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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Road transport industries > Road transport & haulage trades

Improving Productivity and Service in Depot Businesses - How Haulage, 3PL, and Service Companies Can Increase Quality and... Improving Productivity and Service in Depot Businesses - How Haulage, 3PL, and Service Companies Can Increase Quality and Customer Satisfaction (Paperback)
Colin Woodland
R1,212 Discovery Miles 12 120 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is specifically for working operations managers across the broad range of business types that deploy fleet and product via a myriad of service types. It is applicable to businesses with small medium to large fleets in haulage, 3PL, and any service business operating a depot structure. The book is less about theoretical concepts - although specific references point to theories including Lean, continuous improvement, net promoter score, and balanced scorecard - but is essentially a practical guide applying worked examples and generic templates regarding the core ten activities that are critical to achieving service and profit expectation in any depot, route-based business deploying fleet. Every working manager - front-line to COO - will identify with and grasp that these are fundamental areas and that, if improvement can be sustained, will deliver better service to customers and enhanced profit in both local and business levels. The key areas examined are: People management Fleet management Route scheduling Optimisation of non-productive (on-depot) time Driver debrief Customer service and complaint management and measurement Key performance indicators The operating rhythm Continuous improvement

2023 Philip's Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland - (Spiral A3) (Spiral bound): Philip's Maps 2023 Philip's Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland - (Spiral A3) (Spiral bound)
Philip's Maps
R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Philip's is No. 1 in the UK for clear maps and market leader in Road Atlases. We bring you the latest large spiral-bound format Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland 2023 with fully updated maps from the Philip's digital database. 'Good balance between detail and clarity with excellent town maps' What Car? * Main scale of maps: 3 miles to 1 inch = 1:200,000 - all fully updated * Practical 'more to view per page' A3 spiral bound, lie-flat format * Smart motorways mapped and electric cars explained * Great for planning and driving long journeys or short hops * Philip's: Britain's clearest maps for motorists * Completely updated and revised for 2023 with information on Smart Motorways and electric cars * Map of scenic Britain and a map highlighting railways, airports and ferry ports - Easy to plan your route in advance - 6-page route-planning section - 64 fully indexed town and city plans - 16 pages of city approach maps with named arterial roads - 2-page road map of Ireland Philip's 2023 Big Road Atlas Britain and Ireland contains 96 pages of road maps covering Britain at 3 miles to 1 inch (Scottish Highlands and Western Isles at 4 miles to 1 inch, Orkney and Shetland at 5.25 miles to 1 inch). The maps clearly mark service areas, roundabouts and multi-level junctions for easy navigation, and in rural areas distinguish between roads over and under 4 metres wide - a boon for drivers of wide vehicles. The atlas also includes a 2-page road map of Ireland, route-planning maps, a distance table, 12 large-scale city approach maps with named arterial roads, and 64 extra-detailed and fully indexed town and city plans.

The Long Haul - A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road (Paperback): Finn Murphy The Long Haul - A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road (Paperback)
Finn Murphy
R432 R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Save R77 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

More than thirty years ago, Finn Murphy dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Since then he's covered more than a million miles as a mover, packing, loading, hauling people's belongings all over America. In The Long Haul, Murphy recounts with wit, candor, and charm the America he has seen change over the decades and the poignant, funny, and often haunting stories of the people he encounters on the job.

Improving Productivity and Service in Depot Businesses - How Haulage, 3PL, and Service Companies Can Increase Quality and... Improving Productivity and Service in Depot Businesses - How Haulage, 3PL, and Service Companies Can Increase Quality and Customer Satisfaction (Hardcover)
Colin Woodland
R2,977 Discovery Miles 29 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is specifically for working operations managers across the broad range of business types that deploy fleet and product via a myriad of service types. It is applicable to businesses with small medium to large fleets in haulage, 3PL, and any service business operating a depot structure. The book is less about theoretical concepts - although specific references point to theories including Lean, continuous improvement, net promoter score, and balanced scorecard - but is essentially a practical guide applying worked examples and generic templates regarding the core ten activities that are critical to achieving service and profit expectation in any depot, route-based business deploying fleet. Every working manager - front-line to COO - will identify with and grasp that these are fundamental areas and that, if improvement can be sustained, will deliver better service to customers and enhanced profit in both local and business levels. The key areas examined are: People management Fleet management Route scheduling Optimisation of non-productive (on-depot) time Driver debrief Customer service and complaint management and measurement Key performance indicators The operating rhythm Continuous improvement

