SAFETY
DRIVER SAFETY With vehicles in our fleet, safety is paramount to keeping our drivers and other motorists safe. Over the years, we instituted a four-pillar approach to driver safety to build defensive driving skills and behaviors. An important part of our approach is leader-led coaching, which helps leaders to not only train on behavior-based safety, but also actively engage in two-way dialogue with our team members, helping to build positive working relationships. Among our milestones in our driver safety program are the following:
SIMPLIFIED SCORE CARDS
Score cards allow us to measure different elements of safety – looking beyond injury and vehicle accident rates. In 2022, score cards became more visual making it easier for leaders to proactively act on the different safety elements. Our environmental, health and safety team reviews scorecard performances with field leadership
each four-week period and provides a targeted list of actions that can be implemented at each level to drive safety improvements.
Level-set all general managers on safety procedures, provided training to ensure leaders can participate in driver ridealongs and effectively coach others
Launched the SmartDrive™ Advance Driver Safety video-based telematic coaching and feedback system that is now deployed in all Advance and Carquest stores in the U.S. In 2023, SmartDrive™ will be deployed in all Worldpac and Autopart International locations in the U.S. and Worldpac and Carquest stores in Canada. SmartDrive records any distraction occurring inside or outside of a vehicle. Any event that registers as a safety risk is screened and sent to an intelligence portal that allows general managers to review the incident and provide coaching to the team member. Implemented regular monthly monitoring of motor vehicle background checks, enabling us to gather real-time data and licensing-related issues to ensure a failed Motor Vehicle Record will immediately revoke a driver’s status in our internal last mile delivery system as they are no longer certified to operate a company vehicle. This action allowed us to expand the pool of eligible drivers to 20 years of age and over at a time when hiring drivers was increasingly difficult. Implemented CEI DriverCare™, an online resource where team members can track driving performance. An aggregator of all available data, CEI DriverCare assigns a risk profile for each driver in the system and schedules training when risky driving habits need to be adjusted. It’s yet another step forward in our goal of becoming a leader in driver safety.
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