Ask a driver what they make of the driver app on their phone and you’ll usually get a shrug. It scores them, it flags them, and someone back at the office decides what happens next.
A driver app shouldn’t be complicated: show people how they’re driving and help them get better at it. Yet most do the opposite, logging every mistake and sending it up the line for a manager to deal with later.
Roadie works the other way round.
The driver sees their own score before anyone else does and can watch the footage for themselves. They also get the context that normally goes missing what the traffic was doing, the weather, the road conditions, how serious the event was, and whether it’s a one-off or a pattern. The score is quick to read and fair, which counts for a lot when your livelihood is tied to it.
Most things get sorted there and then, by the driver, with nobody looking over their shoulder. The only events a manager sees are the ones that genuinely matter, like someone drifting off at the wheel. The rest stays between the driver and the app.
Roadie is built on union-friendly principles and treats driver data with real care, which is why drivers trust it. When they improve, there’s something in it for them too: league tables, proper rewards, and the competition to be the best on the fleet.
For managers, it means no more wading through thousands of clips to find the few that count. For drivers, it means being trusted to sort themselves out. The old way leaned on surveillance and kept managers in the middle of everything; ours backs the driver instead.
Discover more at www.exeros.co.uk/products/software/DriverApp.
