http://www.virtualriskmanager.net Global Award Winning Fleet Risk Management and Driver Training Solutions. en-us http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3075 A BT Openreach man has driven away with the top trophy and £5,000 in this year's BT Safe Driver of the Year competition. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:46:35 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1048 At the recent Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence Vauxhall Motors received the Company Driver Safety Award and were highly commended in the Fleet Safety Analysis and Action Award. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:13:42 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3074 Interactive Driving Systems® is this year supporting Fork Lift Safety Week 2010, which is taking place 20-26 September 2010 and the UK National Fork Lift Truck Safety Conference, being held at Warwick University 22 September 2010. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 4 Aug 2010 11:12:10 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3071 BT, which operates one of the largest motor fleets in Europe, has recently revised and updated its occupational road risk policy and programs - in part to allow for improved privacy management and detailed data integration through its Driver Index and risk data warehouse. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 2 Aug 2010 13:34:32 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3073 All organisations requiring staff to travel as part of their work are being urged to get involved in Road Safety Week 2010 (22-28 November) to help raise awareness of the need for slower speeds in communities to help reduce on roads. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:54:22 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1047 The annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence, was held last night (1 July) at a prestigious gala dinner at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire, with more than 260 guests. The awards are run by the Fleet Safety Forum, a division of road safety charity Brake, to recognise the achievements of those working in the rapidly developing field of road risk management. Generous donations on the night raised a significant amount of money for the charity. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:07:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1046 The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has awarded BT in a competition on work related road safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 7 May 2010 12:43:23 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3072 With the 2010 Soccer World Cup fast approaching the following provides some good practice guidance on how to enjoy it and stay safe on the road. Please cascade it widely through all your communications channels. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:11:11 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1045 Royal Mail's continued drive to improve road safety has won external recognition from the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards, which recognise outstanding road safety initiatives in the UK and overseas. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:42:32 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1044 Leading insurer Zurich won the Fleet Service Award for its long-established commitment to helping businesses improve their road safety at an official ceremony at London's Park Lane Hotel hosted by Prince Michael of Kent on December 8 2009. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:18:15 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/managementworkshops.php?newsid=2024 A ground breaking Fleet Safety Conference, organized by FleetSafe NZ, GSB Supplycorp, Boomrock and PCS Transport Consulting, was held Monday 09 November at Westpac Stadium Wellington and Tuesday 10 November at Alexandra Park Auckland. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:28:25 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3070 Darren Rowley of BT Operate has won this year's BT Safe Driver of the Year competition - and driven away with a trophy and £5,000. He seized the top prize from a total of nearly 8,000 BT people who had entered the competition earlier in the year. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:25:25 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3069 Interactive Driving Systems® is delighted to announce the appointment of Graham Carpenter as Director for MENA, (Middle East and North Africa). Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:11:15 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3068 Ed Dubens, Interactive Driving Systems® CEO, said: 'We believe this is an excellent initiative for two reasons, first we have been calling for government leadership by example on occupational road safety for many years; and second, because all our research and experience suggests that driver distraction is a massive risk factor for our industry that all organisations should be targeting'. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:41:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3067 Lex Autolease has recently run three successful best practice workshops on how fleets can take action to meet their Corporate Social Responsibility commitments. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:34:22 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1043 Congratulations to the Nestlé US Transportation Group for winning Stage 1 of the Nestlé Global Workplace Award competition based on its Interactive Driving Systems®: Eco-Driving Module - chosen by the US market judging panel. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:31:42 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1042 Royal Mail's drive to improve driver safety has won praise - and two major awards - from road safety charity Brake. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:29:57 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3065 Roland opens our offices in Belgium this month, to support our continuing expansion across Europe. As part of our ongoing commitment to our customers, Roland will be available to support our clients programs to create a Crash Free Culture. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:50:02 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3064 Greg's appointment coincides with Interactive Driving Systems® plans to focus on supporting client programs in Latin and South America and evolving our activities with the US Federal Government and with Teens and their families across the United States of America in a newly formed partnership with the National Organizations for Youth Safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:22:34 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3063 Interactive Driving Systems® exhibited our 'Crash Free Culture' total solution at the 9th National Motor Vehicle and Aviation Workshops and Exhibition (FedFleet 2009) 'Winds of Change' this July in Chicago. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:12:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1041 Wyeth was happy to be awarded a Highly Commended in the Company Driver Safety Award category at the Fleet Safety Forum 'Awards for Excellence' ceremony in England last night. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 3 Jul 2009 16:09:07 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1040 The annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence, was held on Thursday (25 June) at a prestigious gala dinner at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire, with more than 220 guests in attendance. