Mark Cartwright Head of Vans Freight Transport Association
Practical fleet compliance in your supply chain
Van Excellence 101 Why? How? To date… Resist legislative overtures Recognise excellence Improve standards How? Peer developed standards (Van Excellence Code) Provides framework / “What good looks like” Independent accreditation against Code To date… 120+ operators accredited / 125,000 vans Many more operators ‘in process’ / 200,000 vans Next slide BLUE SCREEN
Confidence in your fleet Confidence in your drivers Other road users being confident in you Your confidence in your supply chain Highways England confidence in you
Professionalisation Procedures / Policies How many vans – 4.2m How many drivers – 280k How many unroadworthy vans on the roads? I reckon at least 1.7m Why? MOT Failure rate….
Others Other road users – absolutely But think beyond that… It’s about how you can influence others – your supply chain…
The L Word Careful when you google… Leadership definition… The ability to influence others… the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. ... DFT meeting anecdote…
Van Excellence Mark Cartwright 07818 450365 mcartwright@fta.co.uk