Aaron Rail, a specialist rail services company and part of the Aaron Engineering Group, has launched a dedicated minibus workforce transport service designed to keep project teams moving safely, reliably, and on schedule across rail infrastructure sites.
The new service addresses a critical need within the rail construction sector for compliant, well-managed workforce transport that ensures employees arrive at site safely and on time. Aaron Rail’s approach combines qualified drivers, advanced vehicle technology, and digital fleet management systems to deliver a comprehensive transport solution.
Safety and Compliance
Aaron Rail provides fully licensed and site-trained minibus drivers, with fatigue management controlled through vetted rota systems. All drivers are employed through PAYE arrangements, ensuring full compliance and avoiding ambiguity around labour classification.
The company has deployed Lightfoot’s in-cab coaching technology to actively improve driving behaviour and reduce incidents. The system has demonstrated significant safety improvements, including a 40% drop in at-fault accidents, 84% fewer dangerous driving events, and 52% less rapid acceleration.
Workforce Logistics
Aaron Rail’s dynamic shuttle scheduling ensures punctual arrival at site, avoiding workforce delays that can impact project programmes. The service integrates FleetCheck for seamless data integration and enhanced compliance, consolidating maintenance logs, driver assignments, and vehicle records in a single system.
The FleetCheck platform automates licence checks, MOT reminders, and duty-of-care tasks, reducing manual errors and providing clear oversight of transport logistics, fuel usage, and operational compliance.
Operational Control
The minibus service utilises smart booking and GPS platforms to ensure full vehicle oversight and accountability. The combination of Lightfoot’s driver behaviour analytics and FleetCheck’s digital vehicle checks and defect reporting maintains control over vehicles, ensuring safe, properly maintained minibuses are used with full accountability.
All vehicles undergo scheduled servicing, cleaning, and inspections, with automated reminders from FleetCheck and real-time status updates ensuring readiness and hygiene standards are maintained.
Digital Integration and Insights
Lightfoot’s platform centralises vehicle telematics, driver coaching, and gamified performance tracking to encourage safer, greener driving. FleetCheck complements this with analytics, budgeting tools, and integrated data visibility to support reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency.
The workforce transport service is available to support rail infrastructure projects across the UK, providing clients with a fully managed solution that removes the administrative burden of workforce logistics while ensuring safety and compliance standards are maintained.