Band 5, Starting salary £21,388 rising in annual increments to £27,901 plus 15 per cent outer high cost area supplement (minimum £3,448) plus Recruitment and Retention payment of £3,277 per annum.
People
Various workshops across London
Band 4, starting Salary £18,838 pa rising in annual increments to £22,016 pa plus appropriate high cost area supplement (either £4,076 pa inner or £3,488 outer minimum) plus Recruitment and Retention payment (£3,277 per annum) plus unsocial hours payment depending on rota (between 13% and 19%)
A tanker driver for Norbert Dentressangle has become the first in the UK transport sector to be awarded a petroleum driver passport (PDP).
Driver CPC
Devon County Council has recently staged a road safety training day for some of its own employees, which was also attended by drivers from the local police and fire service, NHS workers and employees of local businesses.
Road Safety
Haulier David G Davies & Sons has taken delivery of its first Volvo trucks – an FH-460 and an FH16-750 – selecting both with a 6x2 configuration to secure maximum residual value.
Tractor Units
Container transport and haulage business MacIntyre Transport has taken delivery of the first Renault Range T 460.25 6x2 TML E6 for its Felixstowe operation.
Tractor Units
Morganite Electrical Carbon has been fined £120,000 plus £16,021 costs, after a truck driver was crushed and killed at its site when unloading heavy graphite parts in a dangerous manner.
Health & Safety Legislation
Volvo Trucks has picked up a quality award for its Volvo Dynamic Steering (VDS) technology. The award was presented on Monday night (21 January) in Stockholm.
Steering Systems
The owners of an Eastbourne removals firm, S&J Transport, have been banned from operating for five years after the regulator heard they had committed a string of offences and concluded they had failed to show consideration for the law, for other road users and for local residents.
Driver / People ManagementThe side window airbags are possibly working to the extremes of their operating tolerance - so if the vehicle was to be involved in a collision, the airbags may not deploy correctly. Recall all affected vehicles to improve the operation of the side window airbag system. Vehicle ID: WDF4157032U105385 to WDF4157032U122569
RecallsBraking efficiency may be affected: on certain vehicles, the front brake discs may not be the required thickness for the vehicle definition.This concern may result in reduced braking efficiency. Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to check and where necessary replace the front brake discs. Vehicle ID: VF3******DZ039431 to VF3******DZ042721
Recalls
Two-thirds of drivers admit to speeding while behind the wheel for work, with more than a third saying they speed every week, according to a survey.
Road Safety