Our services
Transport consultancy
Let Lanes Transport Consultancy handle your transport compliance audit, ensuring that you can focus on the daily operations of your business with the assurance that you are adhering to legal standards. Our transport management services begin with a thorough transport compliance audit to identify your specific needs. Additionally, our dangerous goods adviser is available to guide you through the complexities of compliance. Contact us today for a bespoke quote tailored to fit your business.
Transport manager compliance audit service
Sometimes it's simply reassuring to know you are on the right track. Our comprehensive transport compliance audits delve into your records and procedures to uncover any shortfalls.
Unlike most, we do not stop there – as your dangerous goods adviser, we provide both recommended and legal requirement action points, along with guided assistance to address any vulnerabilities identified.
Contact us today for a bespoke quote tailored to fit your transport management services.
External transport manager
Many small to medium-sized businesses do not have sufficient resources to employ a full-time transport manager. Therefore, they can opt for external transport management services, including hiring an external transport manager. This professional will assume the responsibilities of a transport manager, which include managing the fleet and drivers’ hours, as well as being nominated on the operator licence with a Certificate of Professional Competence. Furthermore, they can also provide guidance as a dangerous goods adviser to ensure compliance with regulations. Contact us today to discuss the transport compliance audit and the specific needs of your business.
Industry accreditation scheme assistance
The transport industry has many different accreditation schemes in place, which can sometimes feel overwhelming. Lanes Transport Consultancy offers expert transport management services to guide you and your team through a smooth process to obtain essential accreditations such as the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), the Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS), and the DVSA Earned Recognition Scheme. Additionally, we can assist with your transport compliance audit and provide the necessary support for becoming a dangerous goods adviser. Contact us today to discuss the specific requirements of your business.
Dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA)
If you are a manufacturer, storage facility, consignor, or an operator transporting dangerous goods by road, you are legally required to employ the services of a dangerous goods adviser, either internally or externally. Lanes Transport Consultancy offers comprehensive transport management services that cover Road, Sea, and Air modes, alleviating your concerns to ensure your staff, the public, and your operator licence are protected through good practice. We can also assist with a transport compliance audit to ensure you meet all necessary regulations. Contact us today to discuss the specific requirements of your business.
Tachograph analysis and management
Transport operators are required to monitor and manage drivers’ hours in accordance with drivers’ hours rules and the working time directive. Lanes Transport Consultancy offers comprehensive transport management services, including assistance with transport compliance audits and advising on necessary actions related to driver management. Our system enables drivers to see infringements immediately and allows for remote debriefing. Additionally, our team can provide expertise as a dangerous goods adviser to ensure compliance with all regulations. Contact us today to discuss the specific requirements of your business.
Virtual transport assistant
Manage tachograph analysis, working time directive, defect reporting, vehicle maintenance, and staff training, all while ensuring transport compliance through our remote download and online portal. With our trained professionals overseeing all documentation uploads, you can have peace of mind knowing that everything is compliant. We also offer services such as a dangerous goods adviser and transport management services to further support your needs.
Contact us today to discuss the requirements of your business, including how we can assist with a transport compliance audit.
Driver assessments
The job may get done; however, can you be sure that your vehicles, bearing your livery, are being driven in a safe and respectful manner? We offer transport management services, including non-biased driving assessments, as part of an induction process or following an accident. Additionally, our expertise as a dangerous goods adviser ensures compliance with safety regulations. Contact us today to discuss the transport compliance audit requirements of your business.
Independent workshop inspections
As part of the operator licence undertakings, an operator is required to present their vehicles for regular safety inspections. But how do you know the maintenance provider is doing what it should be? It is down to the operator to ensure that the inspection standards are acceptable, which can be very challenging without mechanical knowledge. That's where our transport management services come into play. Lanes Transport Consultancy will conduct a comprehensive transport compliance audit of your current or potential provider and issue a report along with an approval certificate, giving you peace of mind. Additionally, if you're dealing with hazardous materials, our expert dangerous goods adviser can help ensure your operations meet all necessary regulations. Contact us today to discuss the requirements of your business.
Driver handbooks
Do you have driver handbooks? If you do, when did you last update them? Lanes Transport Consultancy can build a handbook from scratch, tailored to your operation, and we offer professional printing, or we can review and update your current handbook in compliance with regulations. Our services also include guidance from a dangerous goods adviser and conducting transport compliance audits. Contact us today to discuss the transport management services that meet the specific requirements of your business.