DAVIS Driver App integrates with Fleet for increased efficiency
Licence Check has integrated its widely-acclaimed Driver App with its powerful analytical fleet management solution, DAVIS Fleet, to give fleet managers greater functionality and more effective control over their vehicles in real time.
The award-winning DAVIS Fleet has been designed to provide fleet managers with actionable and insightful management information from a continuous stream of data variables so that fleet management decisions can be taken in a pro-active and timely manner.
By integrating the DAVIS Driver App, which launched last November, into DAVIS Fleet, fleet managers can now manage their vehicles more efficiently, receiving data from drivers more rapidly and enabling a quicker response time. At the same time, the user experience is kept as straightforward as possible through streamlined design and simple, easy-to-follow steps.
The App acts as a two-way information conduit, providing drivers with key information, such as insurance documents, contact details and company policies, while allowing them to relay essential data to DAVIS Fleet, including mileage capture and the results of any vehicle inspections.
Through the App, drivers are automatically notified of the need to carry out key tasks, such as recording mileages, viewing company documents or completing vehicle inspections, thus minimising the need for fleet managers to follow up and chase drivers for the required information.
For example, fleet users can now manage vehicle defects efficiently by prompting drivers to carry out a vehicle inspection through the Driver App. Drivers are able to record defects quickly and simply and have the ability to upload supporting images and enter comments for a thorough inspection report.
Defects are reported instantly within DAVIS and the fleet user can then select the defect severity level and view and manage any remedial work for the defect, such as glass, bodywork or tyres, more efficiently.
Within the Glovebox feature of the Driver App, fleet managers are able to upload and share company documents with drivers instantly, in a single action, obtaining an e-signature to record acknowledgement and agreement. This is an extremely useful feature for communicating changes in driver policy, for example.
The Glovebox can also store essential contact information, such as emergency contacts or breakdown service provider, enabling the driver to get in touch directly to shorten response times.
Also new within DAVIS Fleet is the ability to manage fines, such as DART charges, parking permits and annual subscriptions. Fleet managers can assign fines against a driver and vehicle, highlighting repeat offenders and notify of subscription renewals.
This latest integration does not generate reams of unmanageable data. Instead, fleet managers are provided with dashboard views of all exceptions, including under and over mileages, warnings of vehicles nearing mileage limits, any vehicles without mileage recorded and defects.
Furthermore, fleet managers can create custom reminders for anything that relates to the vehicle, providing added flexibility when managing multiple vehicles and suppliers. A wide range of useful reports on multiple variables are easily accessed at the click of a button.
The new development is the latest in a longer-term objective to reposition the DAVIS risk management platform from what was widely known as a licence checking solution to a comprehensive fleet management offering for operators.
“By integrating the Driver App within DAVIS Fleet, fleet managers will be able to more effectively manage their vehicles, with greater visibility and to take pro-active and timely action to improve efficiency,” said Licence Check managing director, Keith Allen.
“With the introduction of the Driver App, DAVIS offers a consolidated experience for managing drivers, vehicles and risk in a refreshingly uncomplicated format at a fraction of the price of traditional fleet management software.
“All the data that matters is collected in one platform with greater accuracy and improved speed, providing powerful fleet analysis, performance improvement and risk mitigation, enabling fleet managers to focus on exceptions rather than the commonality.”
Allen continued: “No two businesses are the same and that’s why DAVIS Fleet is fully customisable to company requirements. Dropdown fields, workflows, content, warnings and reminders are completely flexible, allowing fleet managers to manage as effectively as possible, in a simple, straightforward manner.
“Integration of the App is just the latest in a stream of new developments for DAVIS Fleet as we evolve the platform to become an all-encompassing tool for managing fleet tasks and processes across all aspects of driver and vehicle risk,” he added.
