When it comes to managing vehicle program risk, companies use several methods to protect their business and mobile employees. These include verifying auto insurance, monitoring Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) records, and implementing driver safety training. How do these methods work together to protect both employers and employees? Let’s take a look.
A Comprehensive Driver Safety Program
Employees who drive to customer and job sites in their own vehicles are an essential part of many businesses. However, whether due to limited awareness or competing priorities, many companies haven’t put enough thought into driver safety. Fortunately, solutions exist to address this issue. Motus offers a connected approach that helps companies protect employees and reduce liability risk through Motus Protect, which includes year-round insurance and MVR monitoring and now, Road Smart, a smarter approach to driver safety training.
The Essentials of a Driver Safety Program
A complete driver safety program should include all three of the following: insurance monitoring, MVR monitoring, and driver safety training rather than annual checks and verifications. Each covers a critical aspect of risk mitigation. Companies that implement only one or two of these still leave gaps. Most organizations outsource these functions to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Insurance Monitoring
Auto insurance is as essential to driving for a company as a driver’s license. Yet, many companies are still surprised to discover that one of their employees lacks proper insurance coverage. Checking auto insurance should be one of the first steps in hiring for a driving role, and the right partner can simplify the process.
Sometimes, policies lapse without the employer or employee realizing it. The Insurance Research Council estimates that 15.4% of drivers were uninsured in 2023, up from 11.6% in 2019, a trend that highlights growing risk. Year-round insurance monitoring through Motus Protect helps employers stay informed in real time when coverage changes, keeping both the company and employee protected.
Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) Monitoring
MVRs detail a driver’s history, including traffic citations, accident reports, DUI convictions, and license suspensions. Many companies check MVRs during hiring, but fewer continue to do so after an employee starts driving for the company.
This creates a gap. If an employee has their license suspended, employers might not know unless the employee self-reports. Proactive companies avoid this risk by integrating always-on MVR checks to maintain visibility and compliance. Year-round MVR monitoring through Motus Protect ensures that organizations always have the most up-to-date driver information.
Road Smart: Smarter Safety Training Built for Today’s Workforce
Insurance and MVR monitoring helps identify high-risk drivers. To help prevent red flags or accidents before they happen, companies need training that builds safer driving habits. That’s where Road Smart, the newest addition to Motus Protect, comes in.
Unlike traditional driver safety training built around lengthy lessons which often inhibits completion and knowledge retention, Road Smart delivers short, mobile-first microlearning lessons, under two minutes each, directly in the Motus app and web portal, where employees already capture and submit mileage. Lessons are focused on real-world driving risks and tailored to the way employees actually work.
For administrators, optional accountability controls can ensure that employees complete lessons before they submit mileage, which creates measurable compliance and improves training adoption. This approach makes safety training part of the workflow, not a separate, time-consuming task.
The result? Safer driving habits and stronger compliance, all delivered within one integrated platform.
Consider Motus Protect
Employees who drive to customer and job sites in their own vehicles are essential to business success, but because they’re on the road more often, they face greater risk. Ignoring that risk or waiting until it becomes an issue isn’t the right way forward. With Motus Protect, companies can take a proactive, connected approach to risk mitigation through insurance monitoring, MVR monitoring, and Road Smart microlearning.
Prioritize mobile worker safety. Reduce company liability. And, make safer driving part of your business culture with Motus Protect.
