Earned recognition helps r2c Online hit 50,000 users

Sheffield-based fleet and compliance management software company r2c Online has said that DVSA initiatives such as remote enforcement and earned recognition helped it hit the 50,000 user milestone this month.

Among its customer base are two earned recognition operators, commercial waste collection firm Cawleys (pictured above) and construction materials specialist Cemex, both of which pointed to the r2c Online platform as a reason for their participation in the pilot.

Director of waste collection and logistics at Cawleys Phil Gudgeon, said: “Using the r2c platform enables us to manage our time better, with proactive maintenance and cost control. We have also been accepted onto the earned recognition pilot, proving we are ultra compliant and allowing us to keep our customers ahead of the curve, so we’re really happy with our results.”

The names of the first operators to take part in the DVSA’s earned recognition pilot were revealed last month. All participants will regularly share performance information with the DVSA as part of the earned recognition scheme. In return, vehicles are less likely to be stopped for inspections.

Meanwhile Paul Clarke, logistics fleet engineering manager at Cemex UK, said: “We now have a real-time, effective system for all aspects of managing our fleet. Since joining r2c, our compliance has improved by 75% and there’s a lot less strain on admin resource.”

A “noticeable shift towards digital compliance” helped r2c hit the 50,000 user mark said Nick Walls, managing director at r2c Online - which won the Workshop Innovation of the Year Award at the Commercial Motor Awards 2017.

“Thanks to DVSA initiatives such as remote enforcement and earned recognition we have seen an even faster acceleration of our user base numbers which is very encouraging,” Walls added.

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