Transport Management Temps

12/08/2026

🚛 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲?

Transport Managers are expected to refresh their professional knowledge every five years—and our two-day CPC Refresher is designed to keep you confident, competent and credible. ✅

🎓 CILT approved and accredited
💻 Available live online or in person
👥 Deliberately small groups
🗣️ Practical, plain-English training
🚚 Delivered by experienced Transport Managers

It’s training delivered 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗬™—focused on the realities of the role, not simply earning another certificate.

🎥 Watch the video to find out more.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steverounds_transportmanager-cpcrefresher-transportcompliance-ugcPost-7493281529859620864-lqM3/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAjXtX0BkKnUFPQeWI_gIFVocW4QZLh78Xk

𝗔 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗣𝗖 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. The Traffic Commissioner e...

09/08/2026

🚛 “I never knew there was such a thing as a transport consultant.”

That comment from an operator inspired this week’s Sunday Service: Thoughts from the Hard Shoulder.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗜𝗗𝗡’𝗧 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗘𝗗

🤔 What exactly does a transport consultant do?
📋 How does the role differ from that of a transport manager?
⚖️ Where does the solicitor fit into the picture?
🔍 A good transport consultant brings independent scrutiny, specialist knowledge and a fresh perspective to an operator’s compliance arrangements.

They identify risks, explain why they matter and help introduce practical controls that work in the real world—not merely while the consultant is standing beside them. ✅

Sometimes, even a well-managed operation benefits from a second opinion. After all:

🛣️ 𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸.
📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/specialist-you-didnt-know-needed-steve-rounds-04dzf

07/08/2026

🚛💥 𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 "𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦" 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆...💥🚛

If you can't confidently interpret a brake test report, you're missing some of the most valuable information about your vehicle's condition and your maintenance system.

That's exactly why I developed the 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 course.

✅ Learn how to correctly interpret brake test reports
✅ Understand what DVSA expects to see
✅ Recognise hidden compliance risks before they become major problems
✅ Gain practical knowledge you can apply immediately

📅 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
⏰ 𝟬𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗺 (approximately 4 hours)
💻 Live online via Zoom
💷 £145.00 + VAT

To make the course as interactive as possible, I deliberately limit the number of delegates, so 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻.

👇 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://checkout.revolut.com/pay/01663777-6bf2-49b1-9de8-2823bb532c11

I look forward to welcoming you online!

27/07/2026

🚛📊 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀?

SRA Hub™ brings together data from telematics, tachographs and camera systems to build an accurate picture of driver performance.

It can identify not just 𝘄𝗵𝗼 presents increased risk, but 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 and 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 — then automatically deliver tailored training directly to that driver. 🎯

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻. 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱. 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.

It can even identify what your best drivers are doing right, allowing good professional practice to be shared across the fleet.

And there are commercial benefits too — some operators using the underlying technology have achieved a 𝟲% 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺𝘀.

👀 We're still taking bookings for 𝟯𝟬–𝟰𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 SRA Hub™ demonstrations.
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7487555643080380417

📞 𝟬𝟭𝟱𝟰𝟯 𝟱𝟰𝟱𝟬𝟱𝟬
📧 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼@𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀.𝗰𝗼.𝘂𝗸

26/07/2026

🚛 𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲.

Many commercial vehicle workshops are joining the Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme at levels ranging from Bronze to Platinum. That is a positive step, but an MPRS rating demonstrates workshop capability, not necessarily the quality of every inspection delivered. 🔧

We are still seeing:

📋 Incomplete inspection sheets
🛞 Tyres that apparently gain tread
💨 Perfect tyre pressures with no “as presented” figures
⚙️ Brake linings permanently fixed at 20%, 50% and 50%

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 🔍

This week’s 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 explains why operators must continue to inspect the inspection, regardless of the rating displayed on the workshop wall.

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/badge-wall-why-mprs-recognition-proof-good-steve-rounds-b3puf

22/07/2026

🚦 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

Many operators believe they are compliant because they complete regular safety inspections and daily walk-round checks. But that may represent only a fraction of what is actually required.

In my latest video, I explain the three levels of the Pyramid of Ignorance:

🟢 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 — the requirements you understand
🟠 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 — the requirements you know about but haven’t addressed
🔴 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘀 — the requirements you don’t even realise exist

⚠️ That red zone is where the greatest compliance risks often hide.

🎥 Watch the video here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7485590347457269760

Then ask yourself:

🤔 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?

If the answer remains a conundrum, ask someone who does know. ✅

19/07/2026

🚛 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁.

In this week’s 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, I look at the challenge of managing drivers who start before dawn, work remotely or spend days away from base.

I also introduce 𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗯™, our new cloud-based platform bringing driver communication, compliance management, performance data and targeted training together in one secure place.

Read the full article here:

🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transport-office-never-closes-steve-rounds-pjhvf

Transport operators can also contact us to arrange a complimentary 30-minute online demonstration.

𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗯™
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

18/07/2026

🚛 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗯™

What if you could build real-time transport compliance... every single day?

Managing drivers, delivering toolbox talks, updating policies, recording training and demonstrating compliance doesn't have to rely on paper records, emails and disconnected systems.

𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗯™ is our new cloud-based compliance platform, developed by transport professionals for transport professionals.

With SRA Hub™ you can:

✅ Deliver toolbox talks and company communications directly to drivers

✅ Distribute policies with proof of reading and electronic signatures

✅ Manage employed, agency and temporary drivers consistently

✅ Store compliance evidence securely in one central location

✅ Build a permanent audit trail for every action, communication and acknowledgement

✅ Reduce administration whilst strengthening compliance across your operation

We're inviting a limited number of transport operators to an exclusive 30-minute online preview ahead of our official launch.

There's no sales pressure and no obligation—just an opportunity to see how SRA Hub™ could transform the way your business manages transport compliance.

📞 𝟬𝟭𝟱𝟰𝟯 𝟱𝟰𝟱𝟬𝟱𝟬

📧 [email protected]

𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝗛𝘂𝗯™
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

17/07/2026

🚛💭 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 💭🚛

Have you ever heard someone say...

"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵." 🤔

It's something Steve has heard many times over the years. But after more than 30 years in commercial vehicle enforcement and now helping operators improve compliance, his view is very different.

✅ Good compliance isn't about catching people out.
✅ It's about preventing problems.
✅ It's about protecting people, businesses and operator licences before something goes wrong.

This week's 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 explores why the best audits are the ones that stop issues becoming prohibitions, collisions or Public Inquiries.

📖 Read the full article here:
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steverounds_%F0%9D%97%9F%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%98%80-%F0%9D%97%B3%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BA-%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%A5%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B1-share-7483891258713894912-_NlT/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAjXtX0BkKnUFPQeWI_gIFVocW4QZLh78Xk

💬 We'd love to hear your thoughts. Do you see compliance as a box-ticking exercise... or as an opportunity to improve?

👇 Join the conversation below.

🚛📚

15/07/2026

🚛 ⚖️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀?

❌ It's not spotless lorries.
❌ It's not a tidy office.
❌ It's not promises.

✅ It's proof.

Can you demonstrate that your compliance systems actually work? Can you produce your records immediately? Can you show genuine Transport Manager oversight?

📋 At a Public Inquiry, that's what really matters.

🎥 In this short video, Steve Rounds explains the one thing every operator should be prepared to prove before the Traffic Commissioner asks the question.

👇 Watch the full video here:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7483065741118849024

💬 Have you ever wondered whether your systems would stand up to scrutiny? We'd love to hear your thoughts.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀? It's not immaculate vehicles. It's not a polished office. And it's certainly not good intentions. Whe...