Transport Manager

Transport Manager for HGV or PSV Operators

External Transport Manager is an individual who looks after a fleet of vehicles, supports drivers, ensures that vehicles are roadworthy and that the operator is compliant.

Transport Manager must be CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) qualified and the type of activities expected of the Transport Manager include:

Manage, audit and review compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness
Review shortcomings such as prohibitions and/or annual test failures
Ensure relevant changes are reported and adhered to in line with the operatorlicence conditions and requirements
Keep up to date with standards and legislations
Ensure vehicles are road worthy
Ensure drivers are adhering to the rules and regulations and compliant

As External Transport Manager, your role should be recognized for the professional and personal responsibilities you hold and be seen as a key person in the business allowing you to influence and make decisions that impact on compliance.

To find out more about becoming External Transport Manager or your role as one, get in touch.

External Transport Manager

An External Transport Manager or External Transport Manager is a contractor, designated in your business and named on the operatorslicence, as a competent and qualified professional who usually works part time for SMEs. Their role is to ensure that vehicles are roadworthy and drivers comply with traffic and drivers hours rules.

With so many transport companies starting, there is a demand for qualified Transport Manager and becoming an External Transport Manager has now become quite an attractive opportunity for Transport Managers.

As an External Transport Manager, you can work with a maximum of 4 operators and a maximum of 50 vehicles, which gives you a variety of work and clients.

You are expected to analyse tachographs, and deal with infringements and deal with them diligently.

Understand brake test reports, investigate MOT failures and roadside prohibitions, drivers hours tachograph analysis, and undertake regular training to keep up to date with changes in legislation and compliance.

If you are looing to become an External Transport Manager, Get in touch with us and we can support you in finding your next operator. We work with a number of operators across the country and can help match you to them.

Find an External Transport Manager

Are you an operator looking for a qualified and experienced Transport Manager, get in touch with us and we can help find one for you.

With our wealth of knowledge and experience and our contacts in this discipline, we have the network to find the right External Transport Manager for you.

Training

As External Transport Manager , you must hold External Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) and External Transport Manager CPC is a level 3 qualification. There are several companies where you can take the training either online or in person / classroom based as well as a couple of examining boards including CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport). There is a separate exam for PSV and another for Road Haulage and the exams comprise of a case study and multiple choice. You must pass both exams to qualify.

As External Transport Manager you must also complete refresher courses every 5 years to keep up to date with any changes in HGV (Heavy Goods Vehicles) or PSV (Passenger Service Vehicles) and to keep up to date.

To find out more about Training or to have us support you with your learning, get in touch.

Transport Manager