Truck UK are recognised as one the leading independent road transport compliance specialists in the United Kingdom.
We provide industry best practice audits; analysis; advice; guidance and training to everyone and anyone who operates road going vehicles commercially from within the United Kingdom. Our aim is to provide a range of services to enable UK business to improve their levels of compliance, while at the same time reducing their overall costs.
Compliance = safety - Compliance with the rules and regulations is always the priority when we work with clients. This is because we believe in safety first and good compliance invariably equals a good safety ethic. What's more we have found that improving compliance always reduces overall costs. So, it's a win - win situation.
Compliance = savings - We are conscious that budgets are tight and that is why we invest our own time in planning and analysis of what is required by prospective clients before any commitment is made to use our services. This means the client only pays for what is needed and no more. We will only proceed when you are satisfied with what we've come up with.
Why not sign up
for free to become a Truck UK online associate and gain access to some useful compliance documentation and facts? Just provide your name and e-mail address and you'll have 24 hour / 7 day a week / 365 days a year access to a wide range of documents and information sheets that will help you stay safe and compliant. What's more, when anything of importance is implemented or announced that could affect operators of road going commercial vehicles Truck UK will contact you by e-mail...again for free. Our contact with online associates and retained clients is done to inform, not to sell. You can sign up now by pressing 'sign up' to the right of this web page. It doesn't cost anything, but it could pay you dividends in the future.
Customer services - Below you can see a very basic but hopefully informative few minutes video clip that was put together near the end of 2011 to help advice on how to carry out a satisfactory outside the cab walk round check on a ten year old 7.5 tonner. This was done to assist some drivers' who don't travel far from the operating centre and never drive anything bigger than the vehicle shown ........
There are other video clips displayed across the website and we acknowledge that they are basic in quality. However, they are free for anyone to download and use.....if they want to! Additional training aids are available on request.
Training aids - We provide all of our clients with bespoke training aids and driver information sheets to ensure that their employees are kept up to date and fully aware of the need to comply. These are not costly products, just simple yet effective items that focus on informing the driver and are focussed on assisting in maintaining compliance and achieving best practice. Our most popular product at the moment is an induction course presentation that can be worked through by one driver sitting on his/her own in front of a PC. This covers the basics of EU drivers' hours; vehicle walk round checks and defect reporting. Interested? E-mail compliance@truckuk.net for more information.
Free walk round check sheets - A free to use vehicle walk round check sheet, as shown above, is available to all visitors to the Truck UK website by CLICKING YOUR MOUSE HERE! This simple two sided document can be printed through any type of printer that can cope with A4 paper and has been designed as both a reminder sheet for drivers to check when carrying out their walk round checks, as well as an evidence based document that, when completed, can be stored with the vehicle safety inspection sheets at base. Although it's not yet a legal requirement that 'nil' defect reporting should be kept and made available, this Truck UK produced easy to follow document nonetheless provides such evidence at a far lower cost to the operator than using 30 pages of a defect report pad each and every month for each specified truck, with just the 'nil' box ticked on most of the pages! If you like the idea, but want some more specific areas covered within the sheet just get in touch by e-mailing compliance@truckuk.net and we will be happy to help. More information on how to carry out effective walk round checks is available HERE!
Compliance packages that reduce costs - As already mentioned we can produce; implement and then manage bespoke compliance packages, designed specifically for each individual clients needs. We aim to provide all of our clients with peace of mind, in that they have done everything possible to reduce risk and improve safety, while at the same time reducing their overall operating costs.
Whatever the type or size of company you are running or you are a part of, we can work with you.
'Restricted' goods vehicle operators - We have a wide and varied client base, with the majority running trucks on a 'restricted' goods vehicle operator licence. This means that they hold a goods vehicle operators' licence to move their own products, yet they are not legally required to employ a professionally qualified Transport Manager who has to be named on the company operator licence. This is where Truck UK comes in. We can provide specialist advice and support at a price that is realistic and should be reclaimed in operational savings, if you implement the best practice that we recommend.
Understanding is essential - The majority of companies that run vehicles commercially that are outside of the legislative control of the Traffic Commissioners and/or hold restricted goods vehicle operators licences and run commercial vehicles as a 'bolt-on' to their core business - i.e. manufacturers or suppliers - can find it difficult to both access and understand advice and information regarding their own particular fleet. What's more, in such a situation the fleet, whether it be one vehicle or a large number, may not be considered as a cost centre in its own right, which could be a drain on resources if not understood. This is where Truck UK comes in.
Although there are some excellent UK based trade associations offering a wide range of services to the transport sector, they are not always able to provide the type of specialised and bespoke packages that SME businesses running car, van and own-account trucks are looking for. This is where Truck UK comes in. For more information on our advice and information services CLICK HERE!
It's important that anyone who uses a vehicle or vehicles commercially can gain access to exactly what they need to comply with the rules and understand the operating costs and that is just what Truck UK provides. We spend time with each prospective client discussing their own particular requirements and we work with them to provide a solution that is specifically put together for them.
Knowledge is a priority product - Ignorance of the rules will not be accepted by the Traffic Commissioners or the Health and Safety Executive as a defence when something goes wrong. Up to date knowledge and information is vital if a company is to survive in today's cut throat environment. Truck UK can provide just what is required.
Safety is the key - Truck UK can help, by ensuring that operators' do not fall foul of the authorities through non-compliance. Safety is the key, but it must be implemented and followed correctly through the implementation of best practice, good procedures and simple, yet effective administration.
Evidence is vital - We live in an evidence based society and should something go wrong it's essential that every business man and business woman can prove that they have done everything possible to comply with all the legal requirements of running a vehicle or vehicles and employing staff who you must be able to show have been trained to an acceptable standard and that they are competent in what they do. This is where Truck UK comes in.
Do you think we could work together? Then e-mail: info@truckuk.net for further, no obligation information. We will visit any business or organisation and discuss, in total confidence and at no cost to the company involved, how that company is performing, with regards to their vehicle and staff compliance levels and how, if at all, we feel we can improve that position.
Just provide your contact details (including a verifiable postal/mailing address) and we'll contact you to discuss your requirements and provide a competitive quote, if that's what you decide you want. Once we have provided you with the initial information we will not contact you again, unless you request it ...... guaranteed.
In the meantime please have a look around the website. All the pages presently available can be accessed by clicking on 'Sitemap' below.
Steve Williams / January
2012