Meachers stays safe with Licence Bureau
Meachers Global Logistics has appointed compliance management specialist Licence Bureau to carry out drivers’ licence checks of its employees across the country
The independent freight and logistics provider, which operates 65 trucks across the UK from sites in Southampton and Derby, now uses Licence Bureau’s award-winning Compliance Managed Services (CMS) portal to ensure the compliance and safety of its 130 employees.
The drivers will have their licences checked at predetermined times throughout the year, allowing Meachers operational managers to monitor whether there are any changes to a driver’s entitlement to drive.
This, says Licence Bureau, is crucial for Meachers to ensure that drivers safely transport their cargo across the country, to customers, national airports and docks for onward movement – while also offering preemptive means to keep other road users safe when operating heavily laden vehicles.
Licence Bureau’s CMS system proactively alerts the Meachers management team to critical risk factors – such as drivers holding a licence which has recently become invalid, or one that has received numerous endorsements or is about to expire, with particular emphasis on their Category C+E entitlement.
“Using Licence Bureau’s system also allows Meachers to proactively manage their grey fleet drivers by checking the licences of all employees, not only those who directly operate their vehicles,” said the provider.
“With drivers operating in all four corners of the country making it difficult for Meachers to ensure that everyone remains compliant, our automated alerts system efficiently manages selected risk parameters for each driver, allowing them to fulfil their duty of care obligations,” said Malcolm Maycock, managing director of Licence Bureau.
Gary Whittle, commercial director of Meachers Global Logistics, added: “Licence Bureau’s portal is the perfect tool for ensuring all of Meachers’ drivers are safe to operate our heavy goods vehicles and equipment. Market-leading systems and dedicated client support made it an easy choice to work with Licence Bureau, allowing us to concentrate fully on delivering freight to our partners, safely and on time.”