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:36:16 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3062 The Driving for Better Business program (DfBB), operated by Roadsafe on behalf of the UK Department for Transport is an on-going project that focuses on raising awareness of the importance of work-related road safety, in the business community and public sector by using advocates drawn from these communities to promote the business benefits of managing road safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:02:54 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1039 BT's fleet safety program was highly commended in the best loss control strategy category at the 2009 Strategic risk awards ceremony in Berlin. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:22:15 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3061 BT is asking all 100,000 of its UK-based people: 'Could you be our Safe Driver of the Year 2009?' Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:24:14 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1037 In the last two weeks Wolseley has won two prestigious industry awards in recognition of its fleet safety initiatives. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 29 May 2009 15:05:25 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3060 National Youth Traffic Safety Month is a national youth led campaign held each May in response to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicating that over the past decade, six of the top 10 deadliest days for youth traffic-related deaths historically fall between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 18 May 2009 11:19:22 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3059 The inaugural international conference on road safety at work, organised by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and partners including the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, International Labour Organization, US Department of State, and National Safety Council was held in Washington DC 16-18 February, and attended by more than 220 delegates from 40+ countries. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:06:47 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3058 Interactive Driving Systems®, is delighted to announce the development of a long term commitment to NOYS, the National Organization for Youth Safety Coalition. The primary aim of the relationship will be to develop exciting online initiatives to help 16-25 year olds across America develop the behaviors required to keep them safe on US roads. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:33:15 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3040 A global company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, with more than 8,000 employees worldwide, and annual revenues of approximately of $2.5 billion has reduced its collisions and costs by implementing the Virtual Risk Manager® for its 361 US-based company cars, mostly driven by young graduates engaged in pharmaceutical sales. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:13:46 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1036 Royal Mail was named Van Fleet of the Year and BT Fleet won the Fleet Management Company of the Year award at the recent Fleet Van Awards. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:16:22 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3029 The American Transportation Research Institute, in collaboration with North Dakota State University and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, has produced a driver performance-based model to predict future crash involvement based on prior driver history. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:43:35 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/managementworkshops.php?newsid=2021 For many years experts from industry and research have been calling for a global conference to be organised to focus on best practice, proven, approaches to managing and improving occupational road safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:53:25 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3057 For National Road Safety Awareness week, 10 - 16th November 2008, a series of activities are taking place across Royal Mail Vehicle Services to raise the profile of driver hazard awareness and safety for our employees and their families. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:05:47 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3056 Wolseley is again embracing community initiatives during Road Safety Week, taking place 10-16 November in the UK. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:01:57 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3055 With European Road Safety Day* just past and Road Safety Week** rapidly approaching, British Telecom has reaffirmed its commitment to community road safety by working with Interactive Driving Systems® to re-launch its Family and Friends Road Safety program. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:07:11 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3054 BT's 6th annual Safe Driver of the Year competition was recently hailed as a great success by participants, organisers and observers. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:15:42 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3053 Interactive Driving Systems® has updated its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy to coincide with European Road Safety Day, 13 October 2008, and is urging other organisations to use the day to focus attention on safer travel. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 26 Jul 2008 16:27:22 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3052 Established in 2004, the European Road Safety Charter registers and maintains road safety commitments from organisations across Europe. Interactive Driving Systems®, which signed the charter in 2006, is one of over 1,000 signatories and has recently reaffirmed it commitment. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 25 Jul 2008 10:14:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3049 To better serve customer needs, we have relocated to a brand new dedicated state of the art facility in Pennine Business Park, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire in the UK. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:02:02 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3051 James 'Jimbo' Dubens and his beautiful bride Valentina were married before family and friends in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, Thursday 26th June, 2008. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:13:14 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1033 Customers of Interactive Driving Systems® had a highly successful night at the 2008 Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:03:47 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3050 After shocking new research (read below) was published this week on driver distractions, Interactive Driving Systems® CEO Ed Dubens is calling for all organisations that require their staff to drive as part of their work to focus more attention on road safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:16:17 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3048 The guide includes a self-audit tick sheet to assess where companies currently stand, tips on recording details at the scene of an accident, advice on how to execute a post-crash investigation using the Haddon Matrix, a sample Corrective Action process and details about how to manage the media, as well as post incident trauma and driver care. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 08 May 2008 16:03:15 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1032 Wolseley has scooped two gold awards in a highly prestigious health and safety occupational awards programme. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 30 Apr 2008 16:46:55 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3047 We have recently completed and launched a new report from the Fleet Safety Benchmarking project. