Collisions are a costly part of business life, but thoroughly investigating why they happen can prevent similar incidents occurring again. All accidents should be treated as an opportunity to learn & improve. Start with the basics – collect and analyse … Read More
The collision repair sector is experiencing a global skill shortage. A combination of factors has created the problem including the declining interest of school leavers in manual work, declining charge out labour rates (in real terms), declining profit margins, and … Read More
Studies around the world have continually identified driver inattention as a leading factor in most car accidents and near misses, so why aren’t we treating car accidents as a serious workplace problem? An extensive research project covering 42,300 hours of … Read More
It’s generally accepted that the more stars from Euro NCAP a car achieves, the higher the driver safety. To an extent, that’s true – but a five-star car tested today is in no way comparable to the first car to … Read More
Some drivers have only a vague understanding of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) that drives car Collision Avoidance Systems (CAS) – leading to distrust. Time to lift the veil. As Arthur C. Clarke once said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable … Read More
The human and financial waste of car accidents has received much media coverage recently. NZ Road crash statistics are some of the highest in the developed world and although steadily reducing over recent decades, are now climbing again. There are … Read More
We’ve all heard the saying, “if you aren’t measuring it, you aren’t managing it”. If we aren’t measuring, how do we know whether we need to improve or, more importantly, how effective any improvements have been. But what are we supposed … Read More
Managing a mobile work-force is a 24/7 job! It’s a full time role when the fleet runs like clock-work, when something goes wrong it can be an emergency situation – if catastrophe strikes after hours, it can be a crisis. … Read More
There are many lessons to be learned by reviewing international best practice in Accident Management and fleet safety. Though the vehicle total in New Zealand is tiny at only around 4 million, we have one of the worst car accident … Read More
There has been strong media coverage recently regarding the perilous status of the collision repair industry and the Collision Repair Assoc (CRA) has profiled the issue many times. The problems are many, and it’s said that the situation is approaching … Read More