After recently delivering our MixerSURE© Ready-Mix Roles and Responsibilities course, it was interesting to see the reaction when we covered the section on the role of the Traffic Commissioner (TC).…

After a recent site visit with our H&S Director, Roy Bush, the subject of training costs came up - let's be honest, I'd be more surprised if it didn't. We are…

In the previous blog, I pointed out some confusion across the industry regarding training and competence. I also highlighted that there was a choice regarding what the industry has always…

UK's first eMixer Many of you would have seen the news of the UK's first eMixer, recently launched at Renault Trucks UK and developed by McPhee Mixers and featuring their…

Daily Walkaround Checks I recently posted about watching a driver carry out a daily walkaround check without leaving the cab, following on from a point made in the Traffic Commissioner's…

So a considerable amount of debate was created after my recent presentation to the CLOCS Safety Forum last week, as I discussed raising the standards across our sectors by looking…

With vehicle weights, load security, compliance, training and competence, all the subjects of recent reviews, I was asked to give my views on how this will affect the ready-mix industry,…

With more and more companies looking to fill driver vacancies due to the current construction demand for concrete and mortar, there's always the temptation to get a new driver out…

Mark Cowan is the owner of UK Truckmixer Training limited and a Director of MinTrain™, both award winning, industry training and assessment providers.Mark is also the Director of Transport, Logistics…