Why Each of Your Trucks Needs to Have Fleet Accident Packets

While fleet owners and managers put in a lot of effort to avoid accidents involving their fleet trucks or other vehicles, accidents are bound to happen, even due to other road users’ actions or inactions. By their very nature, accidents are unexpected, sudden, and devastating. So, are your fleet drivers prepared in the event of an accident? Can they manage to collect all the relevant and accurate information if they get involved in an accident, even in the midst of the confusion and many other things? You need to prepare the drivers adequately for accidents. One way of doing this is to have an accident packet in each of your trucks to enable your drivers to collect all the needed information in case of an accident.

A possible scenario in an accident scene

Imagine a case in which your truck driver has been involved in an accident and they are not even aware of the necessary details to record. Maybe they try to record some details, like the name of the other parties and telephone numbers, but apparently these details are incorrect or false. You may be a bit disappointed, because without any details of the other parties involved in the accident—even if your insurance is going to take care of the accident—the premiums may go up.

Accident packet

Do you want your driver to know what to do or what information to collect in case they find themselves in an accident? Then the best tool to help the driver in an accident is an accident packet. Accident packets are easy to use and employ a straightforward method to gather crucial details and at the same time provide the driver with guidelines on what to do in the event of an accident. While the accident packet offers the driver crucial assistance, fleet managers or owners need to keep track of the vehicle’s whereabouts, especially if involved in an accident. To make things easy on locating the vehicle, you can install a GPS-based automatic vehicle location system (AVL), which is available from EyeRide, who also offers other in-vehicle technologies, like Wi-Fi, TV, passenger counters, and more.

Benefits of accident packets

Accident packets can come in handy if your driver gets in an accident. The accident packet has the following benefits:

Gives straightforward guidelines on what to do

During an accident, the driver may be overwhelmed regarding what to recall from memory, which include the positions of the vehicles, the details of the damage, insurance information, and more. The driver may not be able to capture all this information, but with an accident packet, they can do so without forgetting anything crucial. It gives them a clear plan of the actions to take in such an event.

Helps obtain correct information

The driver may not be sure of what information to gather and from where to get it, for example on the vehicle registration disc. With a clear guide on where to find the info and the needed details, there are higher chances of getting accurate information. The accident packet is an easy-to-use document for the driver, and with some room for customization, it will help successfully process insurance claims.

Bottom Line

While having accident packets in all your trucks is crucial and has great benefits, you must ensure that your drivers know how to use them. You must implement and create awareness of the packet among your drivers, which will make the accident process clear and avoid more problems.

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