Just following the law is not enough... Here's why your company should have a strictly outlined no cell phone policy while operating company vehicles:
Posted: August 8, 2013
Recent suits against companies whose employees were involved in vehicle accidents while using cellphones is raising employers' interest in distracted driving policies. After an accident involving a corporate-owned vehicle, “It's now routine for the plaintiffs bar to check the cellphone records of the driver,” said W. Michael McDonald, vp of enterprise risk management at Quality Distribution Inc. in Tampa, Fla. “There's a lot more attention...
Business Use of My Personal Vehicle: Will My Insurance Work?
Posted: July 9, 2013
There are over 240 million registered motor vehicles in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau. At a given time, as many as a third of those clutter American roadways, and it is estimated that one-fourth of those are being used in the course of work. Running errands, making deliveries, visiting customers. Even for those whose employment is not based on driving, it’s fair...