Unionization and Union Leadership - The Road Haulage Industry (Paperback): Paul Smith Unionization and Union Leadership - The Road Haulage Industry (Paperback)
Paul Smith
R1,357 Discovery Miles 13 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Fast and The Furious: Drivers, Speed Cameras and Control in a Risk Society (Hardcover, New Ed): Helen Wells The Fast and The Furious: Drivers, Speed Cameras and Control in a Risk Society (Hardcover, New Ed)
Helen Wells
R4,504 Discovery Miles 45 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Fast and The Furious: Drivers, Speed Cameras and Control in a Risk Society presents a sociological and criminological perspective critical to understanding the driver's role at the centre of road safety interventions. Such an approach is, it is argued, as crucial to an understanding of attempts to reduce road crashes, deaths and injuries as approaching such questions from an engineering or educational perspective. The book offers an explanation for the continued debate about one road safety intervention - the speed camera - by situating that debate within contemporary literature about the 'risk society' (Beck, 1992) and more broadly understood experiences of risk faced on a daily basis by drivers. Rather than a focus on risk as something that can be objectively assessed, measured and managed separately from the social context in which it is encountered, it suggests that 'risk' is something that permeates this particular debate from every angle. The book achieves its aims by utilising sociological and criminological perspectives to investigate issues such as: - the social context in which it is possible for drivers to reject official scientific expertise about crash causation and camera effectiveness - the self-defined 'respectability' of the population being problematised and its juxtaposition with a 'proper' police focus on 'real criminals' - the reconceptualisation of law-breaking as risk-taking rather than inherently 'wrong' behaviour and its consequences for the enforcement of laws based on risk assessment - the experience of being controlled by technology and of receiving what is essentially 'automated justice'. These and other issues are explored and suggested as illuminating of both the real concerns underpinning this debate and potentially instructive for future attempts to control risky behaviour both within and beyond a road safety context.

Unionization and Union Leadership - The Road Haulage Industry (Hardcover): Paul Smith Unionization and Union Leadership - The Road Haulage Industry (Hardcover)
Paul Smith
R4,359 Discovery Miles 43 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The focus of this book is the process of unionization in the road haulage industry, in particular, the role of leadership in determining the quality of union organization. It analyzes the early history of road haulage unions, the creation of the TGWU, the failure to organize the industry during the 1930s and the consequent reliance upon statutory regulation of wages and conditions, and the subsequent institutional stasis of the TGWU during the 1950s. The transformation and expansion of union organization during the period of 1963-1973, conceived as the mobilization of collective power by workers within the employment relationship, is explored in case studies of TGWU branches in Birmingham, Liverpool and London, and within the wider context of TGWU. The retrenchment of union organization as a result of recession and Conservative government legislation, 1980-1994, is explored. The book concludes with an assessment of theories of unionization and democracy, and the role of leadership, with reference to the historical development of British trade unionism.

Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of... Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2017), June 28-30, 2017, Athens, Greece (Hardcover)
Andreas Loizos, Imad Al-Qadi, Tom Scarpas
R12,589 Discovery Miles 125 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields includes the contributions to the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA 2017, 28-30 June 2017, Athens, Greece). The papers cover aspects related to materials, laboratory testing, design, construction, maintenance and management systems of transport infrastructure, and focus on roads, railways and airfields. Additional aspects that concern new materials and characterization, alternative rehabilitation techniques, technological advances as well as pavement and railway track substructure sustainability are included. The contributions discuss new concepts and innovative solutions, and are concentrated but not limited on the following topics: * Unbound aggregate materials and soil properties * Bound materials characteritics, mechanical properties and testing * Effect of traffic loading * In-situ measurements techniques and monitoring * Structural evaluation * Pavement serviceability condition * Rehabilitation and maintenance issues * Geophysical assessment * Stabilization and reinforcement * Performance modeling * Environmental challenges * Life cycle assessment and sustainability Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields is essential reading for academics and professionals involved or interested in transport infrastructure systems, in particular roads, railways and airfields.

Best of British Trucks (Paperback): Steve Lanham Best of British Trucks (Paperback)
Steve Lanham
R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Heavy Duty Truck Systems (Hardcover, 7th edition): Sean Bennett Heavy Duty Truck Systems (Hardcover, 7th edition)
Sean Bennett
R1,478 R1,336 Discovery Miles 13 360 Save R142 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Prepare for your future career with HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SYSTEMS, Seventh Edition! This comprehensive, best-selling guide will help you gain the essential knowledge and skills needed to service medium- and heavy-duty trucks. You'll build a strong foundation in electricity and electronics, powertrain, steering and suspension, brakes, and accessories systems, as well as mastering practical topics like servicing, safety, tools, and preventive maintenance. You'll also benefit from full coverage of the latest ASE Education Foundation IMMR/TST/MST competencies and the latest truck technology, including J1939 updates and access tools, lock-out tag-out compliance, expanded PicoScope coverage, DIN wiring schematic navigation, and the five levels of semi- and fully autonomous trucks. With extensive review questions, over 1800 full-color photos and illustrations, and a standalone workbook with ASE Education Foundation task-oriented job sheets, this proven text is the perfect choice to prepare you for professional success.

Mathematical Methods for Accident Reconstruction - A Forensic Engineering Perspective (Hardcover): Harold Franck, Darren Franck Mathematical Methods for Accident Reconstruction - A Forensic Engineering Perspective (Hardcover)
Harold Franck, Darren Franck
R4,357 Discovery Miles 43 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Over the past 25 years, Harold and Darren Franck have investigated hundreds of accidents involving vehicles of almost every shape, size, and type imaginable. In Mathematical Methods for Accident Reconstruction: A Forensic Engineering Perspective, these seasoned experts demonstrate the application of mathematics to modeling accident reconstructions involving a range of moving vehicles, including automobiles, small and large trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and construction equipment such as hoists and cranes.

The book is anchored on basic principles of physics that may be applied to any of the above-named vehicles or equipment. Topics covered include the foundations of measurement, the various energy methods used in reconstruction, momentum methods, vehicle specifications, failure analysis, geometrical characteristics of highways, and softer scientific issues such as visibility, perception, and reaction.

The authors examine the fundamental characteristics of different vehicles, discuss the retrieval of data from crash data recorders, and review low speed impacts with an analysis of staged collisions. Finally, the book details standards and protocols for accident reconstruction.

Exploring a broad range of accident scenarios and also acknowledging the limits of applicability of the various physical methods employed, the breadth and depth of the book s coverage makes it a critical reference for engineers and scientists who perform vehicular accident reconstructions.

