| Road haulage transport companies deals mainly in | | | | congestion |
| freight transport and they responsible for the | | | | - liaising with suppliers and customers and dealing with |
| efficiency and safe running of a fleet of vehicles and | | | | complaints |
| for planning the routes and schedules of the drivers. | | | | - making sure that documents, such as consignment |
| Those who work in road haulage (freight transport) | | | | and delivery notes, are completed correctly |
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| ensure goods are correctly looked after on the | | | | Return loads . In the past it was normal for transport |
| journey so they arrive on time and in good condition. | | | | companies to ask their Traffic departments to phone |
| In passenger transport, managers have to plan | | | | other transport companies or their own customers to |
| carefully to make sure buses and coaches are | | | | search in vain for any odd loads that may hopefully |
| available when passengers want to travel. | | | | be coming back to their own area from the region in |
| The duties of a haulage company include following: | | | | which they happen to have vehicles becoming empty. |
| - making sure that the transportation of goods is | | | | This old way of working is all changing with |
| carried out in accordance with UK and European | | | | companies such as leading the way. For a nominal fee |
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| - complying with regulations governing vehicle safety, | | | | automatically of available loads from all parts of the |
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| - estimating the number or quantities and types of | | | | numerous calls searching for backloads. has become |
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| - checking that timetables and schedules are followed | | | | They have on-line the new empty vehicles section on |
| - inspecting and licensing vehicles and arranging regular | | | | the site so that members can now add vehicles in |
| servicing | | | | specific areas and get up-to-the-minute e-mail |
| - managing difficult situations, such as bad weather, | | | | updates from the system for any vehicle in any area. |
| breakdowns, accidents, security alerts or traffic | | | | |