ECTA Drivers APP – project update

The ECTA Drivers APP took a step forward this summer, by rolling out a Native APP Version of it. Since the APP is available in the IOS and Android APP Stores, an increase in registered drivers and ratings was noticeable over summer.

ECTA is happy to see already more than 1600 drivers being registered, rating almost 1000 locations across Europe. Furthermore, more and more ECTA members join the initiative.
To thank drivers for their active participation and to show them that their feedback matters, ECTA  awarded the most active drivers – by number of ratings and comments – with an ECTA Drivers APP Certificate, which was very well received.

A new feature of our ECTA Drivers APP is a checkbox asking, “Is this location female driver friendly?”. This rating field was implemented, because ECTA does see female drivers as an important factor to reduce the driver shortage. Making the driver profession more attractive to women, would be one way to address the problem in the next 10 years.

A big milestone was to get the shippers on board with the project. At the moment ECTA cooperates with a handful of chemical shippers who actively try to increase their rating numbers by reminding drivers visiting their sites to rate.
In exchange, ECTA reports the sites´ rating – in an anonymized way – to help them understand their own safety, facilities and operational improvement areas and allow them to benchmark themselves across the industry.

After starting the APP more than one year ago, ECTA is still learning how to improve the flows and how to best motivate companies and drivers to join the ECTA Drivers APP. It is a joint initiative, and the success is depending on all parties involved – help us make it happen, join us: info@ecta.com