The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2005
35th Edition
Résumé
The 35th edition of this best-seller for busy fleet operators is still the definitive guide for anyone in the road transport industry.
Clearly structured for quick and easy access, the book is packed with essential information on transport legislation, technical standards and goods vehicle operations. The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook is a truly comprehensive guide to all the legal, operational and environmental factors that are of the utmost importance in today's transport industry. It presents all the legal requirements in a coherent and easily digestible format, as well as offering helpful advice and solutions to many of the problems faced by the industry.
Fully updated to include current issues and new legislation, this 35th edition covers:
- issues relating to goods vehicle operator and driver licensing
- professional competence for transport managers
- working time and revision of EU driving hours rules
- the introduction of digital tachographs
- the issue of driver smart cards
- extensive new driver training requirements and standards
- drugs testing for drivers
- speed cameras and speed penalties
- changes to the carriage of dangerous goods regulations
- tougher legal action for lack of adequate risk assessments
- increased haulage competition from EU enlargement
- employment law update
- special types order for abnormal and projecting loads
- entry to the international road haulage market
As useful as when it was first published in 1970, this edition of The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook is an essential reference source for any transport manager, fleet operator, owner-driver haulier, student taking transport examinations and anyone involved in the industry.
L'auteur - David Lowe
David Lowe is an independent transport consultant and freelance writer well known in the industry, particularly for his involvement with training for the professional competence examinations. He is a regular contributor to the transport press, and is the author of many transport books including The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook, The Dangerous Goods Safety Manual, A Guide to the LGV Driving Licence, Driving Test and Theory Test, The European Bus and Coach Handbook, The European Road Freighting Handbook, and Goods Vehicle Costing and Pricing Handbook.
45 years' experience in road haulage and own-account transport - at one time as an owner-driver haulier. From British Road Services trainee in 1952 to own-account fleet management in food distribution in 1966.
Staff writer on Commercial Motor from 1968 specialising in transport legislation, operational and management issues.
First edition of the highly successful Transport Manager's Handbook, the so-called transport manager's 'bible', published in 1970.
Freelance writer from 1972, contributing to most UK transport journals and many other publications including the Financial Times, Management Today, Logistics Focus and The Director.
Sommaire
- Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing
- Professional Competence for Transport Managers
- Goods Vehicle Drivers' Hours and Working Time
- Goods Vehicle Drivers' Records
- Tachographs - Fitment and Use Requirements
- Driver Licensing and Licence Penalties
- Driver Testing, Training and Development
- Vehicle Registration, Excise Duty and Trade Licences
- Insurance (Vehicles, Premises and Business) and Security
- Road Traffic Law
- Employment Law and Transport Training
- Goods Vehicle Weights and Dimensions
- Construction and Use of Vehicles
- Type Approval
- Vehicle Lighting And Marking
- Goods Vehicle Plating, Annual Testing and Vehicle Inspections
- Light Vehicle (MoT) Testing
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Maintenance Records
- Safety - Vehicle, Loads and at Work
- Loads - General, Livestock, Food, etc
- Loads - Abnormal and Projecting
- Loads - Dangerous, Explosive and Waste
- Fleet Car and Light Vehicle Operations
- Rental, Hiring and Leasing of Vehicles
- Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | Kogan Page |
| Auteur(s) | David Lowe |
| Parution | 03/06/2005 |
| Nb. de pages | 744 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 1400g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780749443375 |
| ISBN13 | 978-0-7494-4337-5 |
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