Fleet Safety Assessment

Unit II Assessment

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Question 1

1. Which of the following is NOT utilized in determining the time when it is more cost effective to replace a fleet vehicle than to continue to maintain it?

		Maintenance data
		Cost from fuel, oil, lube, and filter
		Mileage logs
		Driver history.

8 points  

Question 2

1. Identify which of the answers below is used by a company’s management team in determining the non-labor costs per mile as applied to a fleet vehicle.

		Repair wages
		Fuel taxes
		Supervision
		Driver history

8 points  

Question 3

1. In conducting the impact assessment on a company’s economic analysis of the fleet, which of the following chief factors should NOT be included in the assessment?

		Human operational capability
		Financial funding capability
		Support personnel
		Available technology

8 points  

Question 4

1. Which of the following is NOT a stage in the construction of the safety, health, and environmental economic analysis model?

		Analysis of definitions and boundary
		Inventory analysis and impact assessment
		Post implementation look-back
		Outline development

8 points  

Question 5

1. What are recognized as the three main types of driver distractions?

		Cognitive, visual, and manual
		Manual, visual, and speed
		Operation, equipment failures, and visual
		Passenger interaction, eating, and manual

8 points  

Question 6

1. Describe how the Safety Measurement System (SMS) assists companies with identifying the seven most important safety issues that drivers face and determining which solutions are applicable to improve driver performance.

The Safety Measurement System (SMS) assists companies with identifying the seven most important safety issues that drivers face by measuring the on-road safety performance of transporters and drivers. SMS uses data gathered from roadside inspections, such as, safety violations, federal motor carrier census, and reported collisions to give a performance value in the seven most important safety issues (Haight, 2015). The seven most important safety issues (BASIC) that drivers face is: unsafe driving, fatigued driving, driver fitness, alcohol and controlled substance, vehicle maintenance, Cargo-related failures, and crashes.

The purpose of the SMS is to find candidates for interventions, ascertain the specific safety problems the carrier or driver display, and monitor the improvement or worsening of safety problems (Haight, 2015). Determining which solutions are applicable to improve driver performance will depend on the carrier’s measurement for each BASIC such as: the number of adverse safety events, the severity of violations or crashes, and when the adverse safety events occur (Haight, 2015).

Reference

Haight, J. M. (2015). Cost analysis and budgeting. In Fleet safety: For safety professionals and fleet managers (p. 114). Park Ridge, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers.

15 points  

Question 7

To calculate the total cost to an employer whose driver was involved in an accident with $8,459 of direct costs, first we must look at page 116 of our textbook to find the multiplier. The direct cost multiplier is determined by the direct cost, in this case the multiplier is 1.2 (Haight, 2015). Our formula for this equation is:

Direct cost = $ 8,459 x Cost Multiplier (1.2) = Indirect Cost $10,150.80

(1.2 x $ 8,459) = $ 10,150.80

Direct Cost = $ 8,459 + Indirect Cost = $ 10,150.80 = Total Cost $ 18,609.80

Some of the indirect costs that could be incurred are workers time as they respond to the injuries, cleanup, and training a new employee. If cleanup cost $ 3,383.60 and training a new employee cost $ 3,383.60, then loss of time would cost $ 3,383.60.

Add the Direct and Indirect Costs for total:

Direct Cost $ 8,459.00

Loss Time $ 3,383.60

Cleanup $ 3,383.60

Training $ 3,383.60

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$ 18,609.80

Direct and Indirect costs can add up quickly with indirect costs exceeding direct costs by a four to one ratio according to the FMCSA average (Haight, 2015).

Reference

Haight, J. M. (2015). Cost analysis and budgeting. In Fleet safety: For safety professionals and fleet managers (p. 116-117). Park Ridge, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers.

15 points  

Question 8

1. Describe how companies can utilize a cost-benefit analysis to effectively budget for future safety training within the organization.

Cost benefit analysis is relevant in identifying if the plan of future safety training among the employees is effective or not. The company can compare the costs of the future training program in monetary terms and the benefits of the implemented future plans of training the employees. This can be executed by assigning the costs and benefits monetary value and comparing the two. The difference obtained could be either positive or negative. A positive figure indicates that the future training plan is effective to the organization in relation to its costs. On the other hand, a negative figure indicates that the costs are more than the benefits (Haight 2015).

Reference

Haight, J. M. (2015). Cost analysis and budgeting. In Fleet safety: For safety professionals and fleet managers (p. 118-119). Park Ridge, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers.

15 points  

Question 9

1. Explain how reactive strategies can negatively impact safety measures and training within an organization that controls fleet operations. How can proactive determinations help mitigate future on-the-job accidents and reduce the overall impact of the cost to the company from safety issues?

Reactive strategies can negatively affect the safety measures and training as it is put into application only after an event that is not anticipated occurs. It is not an effective approach of handling risks and emergencies that may occur to the fleet drivers. The proactive strategies are those applied to respond to events or conditions that have been predicted and are likely to occur. This will assist in reducing future accidents and the total costs that result from the accident. This is an effective method to the organization as strategies to prevent bad situations from occurring will lead to reduction and elimination of cases of accidents in the future (Haight, 2015).

Reference

Haight, J. M. (2015). Cost analysis and budgeting. In Fleet safety: For safety professionals and fleet managers (p. 99). Park Ridge, IL: American Society of Safety Engineers.