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

Ashley Rimmer (Transport Operations Manager), David Lowe

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Kogan Page Ltd
03 April 2025

Transport industries

Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2025 offers crucial guidance on changes and developments within the transport and haulage industry.

Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2025 is a vital and respected source for those wanting to ensure professional competence and operational stability. From driver testing and training to road traffic law, this widely used guide remains an essential resource for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of today's transport industry.

This fully updated 55th edition outlines important legal and technical information so that transport managers, fleet operators, hauliers and practitioners can ensure they remain compliant while navigating a continuously evolving sector. Covering the latest changes to UK guidelines, this indispensable guide includes an essential overview of new operational rulings, up-to-date regulatory decisions and key aspects of transport legislation.

Edited by: Ashley Rimmer (Transport Operations Manager), David Lowe
Imprint: Kogan Page Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 55th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781398619210
ISBN 10: 1398619213
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 03 April 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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

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.

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

""Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2025 is a meticulously researched and curated collection of accurate and reliable information, detailing all fleet, logistics, legal updates and regulatory requirements within the transport industry. This book is essential for any transport professional."" -- Adam Mulley, Head of Fleet, Anglian Demolition ""A comprehensive and essential source of clarity, knowledge and best practice when it comes to all things associated with managing an efficient and compliant transport operation. Lowe's Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook 2025 provides an easy access approach to equipping you with valuable, jargon free and relevant information at your fingertips, enabling you to make the right decisions. I strongly recommend this handbook to anyone working within the transport industry."" -- John Henderson, Managing Director, Sara Penrose Ltd & East Midlands Chair, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport