IRU RoadMasters

Manage your risks and optimise your talents with driver skills profiling

IRU RoadMasters is a certification programme that optimises commercial driver competencies and equips companies with the right data to make informed decisions and mitigate operational risks. It identifies and addresses gaps, while boosting recognition of high professional standards.

Based on industry-established skills profiles for goods, hydrocarbon and passenger transport , driver performance data is compiled in digital dashboards with sophisticated analytics that enable managers to make informed decisions on an individual, unit and company level.

What can RoadMasters do for you?

• Makes sure you get the right people for the right jobs
• Allows you to base your decisions on simple and structured analysis
• Provides recognition of your professional excellence, ensuring that your subcontractors operate with the same level of quality as you

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The benefits of RoadMasters

Increase business efficiency

By identifying and addressing skills gaps, you can avoid fines, reduce equipment wear and tear and reduce fuel costs. Tracking drivers’ skills enables you to interpret your telematics data to take proactive steps before your KPIs are affected.

Reduce training costs

Assessing your drivers enables you to identify areas for development. You can use this information to implement targeted training. Training costs are reduced when you only train your drivers in the skills they really need. 

Manage your risks

Developing an in-depth knowledge of your drivers on the basis of objective data will help you to mitigate the risk of accidents. It also helps you meet audit requirements and can prove compliance with your clients’ requirements. Assessment can also be used to screen your partners to ensure high professional standards are always upheld.

Improve your brand image

Internationally recognised certification demonstrates to your customers that your drivers are true professionals. It shows your commitment to safety, increasing customer satisfaction and retention.

Work with the right people

Obtaining skills profiles during the recruitment process helps you select the right candidates and tailor their induction programmes to their needs. It also helps you attract and retain drivers because it shows you are serious about professional development and excellence.

How our partners use RoadMasters

All IRU RoadMasters programmes are tailored to the needs of a specific type of transport and were developed on the basis of international best practices. The programmes cover general goods transport and the transport of hydrocarbon products, as well as buses and coaches. 

Here are some examples of the different business contexts in which RoadMasters can be used:

MELI turns to RoadMasters to boost professional standards in hydrocarbon transport

The Middle East Logistics High Institute (MELI) uses IRU’s RoadMasters in-depth assessment tool for hydrocarbon transport to assess and certify drivers subcontracted by Saudi ARAMCO, the Saudi Arabian public petroleum and natural gas company. The goal of certification is to ensure that high professional standards are upheld during the transport of hydrocarbon materials in order to ensure the safety of drivers and the public. The programme also helps drivers understand and mitigate the risks of transporting hydrocarbons. Since October 2018, more than 2200 drivers have undertaken this certification programme.

ALSA rewards their best performers with IRU RoadMasters certification

ALSA, the largest passenger transport company in Spain, uses RoadMasters in-depth assessment to measure drivers’ strengths and weaknesses. In passenger transport, customer satisfaction and trust depend largely on the driver’s ability to operate the vehicle safely and smoothly. ALSA selected IRU RoadMasters as a trusted external certification body to gain recognition for their efforts to develop the skill level of their drivers and keep their customers happy.