Chris Roe Managing director Alert HGV Training Leicester Alongside its
6th May 2010, Page 28
6th May 2010
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— Chris Roe Managing director Alert HGV Training Leicester Alongside its
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training operation, Alert runs an agency with around 120 drivers on its books.
The day-to-day compliance with working hours is well catered for thanks to computer management systems, he says, and the paperwork has become part of the normal routine. But what of the benefits, either for the industry or the safety of other road users, by keeping tired truck drivers off the road?
"None at all." says Roe. "I cant see any benefit in terms of road safety and I reckon they could easily get rid of 90% of the directive. The EU could make its laws simpler and more understandable. It doesn't need to keep sending us new directives'