Transport Manager Seminars 2008

Transport Manager is a hugely successful annual event designed to keep you updated on the latest developments, legislation changes and best practice tips to ensure your transport operation remains compliant. This year's seminars will be held at 12 venues across the UK between 17 September and 4 December. You will hear from enforcement authorities, FTA experts, traffic commisioners and leading authorities from within the transport sector.

Who should attend?

All managers and supervisors with responsibility for ensuring the safe and efficient day to day operation of commercial vehicle fleets.

Prices

FTA members
£309+VAT for first delegate
£260+VAT for subsequent delegates

Non-members
£370+VAT for first delegate
£330+VAT for subsequent delegates

Date, time and location - BOOK YOUR PLACE!

Wednesday 19 November - Sheffield
Wednesday 26 November - Bradford
Tuesday 2 December - Heathrow NEW DATE
Thursday 4 December - Heathrow

Time: 09.30 - 15.45

Key themes include:

what is on the mind and agenda of your local Traffic Commissioner for 2009
how the imminent introduction of fixed penalties will put an operators good repute and efficiency to remain compliant under scrutiny
a legislative update and practical advice and guidance on Driver CPC
testing developments and roadside enforcement
noise reduction and how to alleviate your environmental impact
Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS)
managing duty of care in transport

Programme

O licensing

Compliance priorities of your local Traffic Commisioner
Introduction of fixed penalties
- effect on an operator's good repute
- implications for driver vocational entitlement

Driver CPC

Legislation requirements for initial and periodic training
Key decisions
- treatment of existing training
- in-house or external training
- module identification
- measuring value
Compliance management
- recruitment and retention
- checking systems
- resource management

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from road freight

Climate Change Bill and long-term commitments to carbon dioxide reduction
Biofuels and the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation
Implications of the Carbon Reduction Commitment for individual businesses
Emissions trading for surface transport
Carbon offset code

Roadside enforcement and vehicle testing

Roadside enforcement
- introduction of graduated fixed penalties and the implications for UK operators
- vehicle immobilisation
Vehicle testing
- headlamp aim
- close proximity mirrors
- defect rectification
- single point for booking/online booking
OCRS developments
- web portal developments
- prioritising management effort
- benchmarking

What to say and do when under caution - role play

What things can go wrong and the implications
Getting it right

Reducing noise

Vehicle related actions
Load related actions
Driver actions
Using noise reduction to secure delivery efficiency improvements

Urban deliveries in a civil parking regime

Minimising penalty charge notices
- planning drops
- driver training
- what rules and where?
- definition of loading and unloading
Processing penalty charge notices
- appeal or pay?
- dealing with postal and CCTV penalty charge notices
Follow-up action
- re-educating drivers
- tackling hotspots by working with local authorities

Managing duty of care in transport

Key obligations
Risks and penalties for transport
Managing people
Managing vehicles
Managing workplaces

Forthcoming legislation round-up

European Whole Vehicle Type Approval
Conspicuity markers
Transport manager professional competence and operator licensing
Statutory holiday increase
Discrimination legislation
Treatment of agency workers

(Programme subject to change)

Further information

Freight Transport Association Limited, (a private limited company)
Registered Office - Hermes House, St John's Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN4 9UZ
Registered in England Number 391957