{"id":968,"date":"2017-04-26T06:53:09","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T06:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/main\/?p=968"},"modified":"2017-10-09T11:47:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T11:47:44","slug":"musical-instruments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/main\/musical-instruments\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Instruments"},"content":{"rendered":"A<\/span>\n

ny operator running 24-7 needs to keep a close eye on drivers’ hours, but Milton Keynes \u2014 based Cawleys goes that extra mile to prevent slip-ups. Tachographs are analysed on the spot so traffic controllers have all the necessary information to debrief each driver at the end of every shift.<\/p>\n

The time lapse between starting the shift and driving off is also scrutinised to see if drivers had sufficient time to complete their daily walk around vehicle check.<\/p>\n\n

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Transport manager Sara Buckingham <\/a>(pictured below left) says: “We feel it’s a very important part of the day to know exactly what the driver has been doing and has complied with everything we do.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n

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Cawleys’ fleet ranges from 7.5-tonners for collecting office waste through to liquid tankers that deal with chemical and toxic waste. It operates throughout London, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.<\/p>\n

Ensure systems and procedures are realistic and workable and review them frequently.<\/p><\/div>\n

Cawleys has no formal incentive scheme to raise driver productivity for fear of compromising its stance on compliance.<\/p>\n

Buckingham says that with skip lorries in particular, some drivers are invariably quicker at completing jobs than others. As a result, they end up doing more work.<\/p>\n

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I<\/span>nstead, depot managers reward drivers on an ad hoc basis. Drivers are aware of it, but they’re not chasing it.<\/p>\n

Cawleys<\/strong> has no formal incentive scheme to raise driver productivity for fear of compromising its stance on compliance.<\/p>\n

Buckingham says that with skip lorries in particular, some drivers are invariably quicker at completing jobs than others. As a result, they end up doing more work.<\/p>\n

Ensure systems<\/a> and procedures are realistic and workable and review them frequently. Keep records up-to-date and publicise ones such as accident rates to help to raise awareness.<\/p>\n

Persevere with any changes because the benefits will not always be realised without any hesitation.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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New legislation is also covered during toolbox talks delivered by the company’s in-house driver trainer Rob Jones. Buckingham describes him as an important contact point for drivers who feel uncertain about any point of law.<\/p>\n

For more compliance advice and fleet management best practice, visit our page<\/a> and sign up for our monthly bulletin.<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy of Nicolas Potts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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