Being a Transport Manager – what does it really involve?
11 November 2021
DVSA and the Traffic Commissioners have issued new statutory guidance to Transport Managers this month, which sets out what you are responsible for as a Transport Manager as well as the skills and knowledge you need.
This guidance supplements the overriding statutory duty of a Transport Manager to continuously and effectively manage the transport activities as well as paragraph 54 of the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Document No. 3 ‘Transport Managers’, which sets out the ‘General Duties’ of a Transport Manager (and can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/traffic-commissioners-transport-managers-november-2018/statutory-document-3-transport-managers).
Responsibilities
All Transport Managers are responsible for ensuring compliance with the Operator’s Licence undertakings and conditions. The new guidance explains the main responsibilities.
Skills & Knowledge
The requirement for ‘continuing professional development’ of Transport Managers is already specifically referred to in the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Document No. 3 and is an area assessed during DVSA investigations . The new guidance sets out those subjects that Transport Managers must know about to initially qualify but also re-emphasises the expectation that Transport Managers will keep their knowledge up to date once qualified.
TM Refresher training – 2nd & 3rd February
Our 2-day Transport Manager Refresher course is designed to support the continuing professional development of Transport Managers through an examination of their role and the requirement to continuously and effectively manage the transport activities. We use examples and practical compliance-based scenarios to explain the issues and the solutions. The course is available to both goods and passenger vehicle operations and is delivered online. Delegates can see each other and ask questions throughout the training.
So register by clicking here and join us on 2nd & 3rd February for our next 2-day Transport Manager Refresher training…and make sure you know what being a Transport Manager in 2022 really involves!
