Haulage, logistics and commercial fleet insights

Our specialists are focused on helping commercial fleet operators effectively manage risk, put in place robust health and safety programmes, navigate insurance market challenges and build resilience in the face of existing and emerging risks.

Against the backdrop of geopolitical change, technological disruption and labour shortages, our risk insights aim to keep you informed of the latest thinking on risks affecting your business and the wider industry. To ensure you’re first to hear about our new insights, subscribe by filling in the form on this page.

Haulage and logistic risk events

To support your transportation organisations in finding the right risk and insurance solutions to fit your businesses' strategy, WTW continues to support this year’s programme of Transport Manager conferences with Logistics UK

If you’re attending, head to the Willis stand to discuss your challenges and future plans with WTW experts and enter our draw to win an iPad or a replica lorry in the livery of your choice.

The dates are:

Transport Manager conferences

Events

Fleet forums

Staying informed about the latest risks, challenges and evolving legislation is crucial to the commercial motor fleet sector. Fleet forums are designed to give you valuable insights and encourage knowledge sharing to help you better address changing risks.  

Fleet forums typically take place in May/June, in person, where a number of commercial fleet experts will provide the latest market updates, provide best practice and guidance on achieving this.

Please contact Stewart (details at the top of the page) if you’d like to ensure you receive an invitation to our next Fleet Forums in 2026.

Fleet operators roundtables

Learn best practices by sharing practical perspectives on your own fleet risks, challenges and success stories with your peers. 

Here are some of the hot topics you may wish to discuss:

• Challenges on the take up of electric vehicle (EV) solutions within the haulage and/or commercial fleet industries, such as:
• Infrastructure and insurance costs
• Risk of providing EV charging for third parties
• Using data to manage risk and the take-up of EV solutions in the haulage industry.
• Tyre pressure monitoring: what systems are operators using and what benefits are operators seeing?
• Drug testing: Are other operators finding problems in undertaking regular testing across various sites/locations?
• Challenges in notifying claims promptly
• Driver profiling, driver training and onward assessment of driver competency
• Crisis management systems
• Challenges introducing driver-facing cameras
• Preferences, problems and benefits of vehicle wheel torquing procedures, torque wrenchs  versus yellow wheel nut pointers.

Next fleet operator roundtable dates are:

Tuesday 4 November – Willis Office, Birmingham

Thursday 13 November – Willis Office, Reading

TBC – Willis Office, Manchester

Please contact Stewart (details at the top of the page) if you’d like to join one of our sessions.

Transportation and climate risk

Climate change and the transition to a net-zero economy pose new challenges for all organisations. The need to manage climate risk and support a transition to a low carbon, resilient economy is no longer a matter of conscience, but a strategic and financial imperative.

We understand that everyone’s level of knowledge and experience of managing climate risk may be different. Our WTW specialists can support you on your journey to help you identify, measure and respond to climate-related risks and opportunities.

Improve the risk profile of commercial motor fleet with WTW and Vodafone

Vodafones's fleet management platform uses real-time AI-enabled dashcam footage, GPS tracking and diagnostics data to monitor vehicle and driver safety and performance, supporting improved insurance terms for commercial fleet operators.

Using Vodafone can identify risks at an early stage, whether these lie at fleet, driver, vehicle, depot or manager level, making your client or prospect attractive to a wider pool of insurers.

WTW clients receive a discount on Vodafone products, a 10-week implementation program and ongoing support, from Vodafone and WTW.

Find out more about how your business can benefit from discounted access to Vodafone, get in touch.

Electric vehicles: Emerging risks and how to manage them

The implementation and integration of electric vehicles into a business fleet is presenting a series of new, emerging risks that need to be managed. Managing the risks can be undertaken in the conventional way, including evaluation, prioritisation and implementation of controls. Find out how our risk specialists can support your business.