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CHARLES BURKE
Owner-driver/truck dealer TM Engineering Rhonda Valley Charles Burke 's verdict on the single CPC? "It's long overdue," he says.
And he endorses the planned training regime, if only because it sends out a signal to would-be managers that the industry requires high standards. "It says this is a professional qualification. People in that position have to know what they're doing,he says.
"One hundred and forty hours does seem a long time, but if we are looking to encourage people into the industry, it's a great thing to do. This would be a good start to boosting our image."
With that in mind, Burke is opposed to the use of outside CPC holders on a consultancy basis acting as transport manager for trucks that may be hundreds of miles away. "It's a problem with multiple depots," he says. "But you can't have a CPC holder in London running trucks that are in Manchester."