CP Training Courses
Logistics and Transport Training Courses

Managing Road Transport Fleets

The effective management of the transport assets - cars, buses, light and heavy freight vehicles, trailers, MHE, etc - can impact significantly on downtime, availability, customer service, fleet strength and, ultimately, the unit cost of transport and materials.

A 5-day course.

Equip your transport management staff with:
• The ability make significant contributions to the management of vehicle provision and support in any road transport oriented organisation
• Underpinning knowledge to support informed technical, financial and transport policy decisions
• Skills in the employment of "whole life" and "life cycle" costing methodologies
• Understanding of a range of technical issues

This programme is designed for staff holding positions with responsibility for the management or support of road transport vehicles. It covers all aspects of the 'cradle to grave' lives of road vehicles from the creation of fleet policies and vehicle specifications; through funding, life cycle and acquisition decisions; to maintaining the vehicles in roadworthy condition cost effectively, and finally to the disposal of life expired vehicles.

To provide participants with knowledge and skills covering a range of topics, including:

• Devising and disseminating a fleet management policy and strategy
• Vehicle acquisition and the funding decisions
• "Whole life" and "life cycle" costing and planning
• Operational and technical specification of vehicles
• Fleet and workshop costing and budgeting
• Automated data capture and use of computer systems
• Fuel management
• Tyre management
• Performance measurement and management information
• Workshop layout and design
• Control of repair and maintenance
• Internal and external maintenance solutions
• Managing maintenance contracts
• Controlling accidental damage
• Management of vehicle disposal

Dates: Dates to be advised. Please enquire
Venue: London
Fee: £2,390 plus VAT @ 17.5%

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