That’s according to the Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV), which has conducted a survey of 100 senior UK haulage fleet managers.
The respondents believe that including CPC and tacho data would eliminate the industry’s current but imprecise reliance on visual data checking. A further 90% felt that the availability of this information would make their own monitoring of driver entitlement easier, by supporting existing HR systems and acting as a single point of reference.
The ADLV believes that the data, which is currently held by the DVSA and DVLA, could be made available alongside existing online driving licence data feeds and it would, says the association, reduce employer risk, ensure a better-trained workforce and improve road safety.
Fleet managers were also asked if the lack of training status information presented a significant administrative challenge – 75% said it did.
In all, 80% of respondents agreed with the ADLV that access to the information would also benefit road safety, help them to remind drivers about compliance issues and to raise awareness of employee fraud risks.
Kevin Curtis, ADLV’s technical director, says: “This survey was conducted by our member companies over the last few months and reflects the views of 100 senior UK Haulage managers - many of whom come from fleets of over 100 vehicles. Quite simply, it highlights a significant demand for change.
“This data needs to be available, whether it’s used to improve compliance, training, licence administration or more broadly to increase road safety. We have forwarded the respondents’ views to the DVLA and are optimistic that they will look sympathetically upon our call to action.”