BACK on Air by Backhouse Jones

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

In the first BACK on air FREE webinar of 2025 we entered the virtual public inquiry room. No action was taken against your licence. Instead, enjoy front-row seats from the comfort of your office as we dive into key topics relating to:

- Maintenance systems: Best practices to keep your fleet roadworthy.
- Record keeping: Streamlining compliance with ease.
- Driver management: Effective strategies for managing your team.

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

In our last BACK on air webinar of the year the team will be recapping on key issues from 2024:

• Changes to the DCPC.
• The elevation of the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (expect more in 2025!).
• Changes to the rules governing offences involving clandestine entrants.
• Accessible Information regulations.
• Fuel sources and the repositioning of EVs.Driver engagement and the Traffic Commissioner’s view.
• Holiday pay.
• Draft Employment Rights Bill.

We will also be looking towards 2025:

• The implementation of the 31 December changes to tachographs for international journeys.
• Abnormal loads code of practice.
• Direct Vision Standard grace period. 

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

BACK by popular demand!  As the Christmas party season approaches, we have another drugs and alcohol special with guest-speaker Ean Lewin from D.tec International Limited.  D.tec International Limited provide drug and alcohol testing services and equipment for safety critical employees, as well as every police force in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Ean and the team discuss: 

• An update on the Operation Limit and More Drugs than Drink campaigns.
• The risks of turning a blind eye.
• Mitigating Christmas party havoc.
• Implementing a policy, educating, deterring and detection.

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

This time on BACK on air, the team speaks with our guest speaker Julian Platt about using vehicles as a weapon. Julian is an Independent Security Advisor and Director of JSP Protect Ltd. He works with government and commercial clients on matters of security, protection and counter terrorism.

Before setting up JSP Protect Ltd, Julian was a former Police Chief Superintendent and moved into Counter Terrorism Policing in 2019. He has advised on matters such as the Christchurch Masjidain Attack of 2019 and the Manchester Arena bombing of 2017. He currently provides support and advice around matters of counter terrorism to the Premier League and English Football League.

The team and Julian discuss:

• Using vehicles as a weapon.
• Martyn’s law – what it is and how and when it may apply to your business.
• The shift from “vigilance and awareness” to terrorism “planning, risk assessments and contingencies”.
• Vulnerabilities of your business - protecting assets and staff.
• Recruitment, due diligence and knowing your staff.
• Training and tools for operators.
• Your MIVR.

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (Guide) is a document that helps explain how to keep vehicles roadworthy. It is intended for use by operators, drivers, and others responsible for maintaining commercial and passenger vehicles. As we mentioned in our BACK on air webinar on 1 November 2024, we have been expecting the Guide to be updated and this has now been released.

To take the hassle out of you working out what has changed and also to encourage thought provoking debate around the important issue of maintenance, we talk through the changes in this podcast. 

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

This time on our free BACK on air webinar, the team have a full schedule for you and are discussing:

• The revised Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness - it's coming out soon, but what's likely to change?
• Brake testing - EBPMS and more.
• Who declares a vehicle roadworthy?
• Managing fitters and drivers if the wheels come off.
• What's in the Autumn Budget for me?

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

This time on our free BACK on air webinar, the team have a full schedule for you and are discussing:

• The Traffic Commissioners' Annual Report and what it means for operators.
• Clandestine entrants update.
• What businesses need to know about the draft Employment Rights Bill 2024.

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

This time on our free BACK on air webinar, we put Jonathon, James and Heather BACK in the hot seat to answer all of your pressing transport focussed questions.

We cover some of the more common scenarios we get asked to advise on (such as drivers' hours, positioning journeys in a car and accessible information) but we also open up the floor to you to take this webinar in any direction that will help your business.   

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

This time on our free BACK on air webinar, the spotlight is firmly on public inquiries as we are discussing the six key key stages that trigger a public inquiry and how operators can influence the outcome:

• Internal organisational issues.
• Roadside encounters, MOT fails.
• MIVRs.
• Call up letters.
• PI - promises of future action.
• Outcome from the TC. 

We will also be weaving in issues such as: not reviewing PMI sheets;  maintenance; drivers’ hours; wheel loss; bridge strikes; holiday pay; PSVAR; AI and, how to deal with a tip-off that one of your drivers is taking drugs. 

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk

BACK on Air is THE podcast for operators who have compliance on their mind and road transport at the heart of their business.
 
This podcast is a recording of our live  fortnightly webinar held every other Friday.  So, if you like what you hear and fancy joining the live event where you can ask questions, and vote on our interactive polls, Just register through this link: https://backhousejones.co.uk/free-webinar/

This time on our free BACK on air webinar, it's all about data-led fleet maintenance and making maintenance a commercial win.  To help us this week we have industry heavyweights Ian Warr and Ian Foster from Catlynn Transport Consultants. 

Our guests will be sharing secrets from their experience in the international and national fleet, aviation, goods and passenger industries.  They will explain how in a world of ever-advancing vehicle technology you can apply these cutting edge practices to your business, so maintenance becomes less of a burden and more of an investment.

Amongst other things, the team are going to discuss:

• Digital records and systems and what is left of analogue.
• Importance of data and its analysis.
• Increasing complexities of vehicle technology.
• Adopting an asset management attitude towards maintenance.
• Preventative maintenance v fix on failure.
• A business is only as good as the staff that are in it.
• Keeping your staff properly trained and outsourcing.
• What is coming next and futureproofing your business.

The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific legal advice.  If you need advice, we recommend that you take proper legal advice for your individual situation.

Please leave us a review and of course details of any areas you would like us to cover in future episodes.  We do read them and it helps others find our podcast. Enjoy!

Contact: [email protected]

www.backhousejones.co.uk