Mining Haul Roads - Theory and Practice (Paperback): Roger Thompson, Rodrigo Peroni, Alex Visser Mining Haul Roads - Theory and Practice (Paperback)
Roger Thompson, Rodrigo Peroni, Alex Visser
R2,207 Discovery Miles 22 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Mining haul roads are a critical component of surface mining infrastructure and the performance of these roads has a direct impact on operational efficiency, costs and safety. A significant proportion of a mine's cost is associated with material haulage and well-designed and managed roads contribute directly to reductions in cycle times, fuel burn, tyre costs and overall cost per tonne hauled and critically, underpin a safe transport system. The first comprehensive treatise on mining haul road design, construction, operation and management, Mining Haul Roads - Theory and Practice presents an authoritative compendium of worldwide experience and state-of-the-art practices developed and applied over the last 25 years by the three authors, over three continents and many of the world's leading surface mining operations. In this book, the authors: Introduce the four design components of an integrated design methodology for mining haul roads - geometric (including drainage), structural, functional and maintenance management Illustrate how mine planning constraints inform road design requirements Develop the analytical framework for each of the design components from their theoretical basis, and using typical mine-site applications, illustrate how site-specific design guidelines are developed, together with their practical implementation Summarise the key road safety and geometric design considerations specific to mining haul roads Specify the mechanistic structural design approach unique to ultra-heavy wheel loading associated with OTR mine trucks Describe the selection, application and management of the road wearing course material, together with its rehabilitation, including the use of palliatives Develop road and operating cost models for estimating total road-user costs, based on road rolling resistance measurement and modelling techniques Illustrate the approach of costing a mining road construction project based on the design methodologies previously introduced List and describe future trends in mine haulage system development, how mining haul road design will evolve to meet these new system challenges and how the increasing availability of data is used to manage road performance and ultimately provide 24x7 trafficability. Mining Haul Roads - Theory and Practice is a complete practical reference for mining operations, contractors and mine planners alike, as well as civil engineering practitioners and consulting engineers. It will also be invaluable in other fields of transportation infrastructure provision and for those seeking to learn and apply the state-of-the-art in mining haul roads. "This book is the most definitive treatise on mining haul roads ever written [...] There has never been a text that addresses the many facets of mining haul roads on such a scope [...]" From the Foreword by Jim Humphrey, Professional Engineer, Autonomous haulage systems developer and Distinguished Member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration.

The Construction of Roads, Paths and Sea Defences - With Portions Relating to Private Street Repairs, Specification Clauses,... The Construction of Roads, Paths and Sea Defences - With Portions Relating to Private Street Repairs, Specification Clauses, Prices for Estimating, and Engineer's Replies to Queries (Paperback)
Frank Latham
R1,256 Discovery Miles 12 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Professionally dedicated to civil engineering and architecture, Frank Latham became Penzance Borough Engineer and Surveyor in 1899, served as a captain in the Royal Engineers during the First World War, and designed the famous Penzance lido for the silver jubilee of George V. For a paper on the town's sea defences, the Civil Engineers of Ireland awarded him a medal in 1905. He had considerable practical experience in his field when he published this work in 1903. Originally written as a series of articles for a municipal engineering journal, the text was revised and presented to readers as an illustrated work of reference. In addition to his thorough explanation of the methods of road and sea-defence construction, Latham includes an appendix on the prices of the materials required. Contemporary advertisements for relevant companies and their various products further enhance the book's interest to historians of technology.

Big Brown - The Untold Story of UPS (Hardcover): Greg Niemann Big Brown - The Untold Story of UPS (Hardcover)
Greg Niemann
R582 R495 Discovery Miles 4 950 Save R87 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although its brown vans are on every block and its delivery service reaches more than 200 countries, UPS is among the world's most underestimated and misunderstood companies.

For the first time, a UPS "lifer" tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a small messenger service became a business giant. "Big Brown" reveals the remarkable 100-year history of UPS and the life of its founder Jim Casey--one of the greatest "unknown" capitalists of the twentieth century. Casey pursued a Spartan business philosophy that emphasized military discipline, drab uniforms, and reliability over flash--a model that is still reflected in UPS culture today.

"Big Brown" examines all the seeming paradoxes about UPS: from its traditional management style and strict policies coupled with high employee loyalty and strong labor relations; from its historical "anti-marketing" bias (why brown?) to its sterling brand loyalty and reputation for quality.

