2017 Yearbook

Training - Shaping the Future
Safe Urban Driving
Our drivers regularly undertake a full range of Driver
CPC training courses to ensure their knowledge and
skills are as current as possible.
In early 2017 a group of our drivers took part in a
Safe Urban Driving (SUD) course, which is essential
training for all HGV drivers. This is particularly the
case for O’Donovan drivers as so much of our work
is on urban routes that involve high volumes of
vulnerable road users.
The SUD course also helps us continue to meet the
requirements of being a Gold FORS operator and
CLOCS compliant. SUD is quite different from the
usual classroom-based training we do, as it requires
drivers to step slightly out of their comfort zones and
take to the road on bikes!
This element of the course really gives the driver a
different perspective of the road from the saddle.
Although sometimes reluctant to get on their bikes, all our drivers really see the benefits once they’ve completed this one
day course.
LoCITY Driving
As part of our continued commitment to raising professional standards across our workforce we introduced a new LoCITY
Driving training course.
The course, which is produced by LoCITY, FORS Professional and Transport
for London, helps drivers and transport managers save fuel and reduce
the environmental impact of commercial vehicles. It’s a DVSA-approved,
classroom-based module that focuses on minimising the environmental
impact of vans and HGVs by reducing emissions through the use of prejourney
planning and vehicle checks, fuel-efficient driving and alternative
fuels.
LoCITY driving contributes to the 35 hours of periodic training that lorry
drivers must complete every five years to keep their Driver CPC valid. The
courses have been delivered by Jacqueline on-site at our headquarters in
Tottenham to over 40 drivers and managers.
It’s this type of training that will help us continue to reduce the impact of our
operation on the environment and is also a great opportunity for our teams
to share technique and best practice with each other.
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