Majority of fleets don’t test for drink and drugs

A Fleet Safety Forum report published by Brake shows that nearly six in 10 fleets (57%) do not test drivers for alcohol and 63% do not test for illegal drugs.

These figures are from ‘Measuring the Risk’ (part 2), Brake’s report on an annual survey of subscribers to its Fleet Safety Forum. The report is sponsored by Licence Bureau, with responses on a range of road risk management issues from 134 organisations.

Measuring the Risk also benchmarks companies’ approach to other causes of driver impairment such as driver tiredness, health and eyesight, with four in ten companies not offering eyesight testing for drivers.

The survey report features expert advice on tackling driver impairment and case studies of companies who have successfully put procedures in place to mitigate the associated risks.

Malcolm Maycock, director at Licence Bureau says: “The survey report reveals that while many fleets are taking positive steps, there is still plenty more to be done.”