Limburg improve transport along the road
Febetra Association and the Institute (IMOB /
Hasselt University) have joined together to help improve safety on our roads.
"Every year there are many accidents involving trucks. We must
intervene", says the transport sector. The project will involve seven
Limburg transport companies: TDL Group, Alders Transport & Logistics,
Transportation MTL, H. Essers, Lux Transport, Withofs Transport and Transport
Gielen. The Febetra / IMOB project results out of a collaboration with the Logistics
Platform Limburg (LPL) and is part of the Innovation platform Smart Logistics
Limburg.
The Febetra and IMOB project will initially,
through in-depth analyzes, make clear the main cuases of truck accidents. For
this, the partners are working together with the Belgian Road Safety Institute
(BRSI). "In these analyzes, we use specific accident data provided by the
participating transport companies of Limburg", the researches said.
Implementing Best Practices
Following this analysis, a safety platform will be
set up where companies can be inspired by best practices at companies in the
transport sector. "A company that steps in the project automatically
becomes a member of the "safety platform and gets access to the
(anonymous) results of the in-depht analyzes of different business cases. A
company can then implement other best practices in their own way" says
Pascal Vranken of Febetra.
Safety culture
"Transport companies are already striving
towards a safety culture among drivers and do on that front much effort. They
organize awareness campaigns on Facebook or they introduce coaches and
mentors", said Febetra. Yet there is still much work to be done to raise
the risk awareness. "The commitment, motivation and support of the drivers
play an important role".
Integration truck charter
"To achieve a culture of safety, we will
analyze the driving style of truck drivers and the company's safety policy in
the project", the researchers said. "By indentifying the 'problems'
in the company, you can respond to it and a security strategy can be drawn. The
goal is to integrate the safety culture in the truck charter drawn up by the
Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knownledge".
"The transport companies are an important ally
in the fight against the shame of the Flemish 390 fatalities in 2015",
concludes Flemish Minister for Mobility Ben Weyts. "This smart partnership
combines two recipes: learning from the mistakes of the past and learn from
inspiring success stories. I am pleased that the Limburg sector is committed to
make traffic safer".
