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Summer roads may look inviting but warmer weather brings a different set of driving risks that many motorists underestimate.

From fatigue on long journeys and tyre blowouts in high temperatures, to sun glare, hay fever, overheating engines and rural road hazards, summer driving requires just as much preparation as winter travel.

The safest drivers aren’t just reactive, they prepare ahead.

A few simple checks and habits can make a significant difference:
- Checking tyre pressures before long journeys.
- Managing fatigue with regular breaks.
- Keeping visibility clear during sun glare.
- Preparing for breakdowns with emergency essentials.
- Understanding the added risks on rural roads.

As travel increases over the summer months, it’s a timely reminder that road safety is about awareness, preparation and prevention not just reaction.

We’ve put together a practical Summer Driving Guide packed with advice to help drivers stay safe, comfortable and road-ready this season.

Download the full guide here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wdQQG0

We're pleased to share a new customer success story highlighting how Kier Group has achieved significant fleet safety and compliance improvements through a comprehensive driver risk management strategy supported by TTC.

Over the past two years, Kier has delivered:

- 22% reduction in road traffic collisions
- 70% reduction in driver non-compliance
- 93% risk assessment completion across 8,000 employees
- More than 110,000 targeted learning interventions delivered

With more than 10,000 drivers and a fleet of almost 8,400 vehicles, Kier's approach demonstrates the value of combining strong internal leadership, clear governance, targeted interventions, and data-driven driver risk management.

The results show that improving road safety is about much more than compliance alone. By understanding driver risk, engaging colleagues, and implementing the right support and training, organisations can create lasting behavioural change while delivering measurable operational benefits.

We're proud to have partnered with Kier Group on this journey and to support their ongoing commitment to safer roads and continuous improvement.

Read the full story in our latest blog and discover how a strategic approach to driver risk management is helping deliver safer outcomes across one of the UK's largest fleets here - https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wdRfJ0

We're currently recruiting for a Driver Planning Administrator to support our driver operations team.

This role involves coordinating training schedules, maintaining accurate records, and acting as a key point of contact for customers, trainers, and internal teams to help ensure the smooth delivery of our services.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Organised and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Customer-focused with strong communication skills.
• Comfortable working across different systems and maintaining accurate records.
• Professional, reliable, and able to work collaboratively with others.
• Keen to learn and develop their knowledge of operational processes.

This is a great opportunity for someone with administration or customer service experience who enjoys working in a busy, supportive environment.

Find out more or apply here - https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0wcGrL0

Driver licence checking is often treated as a routine administrative process, but it plays a far bigger role in managing organisational road risk than many businesses realise.

For any organisation with employees driving for work, having accurate and up-to-date licence information is essential for maintaining compliance, identifying potential risk early, and supporting safer driving standards across the business. The difficulty is that manual checking processes can quickly become inconsistent, time-consuming, and difficult to manage at scale.

As fleet responsibilities continue to evolve, more organisations are moving towards digital solutions that provide greater visibility, consistency, and control. Automated licence checking not only reduces administrative burden, it also helps businesses take a more proactive approach to driver risk management through instant DVLA and DVANI validation, ongoing monitoring, and clearer oversight of high-risk drivers.

When licence checking is viewed as part of a wider safety and compliance strategy alongside grey fleet management and Permit to Drive processes, it becomes far more than a compliance exercise. It becomes part of building a safer, more accountable driving culture.

Find out more about TTC Continuum here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w91Sx0

As we mark Men's Mental Health Week, it's important to recognise that many of the challenges faced by transport and logistics professionals aren't always visible.

Long hours. Tight deadlines. Lone working. Shift patterns. The pressure of keeping people and goods moving safely.

These demands can take a significant toll on mental health, yet too many men still feel unable to seek support when they need it most.

For our industry, supporting mental wellbeing isn't simply an employee welfare initiative, it's a business imperative. Mental health directly impacts concentration, decision-making, resilience, engagement and ultimately safety on our roads.

Creating positive change requires more than awareness campaigns. It means building workplace cultures where conversations are encouraged, managers are equipped to provide support, and wellbeing is embedded into everyday operations.

At TTC, we're committed to helping organisations across the transport and logistics sector take practical steps towards achieving this through education, awareness and targeted training programmes.

This Men's Mental Health Week, consider one simple question:
What more can we do as an industry to ensure every colleague feels supported, valued and able to ask for help when they need it?

Read our latest blog exploring the importance of mental wellbeing in transport and logistics and how organisations can drive meaningful change across their workforce here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w6hWN0

The World Cup is here – bringing packed pubs, late-night kick-offs, and celebrations that can last well beyond the final whistle.

