About this site
Introduction
Starting up and maintaining a lawful presence within todays Road Transport Industry is dependent upon understanding and abiding by the many
rules and regulations that govern it. The Transports Friend website is designed to offer guidance and support on all aspects, from an
initial operators licence application through to the Health and Safety and Employment requirements.
Since the heady days of control books to the infancy of digital tachographs, we have struggled to understand how lorry drivers and managers alike have been expected to decipher and comprehend the confusing transport legislation that is forced upon them. The information and answers relating to Transport Legislation is all out there on the Internet, but unfortunately it's scattered across a number of government websites where it can prove exasperating searching for specifically what you want.
Like you, we've asked ourselves many times over the years why all the information to assist in the successful running of any transport operation isn't all together under one roof, well now it is - welcome to Transports Friend.
Site Content
Established in February 2007, the Transports Friend website promotes Road Safety and Operator Compliance. It is an information portal for
all involved in Transport. It's not wholly about licenses and trucks, but equally about the many other issues that the industry has to
face as an employer, including those other everyday issues relating to Health and Safety and Employment Law. As a result, we've brought
everything specific to a particular heading together, offering guidance and advice that is straightforward, simple, and in plain English
minus all the cosmetic padding,
Assisting You
It's hoped that the fact that you're viewing this site has already offerred you the assistance you're seeking. However, asides
from the main body of information you'll find on each page, there is further assistance in the shape of:
- further reading via the links at the foot of most pages, which will take you to further information relating to the topic being viewed. These links will be continually checked to ensure they are active, and will be updated where necessary.
- downloadable spreadsheets and word documents which are ready for your use.
- other organisations and companies able to offer support via this site.
- keyword search facility at the top of every page. This search facility does not search the entire web, it has been configured to only search organisations that are specific to our industry, thus saving you time.
