Unveiling the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in DVSA Earned Recognition: A Comprehensive Overview

In the realm of DVSA Earned Recognition, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) serve as vital metrics to gauge an operator’s compliance in maintenance and driving activities. These KPIs encompass all records associated with the operator’s licenses included in the scheme, aiming for a thorough evaluation of performance. Let’s delve into the intricacies of DVSA Earned Recognition…

Read More

Demystifying DVSA Earned Recognition Audit Sampling: A Closer Look

In the world of DVSA Earned Recognition, audit sampling plays a crucial role in assessing an operator’s compliance and ensuring the integrity of the program. But how does this sampling process work? In this blog post, we’ll delve into the intricacies of DVSA Earned Recognition audit sampling, shedding light on the areas of measurement and…

Read More

What is DVSA Earned Recognition?

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) earned recognition scheme is a comprehensive and robust initiative established by the governing body to enable organisations to demonstrate their adherence to the highest standards of driver and vehicle compliance. By participating in the DVSA earned recognition scheme, participants engage in a continuous process of self-monitoring, diligently tracking…

Read More

Health and Safety and theย Importance of Pre-Use Vehicle Checks

Driver Checks

Health and safety when it comes to transport isnโ€™t just about what happens in the operating centre, it is about what happens in any business to ensure that people and property are protected. The primary legislation for this area of law is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and this should be at…

Read More

๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  – ๐„๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ค๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌโ€ฆ

Operating Centre

โ€˜Ensure vehicles are kept at authorised operating centres, only authorised centres are used, vehicles are specified on the licence and any operating centre conditions are met.โ€™ In respect of each operating centre specified, that the number of vehicles and the number of trailers kept there will not exceed the maximum numbers authorised at each operating…

Read More

๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซย ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žย ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ย –ย ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌย ๐š๐ซ๐žย ๐ค๐ž๐ฉ๐ญย (๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซย ๐š๐ญย ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญย ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ย ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ)…ย 

Brake Test

Records are kept (for at least 15 months) of all driver reports that record defects, and all safety inspection, routine maintenance and vehicle repair reports, and that these are made available on request. When it comes to vehicle maintenance it is essential that you retain evidence of all works completed on your vehicles. This could…

Read More

General Driver CPC Training…relating training to the operator licence undertakings

Driver Training

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐๐‚ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ฆ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ

Read More

๐Ž๐‹๐€๐“ย (๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซย ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žย ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌย ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ) F๐Ž๐‘ย ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐„๐‘๐’ย 

Driver Training

Our experience of Operator Licence awareness training for drivers is one of confusion! Drivers cannot understand what the benefit are to them, but our experience of the benefits is almost infinite. In 2020, we undertook a transport manager refresher course as a one day driver CPC course and early in the course our trainer posed…

Read More