Service Description

As a professional driver you have many responsibilities, the environment is one of them, and an area you can make a huge impact on, especially with climate change being such a hot topic right now. Help change the way our industry is viewed by the public and Governments alike with these environmental improving and climate change avoiding hints, tips, advice and eco-recommendations ..... This 3 1⁄2 hour Driver CPC course includes • Economics and how fuel can be the greatest outgoing to a vehicle operator.  Emphasis on how fuel consumption can make the difference between profit and loss. • Various items fitted to vehicles that can increase fuel consumption. • Trailer proximity and wind deflector usage • Explanation of how certain factors can increase fuel consumption • Speed • Rain / Snow • Road surface • Wind • Rolling resistance • Correct use of vehicle controls and how this can reduce fuel consumption • Breaking • Clutch control • Cruise control • Retarder • Gear selection • Explanation of the effects of load height and positioning on the vehicle Explanation of the differences that are made by the drivers attitude to driving • Speeding • Harsh breaking • T ailgating • Cornering • Benefits that can be made through correct route planning • Avoidance of undulating roads, inclines and declines • Forward planning • Structuring breaks and locations without off route running The course includes practical exercises and confirmation quiz sheets