Cawleys was one of just 31 organisations and the first waste management company in the UK to take part in the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) earned recognition pilot scheme.
Following the announcement from the DVSA at the Commercial Motor Show this week, all hauliers in the country will now be able to access the earned recognition scheme.
Cawleys’ Phil Gudgeon, Director of Waste Collection and Logistics, appeared alongside technology partners, R2C, on their stand at the Commercial Motor Show.
“People forget that an efficient transport service is at the heart of a good recycling service. It made absolute sense for Cawleys to be an early adopter of the earned recognition scheme, as it covered everything we did already, but by utilising R2C’s IT system, we were able to completely streamline the process.”
Earned recognition is a new way of recognising safe and responsible vehicle operators. Through a system of real-time monitoring, organisations with lorry, bus and coach fleets, prove they meet driver and vehicle key performance targets.
All assessment and monitoring takes place via an approved IT system, such as the R2C software, reducing the paperwork involved in maintaining and proving proper compliance and also builds a greater co-operation between hauliers and the DVSA.
“Customers are rightly demanding greater recycling transparency and we’re delighted to offer that in every aspect of our service, even vehicle management,” comments Gudgeon.
Cawleys, which has a fleet of 75 vehicles with 80 drivers, introduced new software to centralise and connect up its systems to the DVSA which are measured every four weeks against the following KPIs:
- 100 per cent safety rated defect rectifications
- 100 per cent service inspections
- 95 per cent MOT pass rate
- Four per cent tachograph infringements
Gudgeon adds, “With the pilot scheme opening to wider industry, I’d certainly encourage other hauliers to sign up and start seeing the benefits for themselves.”
