TIP is promising reduced downtime and enhanced fleet compliance with its new Earned Recognition service. CVW reports.
Trailer expert, TIP, has launched ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’, a brand-new service to support those transport operators that are interested in attaining ‘exemplar’ status through the DVSA Earned Recognition Scheme.
First showcased at the Commercial Vehicle Show in May, ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’ is a complete service that takes the strain of compliance event data entry, managing compliance documentation and monitoring maintenance key performance indicators away from the operator.
The new service does this on behalf of its customers in order to let them focus on their core business activities. TIP’s approach to helping its customers achieve and retain Earned Recognition status also offers dedicated support as a key feature and 24/7 access to an Earned Recognition platform. It is that platform, developed inhouse over the last year or so, that has enabled TIP to become a validated IT supplier for the DVSA scheme.
Mike Furnival, Managing Director UK&I, TIP Trailer Services explains: “Having seen a growing interest in Earned Recognition from our customers, we were keen to ensure that we could provide an effective solution to support their needs. Using ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’ will enable operators to reap the benefits of being in the DVSA scheme, such as reduced roadside or on-site inspections, but with the minimum of time spent analysing maintenance KPIs, ensuring compliance documentation is available and entering data.”
Regarding the Earned Recognition Scheme, Mike continues: “The scheme helps reduce costly downtime for operators, whilst improving safety on our roads through improved compliance and we are only too delighted to support it whilst meeting the needs of our customers.
“The ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’ system has a visually appealing dashboard to help operators see at a glance how they are performing in terms of maintenance compliance and to help them to demonstrate to the DVSA that they have effective processes in place when it comes to maintaining their vehicles,” adds Mike.
The DVSA Earned Recognition Scheme is free and voluntary to join and one whereby operators effectively manage their own compliance, in terms of maintenance and driving hours, in return for various benefits. In the case of ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’, that compliance is largely managed by TIP’s operations teams, who’ll be working in liaison with their operator customers to minimise their maintenance compliance burden.
The TIP Earned Recognition platform sits within FleetRadar™, TIP’s one-stop portal for all things compliance related, so that users have everything in one place when it comes to maintenance compliance.
