Basic Transport Management Course
A 5-day intensive course for managers, trainees and aspirant managers.
LEGISLATION
National Road Traffic Act and the Road Transport Quality System
- The RTQS Operator.
- Definitions and vehicle registration and licensing.
- Driving licences and Professional Driving Permits.
- Vehicle roadworthiness.
- The road transportation of dangerous goods.
Presumptions and legal procedure
Other items of interest
Vehicle dimensions, loads on vehicles and plating.
AARTO Act
Occupational Health and Safety Act
VEHICLE SELECTION
Selecting fleet cars and light commercial vehicles
- Analysing fleet requirements
- Fleet car utility
- Social utility
- Practical utility
- Selecting light commercial vehicles
- Dealer selection
- Fleet standardisation
Selecting heavy vehicles – matching the truck to the task
- Glossary of terms
- Factors affecting body size
- Chassis selection
- Vehicle quality level
- Vehicle performance
- Optional and extra equipment
- Cab type and ergonomics
- Vehicle configurations
- Operating costs
- Other factors
- Vehicle blueprint
Vehicle performance
- Basic engine requirements
- Engine torque and power development
- Turbocharging
- Measuring engine performance and reading engine performance graphs
- Factors affecting vehicle performance
- Determining engine power requirements
- Determining road performance
- Developing the road map of performance
- Constructing the gear-split chart
- Constructing the gradability chart
Costing and budgeting vehicle operations
- Cost categories
- Cost allocation and recovery
- Uneconomical deliveries
- Vehicle utilisation, availability and downtime
TECHNICAL
Preventive maintenance
- Objectives and basics of planned maintenance
- The driver’s role in reducing vehicle costs
- Maintenance scheduling
- Maintenance records
Tyre maintenance
- Tyre types, sizes and marking
- Tyre selection
- Tyre care and maintenance
- Wheel rims
- Dual tyre fitment
- Tread depth
- Tyre rotation
- Driver participation
- Yard maintenance
Determining workshop requirements
- Workshop task categories
- Standard methods and standard times
- Establishing targets
- Teamwork
Workshop control
- Quality control
- Recording and processing data
- Parts control
- Work flow
- Calibre of personnel
- Distribution of information
- Repair times and costs
- Vehicle downtime
- Productivity and efficiency
- Workshop daily control
Budgeting workshop expenses
MANAGEMENT
The professional driver
Responsibilities of the professional driver
Driver evaluation and testing
Driver training requirements
Accident reporting and investigation
Security in distribution
- Operations management / despatch
- The vehicle
- The driver
- In transit / general
- On return to the depot
- Hi-jack prevention procedures
On-board recording devices and vehicle tracking
- The tachograph
- On-board computers
- Vehicle tracking
Communication
- Basics of communication
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Electronic communication
Supervision and organisation
- Leadership qualities
- Action planning
- Basic rules of effective decision-making
- Motivation,
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