New research reveals that 87% of commercial drivers and operators see terrorism as a potential threat

What can the transport industry do to keep drivers and the public safe?

Letchworth, January 30, 2018 – Over half of drivers are shocked by the increase in frequency of ‘Vehicle as a Weapon’ (VAAW) attacks over the past 18 months, according to a new UK survey of commercial fleet employees.

The research unveiled 74% of drivers are being offered little to no training to assist them in protecting their vehicle against the risk of being taken for use in a terror attack.

The survey was carried out by a leading training provider for the road transport industry and TFL’s primary DCPC training contractor, Fleet Source. It revealed that 76% of respondents would like to carry out training to learn about the nature of the threats that they may face and a range of safety precautions they should implement to significantly reduce the possibilities of their vehicle being hijacked or stolen and used in a terrorist attack.

“Following the recent major VAAW (Vehicle as a Weapon) incidents and with the UK being on a severe level of terrorist alert, we wanted to look at the industry’s views and opinions on the subject,” said Nick Caesari, Managing Director at Fleet Source, the company behind the recently launched ‘Terrorism Risk & Incident Prevention’ training for commercial fleet drivers. These incidents are very real, and the industry should be doing all they can to prevent drivers from being involved in these horrific events,” Caesari continued.