• Training will be delivered on Foden's behalf by two
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regional centres, Bryan's Logistic Training Centre and Charnwood Training Centre, each of which has a proven track record in this field.
The training centres will use a mixture of 6x2 41-tonne and 4x2 40-tonne sleeper-cabbed Alphas fitted with 380hp engines—either Cummins M11 with Celect RoadRelay or Caterpillar C10 with CAT ID engine management Each truck is specially liveried and has an instructor's seat In place of the bunk.
The foundation of the Bryan operation is a fleet of some 80 vehicles specialising in temperature-controlled distribution. Having set up an organisation to provide inhouse training for its own drivers. Bryan gradually took on external training to the point that it now forms a separate division housed in a new £800,000 training centre at the company's headquarters in rural Devon.
The background of Nottingham-based Charnwood Training Centre is rather different. Part of the Hardstaff transport group, which dates back to 1861, the Charnwood operation includes a state-of-the-art Foden dealership as well as a haulage operation which has been using Foden products since 1982.
Both of these companies use a full range of modern instructional aids, and they are also able to incorporate a range of specialist training on subjects such as temperature-controlled transport, tipper driving and forklift operation if required.