The Complete LGV & PCV Driver CPC Case Study Test 2019 (DVD-ROM, New edition): The Complete LGV & PCV Driver CPC Case Study Test 2019 (DVD-ROM, New edition)
R1,046 Discovery Miles 10 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
CMR: Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (Paperback, 4th edition): Andrew Messent, David Glass CMR: Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (Paperback, 4th edition)
Andrew Messent, David Glass
R7,758 Discovery Miles 77 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now in its fourth edition, this hallmark text provides a comprehensive, article-by-article guide to the workings of the CMR Convention, as incorporated into English Law by the Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1965. This new edition is fully up to date with all major UK case law, plus major developments in the interpretation of the Convention in the case law of other Contracting States. Furthermore, the book includes expert guidance on the amendments introduced by the additional protocol concerning the electronic consignment note of 2008. The relationship between CMR and potentially conflicting legislation, in particular the Judgments Regulation of 2001 and the Judgments Regulation (recast) of 2012, are also usefully examined. Praised as well-written and extremely accessible, Messent and Glass offer a level of expert detail and referencing that cannot be found elsewhere. This work is an invaluable reference tool that can be used by the busy legal practitioner, and by other road haulage industry professionals, in any contracting state, to solve the issues that confront them in daily practice. It is also an indispensable guide for academics and students of the international carriage of goods by road.

Roads, Runways and Resistance - From the Newbury Bypass to Extinction Rebellion (Paperback): Steve Melia Roads, Runways and Resistance - From the Newbury Bypass to Extinction Rebellion (Paperback)
Steve Melia
R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'As a movement for social change it is important that we understand our own history. This is a compelling read.' From the anti-roads protests of the 1990s to HS2 and Extinction Rebellion, conflict and protest have shaped the politics of transport. In 1989, Margaret Thatcher's government announced 'the biggest road-building programme since the Romans.' This is the inside story of the thirty tumultuous years that have followed. Roads, Runways and Resistance draws on over 50 interviews with government ministers, advisors and protestors - many of whom, including 'Swampy', speak here for the first time about the events they describe. It is a story of transport ministers undermined by their own Prime Ministers, protestors attacked or quietly supported by the police, and smartly-dressed protestors who found a way onto the roof of the Houses of Parliament. Today, as a new wave of road building and airport expansion threatens to bust Britain's carbon budgets, climate change protestors find themselves on a collision course with the government. Melia asks, what difference did the protests of the past make? And what impacts might today's protest movements have on the transport of the future?

Motor Coaches and Charabancs (Paperback): James Taylor Motor Coaches and Charabancs (Paperback)
James Taylor
R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The coach - distinguished from the bus by its use for longer-haul and more comfortable trips - has a long and august history. Its origins lie in the charabanc, a long open-topped vehicle used to transport passengers on works outings and pleasure excursions. Over time, coaches came to be enclosed and fitted with more comfortable seating and higher-quality bodywork than the charabancs and the buses used on shorter routes. By the 1960s and 1970s on-board toilets began to be fitted, and despite a decline due to private car ownership, coach travel remains popular, with Wi-Fi, electric sockets and even video screens now built in. This colourful introduction explains the development of motor coach design and the main coach manufacturers, models and operators, offering a fascinating insight into the history of the nation's most popular vehicles.

Fuelling the Motoring Age - 100 Years of British Petrol Stations (Paperback): Nick Evans Fuelling the Motoring Age - 100 Years of British Petrol Stations (Paperback)
Nick Evans
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Petrol stations have been with us for 100 years. They have been built on countless rural and industrial landscapes, often becoming a linchpin of the communities they serve. Men and women in slightly oily overalls would fill up your car's tank, wipe the windscreen and even check the oil for you. Football coins, Green Shield Stamps, soup bowls or wine glasses might be handed over to keep your custom - all in the days when a single GBP1 note was enough to buy hundreds of miles of happy motoring. This vivid, illustrated history takes the reader on a journey from collecting a tin can at the local ironmonger's to filling up on the forecourt, and on to the possibility of not using petrol at all.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trucks - A guide to classic and contemporary trucks around the world, including 700 photographs... The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trucks - A guide to classic and contemporary trucks around the world, including 700 photographs (Hardcover)
Peter Davies
R541 R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Save R76 (14%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

