Cubby Group onboards drivers in record time thanks to DAVIS

This rapid deployment has successfully identified low, medium, and high-risk drivers, completing a full fleet risk profile for the business in the process.

Achieving fleet compliance as quickly as possible to meet duty of care obligations was a priority for the Group. The business has around 250 company and grey fleet drivers, and operates mainly Ford Transit light commercial vehicles, plus a handful of management cars and heavy goods vehicles.

In a process led by Head of Transport Compliance, Paul Russell, a seasoned transport professional with over 20 years of experience, Cubby opted to use our market-leading risk management platform, DAVIS (Driver and Vehicle Information Solutions).

“I had used other platforms in the past which I had not been overly impressed with,” Paul Russell said. “But following a recommendation from our Head of HR, Alison Watson, decided to take a look at DAVIS and am very thankful I did.”

Paul Russell praised the speed and support with which the project was implemented:

The onboarding process was facilitated through electronically delivered driving licence mandates. It quickly identified low to medium-risk drivers who will be checked six-monthly going forward. High-risk drivers, depending on the nature and type of points on their licences, will now be checked monthly, with training interventions put in place where appropriate.

Drivers undergoing the CPC qualification will be assessed three-monthly. This is part of the monitoring required to achieve and validate the required training periods for their qualification.

Meeting corporate duty of care obligations in a large and multi-layered business like Cubby Group typically requires constant checking, monitoring, and validating of drivers’ licences, making it a considerable administrative task. Yet, the use of DAVIS makes the task straightforward. It allows the continual monitoring of all drivers, including newcomers and leavers, and acts as a welcome filter for the HR department in terms of driver recruitment and employment.

“The DAVIS system produces a high level of analytics and exception reporting which I can download straight into board presentations,” added Paul Russell. “Having this level of transparency and detail should also prove very beneficial in our next round of negotiations with our insurers.”

Our Managing Director at Licence Check, Keith Allen, commented on the success:

“One of the main advantages of DAVIS is its speed at onboarding drivers and assessing their driving risk profiles as quickly as possible to meet compliance obligations. And, as with all fleets of this size, the use of DAVIS reduces what would otherwise be a time-consuming administrative task into one that is readily manageable, producing actionable analytics and exception reporting for the benefit of line managers.

“Our ongoing objective is to continue to further develop DAVIS, with a range of modules and enhancements, from what was originally known as a pure licence checking operation to a comprehensive fleet management offering for car and van fleet operators. The feedback we get from users is that they really value our developments in this direction.”

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