What We Do - TACL

Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Drivers

TACL can help with all your goods and passenger Driver CPC needs. Background EU Directive 2003/59 requires all new drivers to acquire the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC or DCPC) for the vocational driving of category D and D1 (PCV) from the 10th September 2008 and catego...

Helpline..

Helpline For Drivers' Hours, Working Time, Tachograph and Transport Related Issues TACL places great emphasis on support and aims to provide this at the highest level with its long established professional support team. The helpline is available (typically) during normal office hours* for help with...

Expert Witness..

Do You Need 'Expert' Advice? Do you have a court case, Public Inquiry, Industrial Tribunal etc that would benefit from tachograph evidence (analogue or digital), extra legislative detail etc? TACL have acted as expert witnesses on behalf of defence and prosecution in both Magistrates and Crown Cou...

Drivers' Hours for Traffic Office

Course Overview This 1 day course provides an introduction to, and an overview of, the framework of legislation relating to goods and passenger transport. Specific areas reviewed include Drivers’ Hours and the tachograph.Drivers' Hours Regulations: breaks from driving (the 4½ hour rule [two i...

Handbooks

Can't Find The Right Driver Handbook/Existing Handbook Needs Updating? TACL produce custom Drivers' Handbooks. A custom Drivers' Handbook can be produced for your operation to cover all the information your drivers need. Advice on policy and procedures is also available. General areas can inclu...

Tachograph History

The original tachograph (often referred to as the analogue or chrono tachograph) has been in existence for many years and its origins can be traced back to the era of the Jones Recorder of 1912. Whilst the instrument has increased in sophistication since first introduced, concern increased regarding...

Drivers' Hours for Managers

Course Overview This 1 day course provides an introduction to the framework of legislation relating to goods and passenger transport. Specific areas reviewed include Drivers’ Hours Laws and the tachograph.Drivers' Hours Regulations: breaks from driving (the 4½ hour rule [two interpretations];...

Drivers' Hours for Drivers - Refresher

Drivers’ Hours Law Regulations and their interpretation are changing and being updated. This “refresher” course reviews the current Regulations to help keep drivers up-to-date. Drivers are encouraged to come to this course with questions they may have in the area of Drivers' Hours. Driver C...

Drivers' Hours for Drivers - Detailed

Driver CPC This course can form part of a 7 hour Driver CPC module. Drivers’ Hours Law Regulations The Drivers’ Hours Law Regulations are often though of as complicated and difficult to understand, and even harder to apply when on-the-road. This course provides an overview of the Drivers’ H...

Digital Tachographs for Managers

Specifically aimed at managers, this 1 day course reviews the infrastructure associated with the use and operation of digital tachographs.Course OverviewThis training course will cover the following key topics: Company Card; Driver Card; loss of a Driver Card; downloading of Driver Card and ve...

Digital Tachographs for Drivers

Driver CPC This course can form part of a 7 hour Driver CPC module. Digital Tachographs Sometimes there is a genuine fear of new things. Whilst the digital tachograph has been with us for a number of years, it is still the “new” tachograph that replaces the traditional analogue version. Ho...

Dates and Venues

As transport is a demanding business, TACL can deliver training at virtually any date and time (7 days a week, out of office hours etc). Training is usually undertaken at the extensive training facilities of TACL or the RTITB Academy in Telford. However, most training courses can be delivered at nea...

Compliance for Managers

Driver CPC This course can form part of a 7 hour Driver CPC module. Compliance Compliance runs through, and is at the heart of, every operation. No one person, and no department is exempt. It is becoming increasingly more complex, and has never been higher on transport agendas. Legislation is con...

Compliance for Managers

Course Overview This one day compliance course is designed for the Traffic Office and associated teams. It divides in to two parts: an introduction to the framework of legislation relating to the company and its drivers in the areas of Drivers’ Hours, Working Time Directive, tachographs (bo...

Compliance for Drivers - Training

This is practical, no nonsense course that focuses on driver compliance activities. It offers a practical guide to compliance, based on the Regulations and detailed experience. Driver CPC This course can form part of a 7 hour Driver CPC module. Compliance Compliance runs through, and is at the h...

Compliance for Drivers - Compliance

This is practical, no nonsense course that focuses on driver compliance activities. It offers a practical guide to compliance, based on the Regulations and detailed experience. Driver CPC This course can form part of a 7 hour Driver CPC module. Compliance Compliance runs through, and is at the h...

Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Managers

Recently the National and International Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) have been combined. CPC training courses are intensive and provide practical guidance in preparation for the external examination set by OCR on behalf of the Department for Transport.TACL offers CPC courses that ca...

Audit

We offer tailored on-site audits and procedural reviews that are pragmatic and practical. They range from a few hours on-site to review one specific process, up to a week and beyond for detailed audits including strategic planning, Director and Senior manager reviews, ownership, workforce, complian...

Analogue Tachographs for Drivers

There are lots of fleets with both analogue and digital tachographs. This course is a practical introduction to using the analogue tachograph for new drivers, and a valuable 'refresher' to existing drivers. TACL has over 30 years experience delivering transport training for the owner-operator to th...

