The Transport Manager s Operator s Handbook 2008 1st Edition by David Lowe ISBN 9780749450724 074945072X

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ISBN 10: 074945072X

ISBN 13: 9780749450724

Author:  David Lowe

Table of contents: 

1: Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing

Administration of Licensing System

The Operator Self-Service System

‘O’ Licences Not for Sale

Exemptions from ‘O’ Licensing

The Vehicle User

Restricted and Standard ‘O’ Licences

Requirements for ‘O’ Licensing

Licence Application

The TC’s Considerations

Additional Vehicles

Licence Variation

Transfer of Vehicles

Notification of Changes

Subsidiary Companies

Temporary Derogation

Production of ‘O’ Licences

TCs’ Powers of Review

Licence Review Boards

Penalties against ‘O’ Licences

Licensing Courts/Transport Tribunal

Northern Ireland Operations

Use of Light Goods Vehicles

Foreign Vehicles in the UK

Impounding of Trucks

2: Professional Competence for Transport Managers

Who May Become Professionally Competent?

Proof of Professional Competence

Classes of Competence

Qualifications for Professional Competence

Examinations

Transfer of Qualifications

Good Repute

3: Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Hours and Working Time

EU Driving and Rest Time Rules

Enforcement and Penalties

Reporting of Illegal Operations

Which Rules Apply?

European Union Rules

British Domestic Rules

Mixed EU and British Driving

AETR Rules

Tax Relief on Driver Allowances

Working Time

The Road Transport Directive (RTD)

4: Goods Vehicle Drivers’ Records

Exemptions from Record Keeping

Record-Keeping System

5: Tachographs – Fitment and Use Requirements

‘D’ Day for Digital Tachographs

Legal Requirements for Existing Analogue Tachographs

Exemptions

Employers’ Responsibilities

Drivers’ Responsibilities

Tachograph Calibration, Sealing and Inspection

Tachograph Breakdown

Use of Tachographs

Offences

The Tachograph Instrument

Chart Analysis

Digital Tachographs

Typical Digital Equipment

Production of Digital Records

6: Driver Licensing and Licence Penalties

Driver Licensing

Driver Licensing Directives

Driving Licences

Vehicle Categories/Groups for Driver Licensing

Application for Licences and Vocational Entitlements

Medical Requirements for Vocational Entitlements

Licence Fees and Validity

Notional Gross Weights

Production of Driving Licences

International Driving Permits

Exchange of Driving Licences

The ‘Well Driven’ Campaign

Driving Licence Penalty Points and Disqualification

7: Driver Testing, Training and Development

Driving Tests

Driver Training

Driver Development

Minimum Training and Qualification Requirements

8: Vehicle Registration, Excise Duty and Trade Licences

Vehicle Registration

Vehicle Excise Licences

Trade Licences

Recovery Vehicles

Rebated Heavy Oil

Oil Storage

9: Insurance (Vehicles, Premises and Business) and Security

Motor Vehicle Insurance

Fleet Insurance

Additional Vehicle Insurance Cover

Goods in Transit Insurance

Conditions of Carriage

Security

Other Insurance – Business and Premises

Obtaining the Best Cover

Insurance Claims

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10: Road Traffic Law

Speed Limits

Lighting-Up Time

Stopping, Loading and Unloading

Motorway Driving

Hazard Warning Flashers

Temporary Obstruction Signs

Lights During Daytime

Parking

Lorry Road User Charging

Lorry Routes and Bans

Bus Lanes

Level Crossings

Weight-Restricted Roads and Bridges

Owner Liability

Fixed Penalties

Traffic Wardens

Pedestrian Crossings

Builders’ Skips

Abandoned Motor Vehicles

Retention and Disposal of Seized Vehicles

Wheel Clamps

Overloaded Vehicles

Road Traffic Accident Procedure

Road Humps – Traffic Calming

Sale of Unroadworthy Vehicles

Seat Belts

Stowaways

Use of Radios and Telephones in Vehicles

Traffic and Weather Reports

Smuggling

Road Safety Act 2006

11: Employment Law and Transport Training

Employment Law

Employment Relations Act 2004

The Employment Act 2002

The Employment Relations Act 1999

Employee Rights

The Information and Consultation Directive

Criminal Disclosure

Discrimination in Employment

Employment of Part-Time Workers

Employment of Disabled Persons

Act

Employment of Foreign Nationals

Public Disclosure

The National Minimum Wage

Self-Employment

Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE)

The Human Rights Act 1998

Pension Rights

Vetting of E-mails

The EU Vibration Directive

Transport Training

12: Goods Vehicle Dimensions and Weights

Definitions

Length

Width

Height

Weight

Authorized Weight Regulations

ISO Container Dimensions and Weights

Weight Offences

13: Construction and Use of Vehicles

Definitions of Vehicles

International Vehicle Classifications

Constructional and Maintenance Requirements

Use of Vehicles

Trailer and Semi-Trailer Coupling and Uncoupling

14: Type Approval

Vehicles Covered

Responsibility for Compliance

Responsibility for Type Approval

The Standards Checked

Arrangements for First Licensing of Vehicles

Alteration to Vehicles

15: Vehicle Lighting and Marking

Obligatory Lights

Side Marker Lamps

End-Outline Marker Lamps

Lighting Switches

Visibility of Lights and Reflectors

Lights on Projecting Loads

Direction Indicators

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