i was having a look at the Hungarian site for Waberer transport and the Romanian firm Edy trans, at it seems their drivers take an International exam prior to being hired.
Years ago the UK firm Murfitts, had a day to go over how to fill out a CMR correctly.
If an International exam was to had in the UK, what items would you cover.
My ideas would be basic language, how to deal with road side officials, what to say, and what not to say, in the language for the country you are going to be transiting in.
What kit/equipment to take.
Toll and peage advice.
Break downs and daily simple repairs to save the boss and expensive tow or crane call out, how to limp home, and fix it at base.
Holiday and truck ban dates and times, every region is different, and how to calculate the arrival time for the ferry/train when driving around the holiday bans for trucks in Europe.
Be given all the contact numbers for tyre call out companies, and reputable break down firms to use.
How to fill out the Green card insurance details.
If the boss is ill or away, the contacts to use to find your own reload home, and a way to secure the payment of the reload, will they pay for it, how will you check their finance record.
And the last question should be … thanks for running the truck for me (the owner) and are you happy with the ■■■■ poor daily rate I pay you ?
I did the Murfitts induction (after doing three jobs for them via an agency) and I can’t remember taking a day for the CMR, spent 90% of the time in the cafe.
Most Canadian companies have what they call an “orientation” that can last from a few hours to 3 days and involves indoctrinating the driver to fit the company profile and endless log book nonsense, which is irrelivent as soon as you get on the road and they want you to run bent as a banana to make up for their planning inefficiencies.
Don’t forget learning the going rate for bungs to corrupt officials:)
And putting a 10 franc piece in between the pages of your Carnet de Passage on top of the hill at La Jonquara.
I did the Murfitts Induction too. It was a day going through the most important points of their drivers handbook; filling out cash account sheets (for Spanish Peages, paid in cash); filling out a CMR; getting through Swiss transit customs (where to park, which desk first etc at Weil am Rhein, St Louis, Chiasso) etc and more than a few coffee/■■■ breaks.
If you ran out of blank CMR books, they are hard to find.
Murfitts induction was take the driver to the pub get him ■■■■■■ see how well he kicks off just to see if he’d be ok for his first weekend in corissio
nedbro:
Murfitts induction was take the driver to the pub get him ■■■■■■ see how well he kicks off just to see if he’d be ok for his first weekend in Carissio
Ah, another ex-muppets experienced words 