Listening to practitioners
Nobody knows everything! Not even the boss who pays. Depending on where an employee now does his work in the company, he also has different perspectives when it comes to buying a new vehicle. Therefore, involve the practitioners, such as the drivers, in the planning. After all, those who handle the vehicle on a day-to-day basis can judge very well what is important for practical use. Therefore, plan as a team.
Uniform equipment features help to save money.
The uniform equipment of the vehicle fleet helps to save. For example, by keeping a stock of certain wearing parts, by carrying out maintenance or repairs, by the possibility of adapting all vehicles to the company image (for example in colour) or by making it easy for drivers to familiarise themselves with a new vehicle.
Thinking especially about safety
Commercial vehicles are work equipment for which a risk assessment must be prepared by the "boss". These considerations focus in particular on the suitability of the vehicles for the intended use, the work processes and the organisation of work. Only competent persons may carry out a risk assessment. If you yourself do not have the appropriate qualifications, seek expert advice. The primary objective is to ensure the safe operational condition of the vehicles. In doing so, think of the requirements arising, for example, from traffic law requirements. Observe the regulations for occupational safety, health protection or accident prevention and other legal regulations. In addition to the basic considerations regarding the technical requirements of the vehicle, too little thought is often given to the driver's workplace. The driver's cab is his main place of residence during daily work. Ergonomic seats, which can be individually adjusted, are certainly part of the "basic equipment" today. A further look at additional equipment that makes the driver's work easier helps to make the workplace even better and thus more efficient and safer. Pay attention, for example, to the cab entrances. Statistically speaking, there are high accident figures especially when getting in and out of the cab.
Safety for the winter
Weather conditions that can suddenly change represent a major challenge in commercial vehicle traffic. From sleet to abruptly appearing snow cover, winter is a task for vehicle and driver. These tasks can be mastered with the help of skidding chains. This saves the manual fitting of snow chains, which is associated with a lot of work and danger. The OnSpot skidding chains are the perfect solution for these problems in winter. To learn more about the automatic snow chain system, visit www.onspot.com
Special solutions for load safety
Particular attention must also be paid to the subject of load securing. Depending on the use of the vehicle, specific solutions for the effective and fast securing of different loads are required here. The vehicle body should be able to take on as many load securing tasks as possible due to its very nature. This reduces the amount of work and avoids risks if additional aids have to be attached to secure the load.
Effective folding tops and tarpaulins
Many commercial vehicles need an efficient soft top solution for daily work, such as the modern, electrically controllable Edscha TS TipperRoof sliding roof for dump trucks. Such a solution not only reduces fuel consumption and avoids problems when dumping with the tarpaulin closed, but also reduces the time needed to process orders.
Funding opportunities
The DE-Minimis 2020 funding programme launched by the federal government offers many opportunities to retrofit or re-equip the vehicle in the areas of safety and environment: This ranges from a bed to sleep on, to fuel-saving dump truck tops such as the TipperRoof, to other equipment options, such as anti-theft protection or communication solutions. You can find initial information on the DE-Minimis in our Edscha TS-Blog. More information on the 2020 funding measures and the corresponding application documents can be found on the Internet on the website of the Federal Office for Goods Transport (www.bag.bund.de).
