When you Google “audit”, you will find its meaning stated as official inspection of an organization which is carried out by an independent body.
What is the Transport Operator Licence Compliance Audit?
A transport compliance audit for a business is simple, it ensures that your business operations are compliant and meet the necessary standard set by the government transport regulatory body. We start the Transport Compliance Audit by asking you how your business operates. For example, Our team is going to ask your manager how the business operations are carried out and ask for relevant documentation which is necessary for the Compliance Audit.
Why get a Transport Compliance Audit?
One of the main reasons you hire a transport consultancy firm to perform a compliance audit is to make sure everything in your transport business meets the requirements. So, when the government comes to check or audit your business, you meet all the necessary rules and regulations.
Failure to abide by the government rules will result in fines or penalties which can impact your business negatively.
What to check for a Transport Operator Licence Compliance Audit?
For a proper compliance audit, we need to check all the necessary documents relevant to your business that are made mandatory by law. Some of them are:
- Operator Licence: For you to operate a goods vehicle you need to have an operator licence. Applying for an operator licence is tricky but it is necessary if you are planning on operating a goods vehicle. When performing our compliance Audit, we check the licence of every vehicle driver you employ for operating heavy supply vehicles. We are not questioning the conscience of one of your drivers or your assessment skills. But we carry out this process because getting and keeping an operator licence is a dilemma. It is not as simple as getting a licence for driving small passenger cars. The government has strong rules and regulations in place to make sure no heavy vehicle is operated without a valid operator licence.
- Safety Inspection Arrangements: The UK government made daily safety checks necessary for vehicles. In this step of our audit, we will make sure this process of daily safety checks is performed in your organization or not. It is safe for us to assume you have your vehicles on the road daily. If you have your vehicles on the road every day, you need to make sure they meet the road safety regulations. Every day before getting the vehicle on the road, each operator needs to perform a 5-minute safety check that is mandatory.
- Working time Records: Here, we check the time when the vehicles are operated by your drivers. We will report to you if we find anything concerning this process.
- Vehicle Document: We make sure all your vehicle and fitness documents are up to date and let you know if something raises our alarms.
Conclusion
For a transport business to function well, you need to make sure you are abiding by the law. Get your Transportation Business Consulted by us to make sure everything is perfect in your business.