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Hi Everyone ,

I hold my International Transport Manager CPC RH for a few years and have posted on here like everyone else but haven't had anyone contact me.

So what else can I do to get operators contacting me ? Apart from posting on the free links as advertised from this website.

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Hello,

What software are most common for planning the drivers and download tacho ?

Does anyone have a copy they can share of a Drivers Responsibility Policy
Wheel nut re torque Policy , Ad blue policy Walk round checks policy that are issued to new drivers

Hi
Looking to change my Tacho analysis software managing 4 operators what do other TMs recommend

After I publicised the multi-year gross misconduct of the rogue OTC caseworker James Thomson and after he was fired at the beginning of 2024, the Office of the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) under the regime of disgraced temporary senior traffic commissioner Dick Turfitt who is currently suspected of masterminding criminal activities recently started using anonymous letters likely in order to protect their caseworkers' future misconduct and to avoid the publicity of it. Here's what their letters look like today:

In November 2023, there was a court case called IAB & others v Secretary of State that you can view here: The case had to do with the redaction of the names of junior civil servants by the Government from documents disclosed in judicial review proceedings. These OTC letters aren't exactly judicial review proceedings but it just seems wrong not to know who you are communicating with. They know the operators' and transport managers' (TM) names, so why can't operators and TMs...

What management software are you guys using? Has anyone used R2C or FleetCheck? All opinions welcome. Just looking at options and keen to make a good choice to be as compliant as possible. We have over 60 vehicles across 4 depots and three TM’s.

Been having issues with drivers moving vehicles without appropriate card,
What usually happens is parking /washing at weekend or general maintenance
have given letters to drivers but still a problem how to resolve any good ideas

How to notify the traffic commissioner about the insolvency of an operator who does not even have security for the licenses for his vehicles and is in arrears with invoices for services?

Hi,

I'm doing a study into fines for drivers following damage to company/3rd party vehicles caused by At Fault Incidents.

Do your drivers get a fixed penalty per incident for any damage caused irrespective of the total cost?
Are these penalties graded (eg £100 for the 1st, £200 for the 2nd etc)?
Are they fined a fine based on a total cost scale (eg £100 for up to £1000 damage, £200 for up to £2000 etc)?
Do they have to pay a percentage of the damage cost (if so, what % is it please)?
Are they let off without any financial penalties?

Thanks in advance

Jon

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When operating a staff mini bus, questions often arise about whether it can be driven by someone with a D1 (101 restriction) licence. This particular scenario involves a mini bus funded and operated directly by the client, transporting employees between various depots. The driver is paid for driving, but no payment is made by passengers. This has led to some confusion about whether the 101 restriction on the D1 licence is applicable. Below is a detailed breakdown of the situation based on insights from a recent discussion.

Understanding the D1 (101 restriction) Licence

A D1 (101 restriction) licence allows a person to drive a minibus with 16 or fewer passenger...

Hello guys,

I am quite new to being a Transport Manager (couple of years) and do not hold an HGV licence myself so obviously limited experience in using or watching driver cards being used. Although i like to think i have a decent understanding of it all.

I recently updated our Tacho Reading software and now nearly all of our drivers have infringements for not entering the country when starting/ending their shifts (this isn't every day and it may only be the start or end of the shift). This never showed up before the update.

My understanding and advice from the drivers is they are prompted to select UK or confirm UK when they start and finish their shift and have no idea why this is flagging up as the vehicle unit doesn't allow them to bypass this. Our lorries range from 1-13 years old so not all vehicle units will work exactly the same.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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We currently have a VSO for our 56m boom pump and I was hoping someone might be able to advise if we need to apply for a VSO for the vehicles listed below. These vehicles, as far as I can tell, are not C&U compliant but also don't fall into the STGO compliance.

YN73 CZP - 42m Boom Pump - 4 Axle - 32000kg - Standard Suspension.

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Any help with the above would be greatly appreciated.

We also have another pump:

LK72 DFN - 32m Boom Pump - 3 Axle - 26000kg - Road Friendly Suspension

From what I can tell myself, the above 32m pump operates under C&U because of its suspension.

Good Afternoon,
Would anyone be able to recommend an app for the drivers daily walk around checks please?
Many Thanks

Hello everyone,

I do not want to use the services of my current TM because it does not fulfill its obligations. I want to change it. Can I, as an operator, run a company without TM until I find a new one?

If you are a transport manager, add yourself to the TM Map App for free by filling out the form below and clients will be able to find you on a map and contact you directly without intermediaries. The map gets over 3000+ views a day on average, see it in the left side panel of the map at the top of this page. That counter is provided by Google. The map is also displayed at the top of every single page of this website, that's tens of thousands of pages and thousands of visitors and views a day. At this rate, the TM Map App will get well over a million views a year. Don't be discouraged by the number of other TMs on the map. If you zoom in to a place, you'll see that there aren't that many of them in any particular location especially if you take into account the number of transport companies in that area. Plus, many of them won't be interested or available or they don't reply or some of them act weird and a lot of other problems can happen when clients start contacting and negotiating...

Hello, I'm new here. On December 3rd I had my TM exam. I hope the result will be positive. I'm writing to ask experienced Transport Managers what programs they use that are effective in this job and which ones I could try. Where can I check PMI and MOT. And general advice on how to start and what to focus on the most. Thank you very much if anyone would like to give me a moment of attention.

Agi

Good Afternoon,

We are looking at hiring vehicles for 2 weeks but only have space for one vehicle on our o licence. Do the vehicles have to be added to the o licence straight away?

Thanks In Advance