UPDATED 2018. This wonderfully illustrated book begins with a history of the truck, covering its origins, evolution, and the early pioneers of truck design and engineering. A wide variety of trucks are featured, with more than 700 photographs, from general load carriers such as box vans and furniture- removal vans, to specialized vehicles such as fire trucks, military trucks and mobile cranes. Trucks from Europe, North America and many other countries are discussed, highlighting differences in design and the manufacturers who made them. Each vehicle is put into historical context, showing its uses, how it reached its current position in the market, or how production resulted in its demise. A history of the truck spans its origins and evolution, from the early pioneers to today's modern load carriers. This is followed by a comprehensive reference to every type of truck: general load carriers, box vans, curtainsiders and tankers, the book features a range of specialized trucks such as concrete mixers, self-loading trucks, furniture-removal vans, refuse trucks, fire trucks, recovery trucks, logging trucks, heavy-haulage trucks, military trucks and mobile cranes. A newly updated photographic A-Z directory of over 280 makes, including all the most successful manufacturers as well as many lesser-known brands.

Dictionary of Transport and Logistics (Paperback): David Lowe Dictionary of Transport and Logistics (Paperback)
David Lowe
R1,787 Discovery Miles 17 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This unique, single volume dictionary aims to make sense of the language of generic terms, jargon, abbreviations and management buzzwords, to say nothing of the legal terms and definitions, that has grown up around the transport and logistics industries. -Provides clear, unambiguous definitions of some 3,000 terms, -Endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. -UK and EU terms covered; -A work of reference for everyone in the sector, from newcomers to senior management David Lowe has been actively involved in the road transport industry for more than 40 years, gaining 'hands'on' road haulage and logistics experience and a detailed knowledge of UK and EU transport law. He is the author of The Transport Manager's and Operator's Handbook now in it's 31st year of publication, and has written many other books, guides, study manuals and magazine articles on transport and logistics. He is an active member for the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and is Champion of the Institute's Freight Transport Special Interest Group. He is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Carmen and a Freeman of the City of London. Freight transport and logistics operations have become so technically sophisticated that a whole language of generic terms, jargon, abbreviations and managements to say nothing of the legal terms and definitions, has been generated. Vehicle manufacturers now strive to find new terms to describe technical achievements and new products, while legislators give such long titles to new regulations that they have to be identified with acronyms. Furthermore, recent developments in logistics and supply chain concepts have spawned a plethora of management concepts and new IT terms, initials and acronyms. The aim of this dictionary is to identify these terms and, in clear unambiguous English, provide accurate descriptions and definitions. With some 3,000 terms and abbreviations and acronyms included this is the most comprehensive dictionary of its type currently available. It will prove invaluable to readers from all sectors and at all levels from students and junior staff to top management, all of whom may need to source the meaning or relevance of industry terms not generally found in standard English language dictionaries.

Road Transport And Health (Paperback): BMA Road Transp Road Transport And Health (Paperback)
BMA Road Transp
R1,138 Discovery Miles 11 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Transport affects everyone--it enables access to social activities, employment, leisure, goods and services. But with traffic levels estimated to nearly double by the year 2025, there is cause for concern. Strategies to reduce the harmful effects of motor vehicles such as emission controls are welcome, but are likely to be outweighed by the projected increases in motor traffic over the next 25 years.

Without a fundamental shift in policy away from the care to other forms of transport, it is inevitable that the transport sector will continue to impose large and growing costs on human health and the environment.

This BMA report serves to highlight the many ways in which transport policy affects health, considering not the more obvious effects such as accidents and pollution but also other consequences of transport policy such as the decline of public transport services, particularly in rural areas, the lowering of the quality of life of inner-city residents and the associated lack of physical activity leading to unhealthy lifestyles.

As well as making recommendations and suggesting some possible solutions, this report aims to promote a broader debate of transport policy and health, which will highlight to the medical profession, public and government the many adverse effects that certain transport policies may have on our health and environment.

