Haulage Industry Glossary
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- ADR
- Certification of vehicles for use under international arrangements for carriage of dangerous goods.
- Category C1 (Class 3)
- LGV driving license for vehicles between 3.5t and 7.5t (minimum age: 18).
- Category C1+E
- LGV driving license for vehicles between 3.5t and 7.5t with small trailers (minimum age: 21)
- Category C (Class 2)
- LGV driving license for vehicles over 7.5t (minimum age: 21).
- Category C+E (Class 1)
- LGV driving license for vehicles over 7.5t with large trailers (minimum age: 21).
- CPC
- Certificate of Professional Competence - a Department of Transport recognised qualification designed to show that the individual has attained a set level of knowledge in road haulage (every haulage operator needs at least one person with one of these to get their O License).
- FTA
- Freight Transport Association
- HGV
- Heavy Goods Vehicle - the old (and still popular) term for large goods vehicle (LGV).
- LGV
- Large Goods Vehicle - a lorry with a maximum allowed mass (MAM) over 3.5 tonnes.
- OD
- Owner/driver - an individual who owns and drives their own vehicle.
- O Licence
- Operator Licence - a license that road haulage operators are required to have.
- RPC
- Reduced Pollution Certificate
- Subbie
- Subcontractor - a haulage operator who is doing work for another haulage operator rather than directly for a customer.
- Tachograph
- A combined clock and speedometer that records the vehicle's speed and the length of time that it is moving or stationary.
- TIR
- Transport International Routier - certification for vehicles carrying goods sealed for customs purposes.
- VED
- Vehicle Excise Duty, more commonly known as road tax.
- VOSA
- The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency - government agency responsible for making sure vehicles are roadworthy and operators and drivers are compliant with the standards.
- WTD
- Working Time Directive - regulations about how long a driver can work for.