Builders liability insurance customers are not doing enough to prevent accidents in their vehicles, according to a leading insurer.
Research by Aviva has shown that only 55 per cent of employers liability insurance customers who run vehicle fleets are asking new drivers for detailed information concerning their accident history.
Furthermore, only 13 per cent of managers are making enquiries into the eyesight levels of an employee.
Steve Shirley, Aviva's commercial motor risk manager, said that fleet managers also have a responsibility to make sure that employee workloads and drivers' schedules are well planned to minimise driver fatigue.
He added: "Fleet managers should consider setting in-house limits on maximum driving distances to determine the safest mode of transport and/or the need for overnight accommodation."
The research follows a recent prosecution after deaths involving vehicles on work sites.
Bert Reeves, 62 was killed when he was run over by a reversing skip lorry at a site in Wiltshire in 2007. Shanley and Sons was fined over £100,000 for their part in the incident, after pleading guilty to two breaches of health and safety regulations.