TIP launches Earned Recognition service
Trailer services provider TIP has launched ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’, a new service to support 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.
TIP’s new service sees its operations teams handle these tasks on behalf of its customers in order to let them focus on their core business activities. The scheme also offers dedicated support as a key feature and 24/7 access to TIP’s Earned Recognition platform, developed in-house, which has enabled TIP to become a validated IT Supplier for the DVSA scheme.
Mike Furnival, managing director UK&I, TIP Trailer Services, said: “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, as and when they looked to pursue Earned Recognition status with the DVSA.
“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, since our teams will be doing that for them.”
He added: “The [Earned Recognition] 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 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.”
The DVSA Earned Recognition Scheme is free and voluntary to join. Usually, participating operators effectively manage their own compliance in terms of maintenance and driving hours, in return for various benefits; but in the case of ‘Earned Recognition by TIP’, that compliance is largely managed by TIP’s operations teams, working in liaison with their operator customers to minimise their maintenance compliance burden.
The TIP Earned Recognition platform sits within FleetRadar, the company’s ‘one-stop’ portal for maintenance compliance.
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