Peter Millichap, director of marketing at Teletrac Navman UK, says the firm’s new campaign follows a customer survey, which revealed a wider than anticipated gap between perceived and actual fleet compliance levels.
Warning that the consequences of non-compliance can be very serious, he says: “One of the most time consuming parts of [managing a fleet] is adhering to the abundance of laws ... laid out by HSE, HMRC and DVLA.”
Millichap says that, given the level of bureaucracy, it’s no wonder there is confusion, even among professional fleet managers.
“At Teletrac Navman, we are committed to making the lives of fleet managers and operators easier and that’s why we are publishing our first annual fleet compliance checklist. We want to make it simple to identify if something isn’t right.”
The checklist was created with specialist fleet management consultancy Fleetcheck, and this firm’s Steve Hutton adds: “It’s not just about complexity, it’s the breadth of things a fleet manager has to understand.
“Today’s fleet manager has to be a specialist in every area of vehicle, driver and risk management to be sure they are compliant.”