September 5, 2024
Texas Mutual receives recognition for roadway safety
We’re proud to announce that Texas Mutual has been named as a recipient of the 2024 Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety awards program. This marks our seventh consecutive year to receive the award. The recognition reflects our continued dedication to promoting safe driving through employee policies, internal and external training and education for policyholders.
These safe driving awards are presented by the National Safety Council in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation and recognize organizations who provide their commitment to roadway safety through measurable results. Texas Mutual is one of 15 companies being awarded in the state and received recognition in the exemplary award category.
Safe driving practices for our employees
We want to help all Texans make it home safely each day and that starts with our own employees and setting the right example. Our 72 fleet drivers are required to follow Texas Mutual’s safe driving policy and attend defensive driving courses every two years. In addition to ongoing training, we’ve been utilizing in-vehicle monitoring systems since 2018. The systems are placed in each fleet vehicle to track seat belt use, hard-braking and speeding. We’ve seen a 61% decrease in preventable accidents since we began using the systems.
Policyholder training & resources
We’re also committed to promoting safe driving to our more than 78,000 policyholders and their 1.5 million employees. In 2023, more than 1,500 policyholder employees attended an in-person free defensive driving class with one of our safety services consultants. Over 960 additional employees took either the 4-hour defensive driving course or 90-minute distracted driving course online.
Our safety services team members work hard to promote safe driving every chance they get. Consultants frequently discuss driving safety when visiting with policyholders and often review company’s safety and training programs to determine whether we can offer recommendations.
In addition to Texas Mutual led training, all policyholders have access to free safe driving resources through their Texas Mutual Online (TMO) accounts. We offer sample policies, handouts, e-Learning courses and other training materials to help businesses expand their driving safety programs.
Safety is a core value at Texas Mutual and we’re proud to have employees and policyholders who help further our mission of a stronger, safer Texas. Policyholders who are interested in defensive driving courses or have questions about our safety resources can contact our safety services support center for assistance at safety@texasmutual.com or 844-WORKSAFE (967-5723).