The Official DSA Guide to Driving Goods Vehicles


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This Driving Standards Agency publication contains guidance on the official syllabus and practical test requirements for driving a large goods vehicle (LGV), as well as on driving techniques for different vehicles and conditions, load restraint, EC and UK legal requirements, working time and tachograph regulations, freight transport organisation, dealing with emergencies, new safety checks and minimum test vehicle requirements. This new edition includes information to help prepare for the extended theory and practical tests that link to the introduction of the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in September 2009. It supersedes the 7th edition (2005, ISBN 9780115526565).




The Commercial Motor


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The Professional LGV Driver's Handbook


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From 2009 all LGV drivers will need to acquire the new EU driver CPC in addition to a LGV driver licence.This book is the ultimate LGV training manual for any professional driver or transport manager, as it covers all areas a driver will need to know and understand in order to gain the licences necessary to drive a LGV vehicle. Not only does the book deliver the essential information to ensure drivers gain these licences, but it also provides a complete guide to driving safely, professionally and legally. Including information on; driving skills, health and safety, law, how to deal with paperwork, use of tachographs and driving abroad. The Professional LGV Driver's Handbook is the ultimate resource for anyone training to drive a LGV vehicle, as well as being an indispensible reference for experienced drivers and managers.




Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2016


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Now in its 46th edition, Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook is the most comprehensive guide available to the operational rules and guidelines governing the UK's road transport operators. This best-selling handbook provides an essential reference to factors that are of utmost importance in today's road transport industry. It includes details on professional competence, working times and driving hours rules, speed cameras and penalties, the international road haulage market, and drugs testing for drivers. Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook is the essential reference source for any transport manager, fleet operator, owner-driver haulier or student with an involvement in the industry. The 46th edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the latest developments in the industry.




A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020


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A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020 is a vital study guide that offers the thorough preparation needed to pass the tough CPC exams in the UK. It covers the examination method used by the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). This is the Level 3 standard qualification overseen by The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (OFQUAL) and the Welsh Assembly Government, which is required by any person wishing to operate vehicles over 3,500 kg, the maximum authorised mass for hire and reward, in the UK and internationally. A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight 2020 has been extensively revised to include all the new legislation. It covers the eight study sections that the directive requires: civil law; commercial law; social law; fiscal law; business; financial; management of the undertaking access to the market; technical standards and technical aspects of the operation road safety. It features many case studies, examples, diagrams and graphics. New to this edition: updated sections on operator licencing, drivers' hours, tachographs, vehicle testing, vehicle tax, vehicle registration, civil law, international driving and documentation.




Guide to Government Data


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The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2006


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the 36th edition of this bestseller for busy fleet operators is the definitive guide for anyone in the road transport industry. it presents all the legal requirements in a coherent format, as well as offering operational advice and solutions to some of the problems facing the industry. new to this edition is the examination of the new road transport directive which inhibits the working hours for lgv drivers and the launch of the new driver smart card. further legal updates include the eu driver training directive and the new road safety bill which will introduce tougher penalities and new powers to seize and dispose of uninsured vehicles.




Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2013


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This best-seller for busy fleet operators, now in its 43rd edition, provides essential information and advice on transport legislation, technical standards and goods vehicle operations. Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook is a truly comprehensive guide to the legal, operational and environmental factors that are of the utmost importance in today's road transport industry - including professional competence, working times and driving hours rules, speed cameras and penalties, the international road haulage market, and drugs testing for drivers. The Handbook is the essential reference source for any transport manager, fleet operator, owner-driver haulier or student with an involvement in the industry.




A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight


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A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight is a vital study guide that offers the thorough preparation needed to pass the tough CPC exams. This is the Level 3 standard qualification overseen by OFQUAL and the Welsh Assembly Government which is required by any person wishing to operate vehicles over 3,500kgs maximum authorised mass for hire and reward, both in the UK and/or internationally. A Study Guide for the Operator Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) in Road Freight covers the examination method used by both OCR and CILT. It covers the 8 study sections that the directive requires: civil law; commercial law; social law; fiscal law; business; financial; management of the undertaking access to the market; technical standards and technical aspects of the operation road safety. The new book has been extensively revised to make it more accessible and understandable. It features many more case studies, examples, diagrams and graphics. There are also test questions for each section.