Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2025

David Lowe was an experienced consultant and freelance writer, involved in the road haulage industry for many years. He wrote books on transport including The Professional LGV Driver's Handbook and The Pocket Guide to LGV Drivers' Hours and Tachograph Law. Ashley Rimmer is an experienced transport and operations manager with over 45 years of experience. He is currently a Transport & Compliance Manager at Transam Trucking Ltd and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). He is based in Norwich, UK.

Chapter - 00: Introduction;
Chapter - 01: Good vehicle operator licencing;
Chapter - 02: Professional competence;
Chapter - 03: Goods vehicle drivers’ hours and working time;
Chapter - 04: Goods vehicles drivers’ records;
Chapter - 05: Tachographs – Fitment and use requirements;
Chapter - 06: Driver licensing and licence penalties;
Chapter - 07: Driver testing and training;
Chapter - 08: Vehicle registration, HGV road user levy, excise duty and trade licences 209 vehicle registration;
Chapter - 09: Insurance (vehicles and goods in transit) and conditions of carriage;
Chapter - 10: Road traffic law;
Chapter - 11: Goods vehicle dimensions and weights;
Chapter - 12: Construction and use of vehicles;
Chapter - 13: Vehicle lighting and marketing;
Chapter - 14: Goods vehicle plating, annual testing and vehicle inspections;
Chapter - 15: Light vehicle (MOT) testing;
Chapter - 16: Vehicle maintenance and maintenance records;
Chapter - 17: Safety – On the road and at work;
Chapter - 18: Loads – General, livestock, food etc;
Chapter - 19: Loads – Abnormal and projecting;
Chapter - 20: Loads – Dangerous goods and waste;
Chapter - 21: Light vehicles;
Chapter - 22: Vehicle fuel efficiency;
Chapter - 23: Digital communications and technology;
Chapter - 24: Transport and the environment;
Chapter - 25: International operations