Commercial Vehicle Safety on the Strategic Road Network conference

16 March 2023 National Space Centre in Leicester

National Highways is to host a one-day conference covering the issues commercial fleet operators should focus on to help reduce collisions involving their drivers and save lives on the roads.

Topics covered at the Commercial Vehicle Safety on the Strategic Road Network conference include lessons learnt from collision investigation, what to do if first on the scene of a collision, driver fatigue, distraction and impairment, mental health issues, and how these can impact on drivers and safety in practice – commercial vehicle operator experiences.

Nick Harris, chief executive of National Highways, said: “There is a shared responsibility for safety on our roads between National Highways, operators of commercial vehicles and, importantly, those responsible for the procurement of services involving the use of commercial vehicles.

“This responsibility demands recognition of everyone’s health and safety obligations – driving is a high-risk activity, and that those risks are managed and minimized in the same way as onsite risks.”