What they can also bring is a hidden road safety risk that isn't discussed enough: "the morning after".

Many people understand the dangers of drink driving, but fewer appreciate how long alcohol can remain in the body. It's not uncommon for someone to feel perfectly fine the next morning, while still experiencing impairment or, in some cases, remaining over the legal limit.

Research consistently shows that alcohol affects judgement, reaction times and decision-making long after drinking has stopped. Yet conversations about impairment often focus on the journey home, rather than the journey to work the next day.

For organisations with employees who drive for work, this raises an important question:

How confident are we that our people understand what "fit to drive" really means?

Managing road risk isn't just about policies and compliance. It's about helping people recognise risks that aren't always obvious, and giving them the knowledge to make informed decisions.

As the World Cup approaches, it's a timely opportunity for employers to revisit conversations around driver impairment, alcohol awareness and road safety culture.

Because when it comes to impairment, the biggest risk is often the one people don't realise they're taking.

Get in touch with our team to discuss rollout options for your workforce here - https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w42_C0

Managing driver risk effectively starts with recognising that compliance alone is rarely enough.

For many organisations, licence checks are treated as a necessary box-ticking exercise an important step, but only one part of a much wider road risk picture. As fleets grow and operational pressures increase, so too does the need for a more proactive and joined-up approach to driver management.

Feedback like this from Kier highlights an important shift that many businesses are now making: moving beyond minimum compliance requirements and focusing instead on building stronger driver awareness, reducing incidents, and creating safer outcomes for employees on the road.

The most effective driver risk strategies don’t just identify issues after they happen. They help organisations better understand risk, support behavioural change, and give drivers the tools and awareness they need to make safer decisions every day.

That’s where long-term improvements in safety culture happen not through isolated checks, but through consistent visibility, education, and proactive risk management.

If your organisation is reviewing how it approaches driver risk, compliance, or fleet safety, now is the time to think beyond simply meeting minimum standards.

As excitement builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many organisations will be focused on engagement, team spirit and flexibility around match days.

But there is another conversation worth having.

UK fans can expect late-night kick-offs, extended celebrations and less sleep. For employers with staff who drive for work, this creates a potential risk that extends beyond the final whistle.

Two factors deserve particular attention:

⚠️ Residual alcohol impairment ("the morning after")
⚠️ Driver fatigue caused by late nights and disrupted sleep

Individually, both can impair concentration, judgement and reaction times. Combined, they can significantly increase road risk.

The challenge is that many people don't recognise the impact these factors may still have the next morning. Feeling fit to drive and being fit to drive are not always the same thing.

Major sporting events provide a timely reminder that managing occupational road risk isn't just about policies and compliance. It's about helping people understand the real-world factors that influence safe decision-making.

As the tournament approaches, organisations may want to consider whether their drivers fully understand the risks associated with alcohol, fatigue and fitness to drive.

We've explored the issue in more detail in our latest blog here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0w072d0

Every day, drivers are making decisions under pressure managing fatigue, navigating unpredictable conditions, and working in environments where they are often alone.

In those moments, it’s not policy that determines the outcome. It’s human judgement, focus, and wellbeing. That’s why mental health is no longer a “nice to have” conversation. It’s becoming central to how organisations think about risk, performance, and responsibility.

The shift we’re seeing across leading fleets is subtle but important. Moving beyond a mindset of “are we compliant?” to a deeper question: “Are our people truly fit to perform?”

Because when organisations create environments where individuals feel supported, safety becomes something far more powerful than a checklist. It becomes a culture.

And culture is what shapes decisions when it matters most.

Get to know more here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vLrDm0

Road Fatalities Continue to Fall Across Great Britain

The latest provisional road casualty statistics from the Department for Transport for the year ending June 2025 show encouraging progress in road safety across Great Britain.

Key highlights:
- Road fatalities fell by 3%, with an estimated 1,579 deaths compared to the previous year.

- Overall casualties decreased by 3%, with an estimated 127,161 casualties of all severities reported.

- Casualty trends continue to follow the positive long-term pattern seen over the past decade, reflecting the ongoing efforts of road safety professionals, local authorities, transport operators, enforcement agencies, and road users.

While there is always more work to do, these figures represent positive progress towards making our roads safer for everyone. Every reduction in casualties and fatalities means fewer families affected by road traffic collisions and demonstrates the value of continued investment in road safety initiatives, education, infrastructure improvements, and vehicle technology.

A step forward, and a reminder of why collaboration across the transport sector remains so important.

Read the full report here: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0vP46n0