driving skills and on road attitude. Our unique
training is based on the assessments and understanding of
our insured fleet telematics data collected,” Rautenbach says.
In the past six months more than 300 drivers have been
assessed and Regent has held 43 three day defensive driving
courses.
co-driver accident cover, an accidental death benefit, as well
In the long term, Rautenbach says the company hopes this
as a hospitalisation benefit.
will help to reduce the 14000 deaths on South African roads
every year, many of which are caused by human error involving trucks.
From 2015, Regent will sponsor a Truck Driver of the Year
award aimed at encouraging safe and efficient driving practices by truck drivers. This will be the first independent competition of its kind in South Africa.
“If we can provide an added incentive for truck drivers that will
help them to improve their performance on the roads while
at the same time helping our clients to manage their running
costs, then we will certainly jump at the opportunity to do
that,” Rautenbach says.
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