Freeway Fleet Systems‘ mobile app played a key part at the IRTE Skills Challenge in Bristol on 6-8 June.
The event, hosted by S&B Automotive, attracted 60 competitors from around the UK bidding to show themselves as coach and bus engineering stars of the future.
As event sponsor, Freeway Fleet Systems provided mobile devices equipped with the Freeway app for participants to digitally complete vehicle inspections.
“A key component of the competition is the skill of carrying out an engineering inspection and this must be done in accordance with the DVSA standard,” says Patrick Tandy, Managing Director of Freeway.
“Inspections have traditionally been completed on paper, but bus and coach operators are now switching to paperless working. We are delighted to be able to work with IRTE to enable competitors to use the latest technology by working digitally on a Freeway tablet.”
The company has been providing asset management software to the industry for more than 25 years and its current digital platform and inspection is accredited by the DVSA under the Earned Recognition scheme.
The system manages the entire workshop activity, from driver first-use checks, to defects, compliance, stores and purchasing. Mobile devices are synchronised with a central management system, enabling complete visibility of the status of the fleet and other assets.
