Hi Guys my names Adam. Im 20 years old and i wanted to start my own grab business. Is there any tips or were to take the loads etc. I live in reading, and am hoping to cover this area
As you’ve posted this in the new and wannabe drivers forum it may help people to help you if you could give the following information.
- Do you currently have a HGV licence ?
- If so do you have any experience of driving HGV grab vehicles ?
- Do you have a transport managers CPC qualification ?
- Are you aware of the DVSA requirements for operating a HGV business ?
Sorry about all the questions but there’s no point anyone trying to help with your enquiry without knowing how far you’ve got in the process 
Hi Sorry, im nee to all thi, i might have posted in the wromg group. Yes i have my cpc and i have my licence to. Ive been working for a company but we dont get treated right and thry onky tip in there yard
When you say “Yes i have my cpc” do you mean the “Transport Manager CPC”, (which you have to pass two exams to get, either SEGA, or CILT examination bodies) or do you mean “Driver CPC”?
There’s lots of previous posts you can find on TN about setting up on your own in business as an owner-driver, so it’s not worth repeating all that again about O-licencing, Operating Centre, Financial Standing etc
Hi i have the driver cpc. The only thing im really struggling with is places to tip. I have been doing alot of research but alot of these big companies charge £160 a tonne to tip. I cant find other places to tip.
I found some old posts but they were years ago.
Tip what?
Waste?
If so it is expensive to do the job properly.
And not good at all if you do the job improperly.
Unlimited fines and 5 years in jail for the most serious offences.
You may be looking at the shop window worrying about where to drop, you’ve loads of hurdles to deal with before that can become a business, if one that will last.
Money to set up bengals the 1st hurdle, then going TMCPC of paying an external TM and then …….
I’m not trying to put you off the idea of starting your own business but you seem to be confusing the two types of CPC.
A driver CPC entitles you to driver HGVs commercially.
A Transport Managers CPC entitles you to act as a Transport manager (put simply I know).
To run your own transport business you need a transport managers CPC or you will have to pay an external TM CPC holder to act as a transport manager for you, without either a Transport managers CPC or an external TM CPC holder working for you the DVSA will not give you an operators licence.
As @franglais said tipping waste anything these days is expensive, and the consequences of fly tipping or tipping on an unregistered tip are significantly greater than the profit you are likely to make.
youll need a yard that has a concrete floor .That way youll be able to get an environment agency licence so you can store/sift your stuff. Personally i would not risk starting up without the site licence .I remember a environment bod once telling me[when i had a site] "do it our way itll cost you hundreds …do it your way itll cost you thousands
sorry to rain on your parade but you need to get to grips with what it means to run your own haulage business - a place to tip is far down your list of tasks.
The basics of starting a haulage business as your own operator hasn’t changed much. This article from Commercial Motor is from 2011 but is still accurate
What you need to be an owner-driver
- A vehicle. There are a number of ways to finance a vehicle including cash, hire purchase, renting or leasing.
- An operator’s licence (O-licence). This is granted by the Traffic Commissioneronce you have demonstrated that you can fulfil undertakings with regard to:
- A standing level of finance;
- An understanding of and procedure for maintaining roadworthiness including daily and weekly checks, six-weekly inspections and a clean MoT pass rate.
- A suitable place to use as an operating centre where you can base your vehicle.
- An HGV driving licence and any other qualifications needed to work in your sector such as ADR.
- A CPC holder. The Certificate of Professional Competence must be held by you or someone you have contracted to oversee your operation as a regular and involved consultant.