Advice and Representation

Do You Have A Transport Related Issue? Have you been asked to attend a Public Inquiry? With over 30 years experience, TACL offers a comprehensive legislative and support service.Transport legislation, Drivers' Hours, Tachographs (analogue and digital), Working Time, Operator Licensing etc. are al...

Tachograph Record Analysis..

Nemesis™ digital and analogue tachograph analysis systems are sophisticated and comprehensive. There are three systems: Drivers' Hours; Working Time; operational fleet management. Designed with the benefit of experience from goods and passenger operators, the Department for Transport and t...

Public Inquiry..

What is a Public Inquiry? A public inquiry is a formal hearing held by a traffic commissioner, or deputy traffic commissioner. The post of traffic commissioner dates back to the 1st January, 1931. Public inquiries can be held: to determine Operator Licence applications; to review operating cen...

Compliance..

Concerned By Compliance? Compliance has become increasingly complex, and never higher on transport agendas. Legislation is constantly changing and keeping-up can be as demanding as compliance itself. TACL has over 30 years experience in the area of compliance - helping and supporting all from owner...

Operational Procedures for Traffic Office..

Course Overview This 1 day “operational” course provides an introduction to operational procedures and the framework of legislation relating to company and driver responsibilities in the areas of Drivers’ Hours, Working Time Directive and tachographs (both digital and analogue). Malfunctions ...

LGV Licence Acquisition..

TACL, in conjunction with the RTITB Academy, offers driver training. It is recognised that training must be flexible to allow you to schedule it around other work and family commitments. With LGV Driver training that is exactly what we offer. You can train when it is convenient. We also believe tha...

Reports..

Nemesis™ award winning tachograph analysis systems are sophisticated and comprehensive. It provides a unique reporting style - print what is wrong, not what is right! Reports are provided, typically in four categories: Drivers' Hours; Working Time; compliance; fleet operational management. ...

Industrial Tribunals..

The thought of an Industrial Tribunal can be a little daunting. Often professional help and support is of great value in checking the facts and preparing and presenting your case. Our experience can help with thorough analysis, other pre-Tribunal preparation, and help, support and representation at...

Digital Tachographs - Train-the-Trainer..

Do you want to become a trainer? Are you an existing trainer needing to deliver your own in-house training scheme for a number of drivers and/or managers? There are two "train-the-trainer" courses designed specifically for you. One course enables key people to be trained to deliver practical traini...

Operator Licensing - Compliance..

The Operator Licence is a critical part of transport. Keeping to the commitments and obligations agreed to when the Licence was granted, is demanding.TACL can help with all aspects of Operator Licensing, including: maintaining your current Licence; making changes to your existing Licence(s); ap...

Nemesis™..

Nemesis™ Tachograph Record Analysis Systems Nemesis™ tachograph analysis systems are sophisticated and comprehensive. There are three parts to the overall system: Drivers' Hours; Working Time; fleet operational management. There are different versions for different users (there is a bur...

Incident and Accident Analysis..

Do you have a digital or analogue tachograph record?Do you need to know: second-by-second speed of the vehicle; metre-by-meter detail of motion; harshness of braking; speed at a specific time (perhaps immediately before an incident); the route taken; where a specific stop took place; etc. ...

Analogue Tachographs for Managers..

This is a 1/2 day course for those with analogue tachograph instruments in their fleet. Designed for both goods and passenger transport managers, other non-transport managers, the Traffic Office team etc, the course gives a general overview of analogue tachographs and charts.Tachographs And Tachogr...

Training Aids on DVD..

TACL have produced two award-winning transport training DVDs covering the practical application of EC Regulations for Drivers' Hours and tachographs. With over 1,000 sales and an Innovation Awards, the DVDs speak for themselves. They are applicable to the UK and Europe and to both goods and passen...

Working Time Directive for Drivers..

Working Time Directive The Road Transport Directive, commonly known as the Working Time Directive, came into force on the 4th April, 2005. It applies to any worker involved in operations subject to EU Drivers’ Hours Regulations and any worker forming part of the travelling team, ie crew members, ...

Working Time Analysis..

Working Time Analysis The award winning Nemesis™ analysis system can be used for Working Time and Drivers’ Hours Law analysis. The system seamlessly integrates Working Time and Drivers' Hours using tachograph and other records - enabling compliance reporting, prediction of remaining Working Tim...

Operator Licensing - Legal..

The Operator Licence is a critical part of transport. Keeping to the commitments and obligations agreed to when the Licence was granted, is demanding.TACL can help with all aspects of Operator Licensing, including: maintaining your current Licence; making changes to your existing Licence(s); ap...

Working Time Directive for Managers..

The Road Transport Directive, commonly known as the Working Time Directive, came into force on the 4th April, 2005. It applies to any worker involved in operations subject to EU Drivers’ Hours Regulations and any worker forming part of the travelling team, ie crew members, other travelling staff,...

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