{"id":53019,"date":"2019-12-03T12:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T23:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinz.co.nz\/?p=53019"},"modified":"2019-12-03T12:31:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T23:31:11","slug":"making-driving-safer-terry-mansfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinz.co.nz\/news\/making-driving-safer-terry-mansfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Driving Safer – Terry Mansfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

Terry Mansfield, Northern Regional Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trucks \u2014 keeping them moving, keeping them safe \u2014 are Terry Mansfield\u2019s passion. He\u2019s the Northern Regional Manager for VINZ, and is responsible for the company\u2019s sites in Hamilton, Palmerston North and Lower Hutt. Because truck inspection is so highly specialised and demanding he thinks it\u2019s easier to move from trucks to light vehicles than vice versa.<\/p>\n

And he\u2019s always on the lookout for good truck inspectors. \u201cWe\u2019re always after good people to keep trucks safe,\u201d he says. \u201cKeeping up with demand is difficult \u2013 especially around truck inspections.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great job if you have sound mechanical knowledge and a passion for inspecting vehicles,\u201d he says. But just loving trucks \u2014 or cars for that matter \u2014 isn\u2019t enough. \u201cThis is not a job where you start with enthusiasm and learn everything you need to know about the vehicles you inspect as you go. You must have a good understanding before you start. You need to be a qualified mechanic and will typically have five years\u2019 experience. You can\u2019t take short cuts with truck safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

That reduces the pool of available people. And competition for talent is tough. \u201cWe\u2019re competing with workshops that have other revenue streams: vehicles sales, service, parts,\u201d he says. \u201cWe just do inspections. We are not allowed to do repairs. Under the terms of our deed of appointment as a Key Service delivery Provider (KSDP) for NZTA. None of the KSDPs are. That means we don\u2019t have parts margin to support the business. It\u2019s a labour-only business, so we\u2019re focussed on what we do, which is making sure vehicles are safe for New Zealand roads, and excellent at doing it.\u00a0 Our strength is our expertise. That\u2019s what we sell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terry insists that four things set VINZ inspections apart: expertise, independence, investment and efficiency. \u201cOur inspectors are the best in the country,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd we\u2019re completely independent. We have nothing to gain from failing a vehicle. Your local workshop will do a Warrant of Fitness check for $35. They cannot actually do it for that cost, but they\u2019re looking to get the repair work. That\u2019s where they make their revenue.\u00a0 Our first commitment is to safety, not to getting repair work. And because we have that focus we\u2019re more efficient:\u00a0 can do it because we\u2019ve invested in inspection technologies, we have excellent systems and we operate at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Modern vehicles are complex, particularly their electronics. That means they need to be serviced by appropriately-trained experts. When there\u2019s a problem people may think they can fix it themselves. We tell them it\u2019s best that they take it to a qualified mechanic. You don\u2019t compromise around vehicle safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all have families,\u201d he says. \u201cWe don\u2019t want cars trucks or caravans, on the road posing a risk to us and our families.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Terry Mansfield, Northern Regional Manager Trucks \u2014 keeping them moving, keeping them safe \u2014 are Terry Mansfield\u2019s passion. He\u2019s the Northern Regional Manager for VINZ, and is responsible for the company\u2019s sites in Hamilton, Palmerston North and Lower Hutt. Because truck inspection is so highly specialised and demanding he thinks it\u2019s easier to move from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[1],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n