According to a recent transport policy report, more than 17 000 people are killed on South Africa’s roads each year.

Arrive Alive states that 85 per cent of accidents are caused by human error which include disregard for the rules of the road. Many of these accidents are caused by drivers of private and company-owned fleet.

It is in the best interests of companies to manage their drivers in such a way to ensure the safety of company drivers and assets and to other road users. Kishugu Fleet Solutions, based in Mbombela, supplies holistic tailored fleet-management solutions with the objective of minimising costs and maximising driver and passenger safety.

Robby Stevenson, CEO of Kishugu Fleet Solutions says their value-added services consist of driver coaching and behavior management, real-time fleet- management solutions, utilising on-board event cameras and tracking, fuel-card expense management, in-depth accident investigations, vehicle modifications according to client needs and vehicle maintenance and services.

“We are accredited agents for DriveRisk, which include DriveCam and DriveTrack. These are excellent tools to optimise driver behavior through the utilisation of the DriveCam intelligence,” he said. Kishugu Fleet Solutions has a journey management centre, which acts as the central hub for coordinating and monitoring its clients’ fleets.

All driver risks, behaviour and alerts are monitored by our four experts. “Further to our risk management, we ensure reduced operational costs, reduced premiums on your current insurance, a reduced risk of accidents and reconstruct the accidents that do occur.”

Original article published on lowvelder.co.za.