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:25:08 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1031 At the recent ceremony in Paris, Nestlé collected the prestigious Strategic Risk Awards 2008 Best Loss Prevention Strategy of the Year gong, principally for programs undertaken by Nestlé Waters Europe, Nestlé Logistics Private Fleet USA and the on-going leadership provided around the globe by Nestlé Group Risk. Interactive Driving Systems® Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:49:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3046 Research Director at Interactive Driving Systems®, Dr Will Murray, will be a key speaker at the AA Driver Education Foundation (AA DEF) workshops in New Zealand next month. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 27 Jan 2008 15:58:29 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3045 Interactive Driving Systems® is delighted to launch its new Global Technical Support as a further commitment to the levels of high quality service we provide ALL our drivers. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:46:07 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1030 British Gas, operating aproximately 15,000 vehicles, has demonstrated that it is both a safe and successful organisation by cutting collisions by 8% and reducing costs by almost £3 / 4 million year on year 2005 to 2006. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:11:06 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3044 Nestlé Waters Direct, part of Nestlé Waters is supporting community road safety in all its markets, including UK Road Safety Week 2007, as part of its on-going commitment to driver safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:17:45 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3042 Interactive Driving Systems® is supporting Wolseley UK to undertake the following range of initiatives to for National Road Safety Week organised by Brake, and running from 5-11 November 2007 this year. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:45:26 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1029 Centrica were announced as winners of this year's Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport's Annual Awards for Excellence during a prestigious ceremony at the London Marriott Hotel on October 11th 2007. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:22:26 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1028 British Gas Fleet operations Manager, Jon York, has put in place one of the finest fleet safety and risk mitigation programs in the UK, one which is highly recognized in all of Europe. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:42:16 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3041 With Road Safety Week rapidly approaching in the UK, British Telecom has reaffirmed its commitment to community road safety by re-launching its Family and Friends Road Safety program. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:41:14 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1027 We are very pleased to announce that Roche Products Australia has won the Australian Fleet Managers Association (AfMA) Fleet Safety Award for 2007. This announcement was made at the annual Gala awards dinner and presentation held at Curzon Hall in Sydney last night. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:50:23 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3040 A global company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of generic and proprietary pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients, with more than 8,000 employees worldwide, and annual revenues of approximately of $2.5 billion has reduced its collisions and costs by implementing the Virtual Risk Manager for its 361 US-based company cars, mostly driven by young graduates engaged in pharmaceutical sales. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:41:17 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3039 Mark 'Spit' Spittlehouse and his beautiful bride Paula were married before family and friends in Meltham, West Yorkshire, England Saturday 11th August, 2007. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:11:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3038 Fleet managers are being urged to improve the quality of their fleet safety data in order to draw effective lessons from benchmarking their levels of work-related road safety against other companies. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:37:07 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1025 Here is the judges citation: In November 2006, British Gas directors authorised a five-year business case to invest in road safety initiatives for all 16,000 employees that travel as part of their job. Based on it collision data, the company estimates the investment will fund itself within two years. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:51:11 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1024 Here is the judges citation: Paul Gallemore, Head of Health, Safety and Environment, ensures that safety is a board level priority and KPI for Wolseley UK by focusing on the human, business and financial benefits. Senior management leadership is an essential element of this process, with board members requesting and reviewing the quarterly reports, engaging with Paul on a regular basis, personally signing the company safe driving pledge, undertaking the RoadRISK™ assessment and endorsing company policy. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:45:53 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1023 Here is the judges citation: In 2003, BT identified driving as its biggest and most expensive risk. It set up a Motor Risk Management Forum which meets quarterly to develop fleet safety and risk management initiatives for its 44,000 vehicles and 90,000 drivers. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:12:24 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3037 The Vatican on Tuesday issued a set of 'Ten Commandments' for drivers, telling motorists to be charitable to others on the highways, to refrain from drinking and driving and to pray you make it before you even buckle up. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:25:43 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/aboutus/awards.php?newsid=1022 The Fleet Safety Forum Awards are run by road safety charity Brake to recognise risk management achievements. Interactive Driving Systems® Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:03:21 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3035 British Telecom has recently risk assessed its 50,000th driver using Virtual Risk Manager's validated RoadRISK™ assessment tool. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:08:33 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3034 Some drivers steer with their pinkies while their thumbs do the typing. Others use their knees to guide them on the road, freeing their hands to tap out a quick e-mail. Interactive Driving Systems® Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:01:11 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3033 A new benchmarking website for fleet managers has revealed that more than one third (35%) of fleet operators do not fully comply with all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements relating to fleet safety. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:05:12 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3032 The Fork Lift Truck Association and Interactive Driving Systems® have officially unveiled an innovative new online service, aimed at improving safety and service productivity in the workplace: Virtual Risk Manager - FLT. Interactive Driving Systems® Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:12:33 GMT http://www.virtualriskmanager.net/main/news/news.php?newsid=3031 PHH Collision Prevention, a comprehensive fleet safety program designed to create a crash-free culture and dramatically reduce fleet risk, has been named a finalist in the 'Best New Product or Service' category by The American Business AwardsSM, also known as the 'Stevie' Awards. PHH Collision Prevention is a service offered by PHH Arval, a subsidiary of PHH Corporation and one of the world's leading fleet management companies. Interactive Driving Systems® Thu, 17 May 2007 15:21:36 GMT