This report will be of interest to all member of the public and is essential reading for students, policy makers, town planners, environmental health experts, doctors and other health care professionals.

A Trucker's Tale - Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road (Hardcover): Ed Miller A Trucker's Tale - Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road (Hardcover)
Ed Miller
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Wit, wisdom, adventure, and revelations from sixty years on the road. They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America: the winding mountainsides at sunrise, the first frosts of winter descending on apple orchards, the call of the rising roosters. In A Trucker's Tale, Ed Miller gives an inside look at the allure of the work and the colorful characters who haul our goods on the open road. He shares what it was like to grow up in a boisterous trucking family, his experience as an equipment officer in Vietnam, the wide range of vehicles he's mounted, and the daily trials, tribulations, risks, and exploits that define life as a trucker. Ed's vibrant, no-holds-barred tales are hilarious and heartwarming, sometimes cringeworthy or unbelievable-recollections of heroic feels as well as the "fishing stories" that have stretched and shifted from CB radio to CB radio. Many are the results of what he calls, "just plain stupidity." Others bring to light the small acts of kindness and grand gestures that these Knights of the Highway perform each day, as well as the safety risks and continual danger that these essential workers endure. Together they paint a compelling portrait of one of the most important, but least-known industries, and reveal why Ed, and so many like him, just kept on truckin'.

Philip's Trucker's Road Atlas of Britain - (Spiral A3) (Spiral bound): Philip's Maps Philip's Trucker's Road Atlas of Britain - (Spiral A3) (Spiral bound)
Philip's Maps
R567 R475 Discovery Miles 4 750 Save R92 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

PHILIP'S - THE ATLAS BRAND FOR TRUCKERS, CARAVANNERS AND OTHER SERIOUS ROAD USERS "The best of its kind with quick and easy to use information" Fleet Week - Essential for Truckers (and very useful for Caravanners too) - Over 4,000 bridges with restrictions - either height, weight or width - located on the maps - Super-clear maps of the UK at 1:200,000 (Northern Scotland 1:250,000) - Special Feature: "Bridge Strikes" (including "Most Hit Bridges", numbering approximately 50, which includes all bridges struck five or more time in a 12-month period - Lists Restricted Motorway Junctions with explanations - Truck stop listings and location maps, including the facilities and opening times - Big format and spiral binding - easy-to-use on the road - 12 pages of urban area maps with bridge restrictions - Central London maps - with bridge restrictions 'Even though I have a satnav I find a map essential for planning in stops on long routes.' a trucker customer

The essential new truckers' handbook (Paperback, 2nd Enlarged edition): Malcolm Green The essential new truckers' handbook (Paperback, 2nd Enlarged edition)
Malcolm Green
R734 Discovery Miles 7 340 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This up-to-date informative and fully illustrated guide provides all the information you need to gain and then safeguard your hard-won licence, go to work successfully in the industry and enhance your employment opportunities. This invaluable 28 chapter handbook is written by an LGV 1 driver of 24 years' experience in collaboration with an LGV trainer for the sole purpose of helping new and returning drivers confidently and safely into work. Readers will find this comprehensive handbook beneficial, accessible and user friendly. Whether you are just starting out in your career, or a returning veteran of the open road, you will find everything you need in these chapters to support your way forward, including: * In depth tips and advice for passing the on road driving test. * An overview of the technology you will be expected to use day to day. * A clear, simplified review of the rules and regulations that you will have to abide by. * A guide to operating the various different types of trucks: curtain siders, reefers, hook loaders, skips, grabs, tippers, cranes etc. * A guide to operating the various different types of trailers: tautliners, reefers, containers, double deckers, low loaders, car transporters etc. * Step by step instructions for: loading equipment, safe loading, load securing, coupling, vehicle checks, as well as using digicards and digital tachographs. * Detailed pre-employment examination test paper and answers. * Useful, multi-scenario job advice and much more.......! The 1st edition was reviewed in Truck & Driver magazine in summer 2016 and made editor's choice of the month.

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