Allied Bakeries Driver Management
Transcript of Allied Bakeries Driver Management
Allied Bakeries Driver Management
Jo Pearce
National Health and Safety Advisor - Logistics
ContentWho are Allied Bakeries?
Structure
Recruitment & Induction
Monitoring
Training
Who are Allied Bakeries ?11 UK manufacturing/distribution sites 8 distribution sites
Fleet of 1000 vehicles and 1200 drivers delivering nearly 2 million products to 15,000 locations every day
A logistics business which also manufactures bread!
STRUCTURE
Operational: Day to day management of workforcePerformance compliance
Front Line Managers
Administrator
Drivers
Tactical:Organising resourcesBudget control
Transport manager
Strategic: Provide directionSetting standardsMeeting business targets
Logistics manager
Central Team
Health &
Safety Legal com
plianceC
ustomer service
ProfitabilityKPI’s
Structure
Structure2 types of route:
Inter-Bakery Transport (IBT)
Radial Delivery
Maximise cubic utilisation
Structure – Driver profileAge 38% over 50
10% 60+Length of Service 30% > 10 years
30% 5-10 years 30% 1-5 years
Typical start time 45% midnight – 03:00 40% 03:00 – 06:00
IBT vs Radial routes 100 IBT566 Radial routes daily
Structure - ProceduresPre-use checks and vehicle defecting
Point of Delivery Risk assessments
Safe Systems of Work
Driving licence checks
Medical questionnaire
Driver debrief
Communication campaigns
RECRUITMENT AND INDUCTION
RecruitmentMost drivers start out as agency employees.
Pre-“employment”:Medical declarationWorking time declarationDriving licence check (date and category)Tachograph checkOn-road assessment
RecruitmentSHL’s Dependability and Safety Instrument (DSI)
assesses:– Be there: attendance, punctuality– Be safe: maximize safety of customers, co-
workers and self; compliance with procedure– Be nice: positive attitude to customers and co-
workers
Driver Induction (extract)Day 1:Complete Driving Licence check and declaration
Check expiry dateCategory driver licensed to driveNumber of points
Verbal explanation and a demonstration of the following;Health & SafetySite familiarisationVehicle familiarisationGeneral conduct, AB’s expectations of the driver
Driver Induction (extract)Day 2:On-road Driving assessmentTraining on all relevant Safe Systems of Work, each task
must be completed satisfactorily before they undertake any work
Day 3+:On-road route training and continuing assessment
MONITORING
Monitoring – Driver Daily DebriefInformation collection and analysis:
Vehicle/3rd party damageRepair costsPersonal Injury accidentsFuel consumptionAttendanceOrder fillSchedule adherenceLegal driving:
Tacho infringements - overspeed/harsh braking, Break adherenceVOSA activity
DAILY DRIVER DEBRIEF
INCIDENT ANALYSIS
Incident analysis
Road Environment Contributed
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Poor or defective road surface
Deposit on road (eg mud, oil,
chippings)
Slippery road
(due to weather)
Inadequate or masked
signs or road markings
Defective
traffic signals
Traffic calming (eg
speed cushions,
road humps, chicane
Temporary road layout
(eg contraflow)
Road layout
(eg bend, hill, narrow
carriageway)
Animal or object in
carriageway
Vehicle Defects
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Tyres illegal defective or
under-inflated
Defective lights or
indicators
Defective brakes
Defective steering or suspension
Defective or missing mirrors
Overloaded or poorly loaded
vehicle or trailer
Injudicious Action
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Disobeyed automatic
traffic signal
Disobeyed ‘Give way’ or ‘Stop’ signs or Markings
Disobeyed double white
lines
Disobeyed pedestrian crossing facility
Illegal turn or direction of
travel
Exceeding speed limit
Travelling too fast for
conditions
Following too close
Vehicle travelling
along pavement
Cyclist entering road
from pavement
Driver Error or
Reaction
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Junction
overshoot
Junction restart
(moving off at junction)
Poor turn or manoeuvre
Failed to signal or
misleading signal
Failed to look
properly
Failed to judge other
person’s path or speed
Passing too close to
cyclist, horse rider or
pedestrian
Sudden braking
Swerved
Loss of control
Impairment Or
Distraction
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Impaired by
alcohol
Impaired by drugs (illicit
or medicinal)
Fatigue
Uncorrected
defective eyesight
Illness or disability, mental or physical
Not displaying
lights at night or in poor visibility
Cyclist wearing dark
clothing at night
Driver using
mobile phone
Distraction in
vehicle
Distraction
outside vehicle
Behaviour Or
Inexperience
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Aggressive
driving
Careless,
reckless or in a hurry
Nervous,
uncertain or panic
Driving too slow for
conditions or slow vehicle
Learner or
inexperienced driver
Inexperience of driving on
the left
Unfamiliar
with model of vehicle
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Driver error or reaction
TRAINING
Training - OngoingAnnual on-road assessment
Tachograph training
Legislation updates
Safe System of Work
Manual Handling
Driver ‘Size-up’
Reversing and slow speed manoeuvring
Training - CPCYear 1: SAFED (Safe And Fuel Efficient Driving)
Year 2: Driver Wellbeing and Customer Care
Year 3: Driver standards
QUESTIONS?
Allied Bakeries Driver Management