The professional LGV driver's handbook : a complete guide to the driver CPC / David Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, David, 1936-

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truck driving--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Truck driving.

Truck driving--Study and teaching--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 274 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Kogan Page Limited, [2007]

London, U.K. : Kogan Page, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 a

Contents:

Copyright; Table of contents; Preface to the second edition; The author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 EU Driver CPC requirements and EU training syllabus; 1.1 EU CPC requirements for LGV drivers; 1.2 The EU training syllabus; Part 2 Vehicle characteristics and heavy vehicle driving skills; 2.1 Technical characteristics of heavy vehicles; 2.2 Vehicle braking and speed controls; 2.3 Vehicle suspensions and trailer couplings; 2.4 Road traffic accidents and emergencies; 2.5 Safe driving; 2.6 Professional driving - respect for other road users and the environment; 2.7 Driving abroad

Part 3 Transport regulations, offences and enforcement 3.1 Regulations governing transport; 3.2 Goods vehicle weights and dimensions; 3.3 Drivers' hours, working time and pay; 3.4 Tachograph fitment and use; 3.5 Driver licensing and testing; 3.6 Road traffic law; 3.7 Road traffic offences and penalties; 3.8 Driving on drink and drugs; 3.9 Enforcement authority powers and prohibitions; Part 4 Heavy vehicles and the law; 4.1 Construction and use of vehicles; 4.2 Goods vehicle lighting and marking; 4.3 Vehicle checks and defect reporting; 4.4 Legal requirements for special loads

4.5 Security of vehicles and loads Part 5 Health and safety; 5.1 Driver health and safety; 5.2 The safety of vehicles and loads; 5.3 Stowaways and smuggling; 5.4 Driver health and lifestyle; Part 6 Transport operations, service and logistics; 6.1 The road haulage economic environment; 6.2 The road haulage business environment; 6.3 The road haulage market and image; 6.4 Principles of logistics and the supply chain; 6.5 Training for transport; 6.6 Mobile communications and ITS; Appendix I; Appendix II; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611983659

9781281983657

1281983659

9780749455712

0749455713

OCLC:

527383104