When it came to company vehicles and employee drivers, Green Landscaping Co. (a pseudonym) did a lot of things right. The vehicles were maintained on a set schedule, their employees were all subject to biennial motor vehicle record reviews and every truck was outfitted with a telematics device that reports the vehicle’s location and speed.
But that didn’t eliminate every risk from the company’s driving experience.
While driving his personal (unmonitored) vehicle to a job site, a company manager looked down to search for his ringing cell phone — and crossed the yellow line, striking another vehicle head-on. Sadly, the other driver was seriously injured.
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