Fleet FAQ? How to Start Improving Cell Phone Safety

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Matt Sheffer

Director of Business Development at ORIGOSafeDriver

Matt Sheffer is very passionate about cell phone safety and is also an expert on the topic. Recently, he was featured in the Industry Insights section of Modern Work Truck Solutions. Mr. Sheffer partners with fleets to help reduce cell phone related crashes and distractions at ORIGOSafeDriver where he is the Director of Business Development.

Q. Why is cell phone safety important and necessary for today’s fleets?

In today’s environment, every fleet should have a cell phone policy, at the very least, in place. With many business’s still feeling the financial impacts of the pandemic, crashes can have even greater bottom-line consequences...

Q. We have a policy in place, how do we enforce and make sure drivers are following it?

Technology is the key to truly enforcing a no-cell-phone policy...

Q. What should be in my cell phone policy?

Having a no cell-phone-use-while-driving policy is ideal. Even talking on the phone hands-free can be a cognitive distraction...

Q. What’s a good starting point for addressing cell phone safety?

First, communicate with employees and drivers the crash risks and the need for a policy...

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