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Traffic Commissioners are responsible for the licensing and regulation of those who operate heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches, and the registration of local bus services.

Transport manager responsibilities

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Transport manager in front of a coach and truck

Transport managers have a demanding job: you make sure that an operator's vehicles are roadworthy and drivers comply with traffic and drivers’ hours rules. You are also responsible to the wider public, through the traffic commissioner, for making sure your operator is compliant with road safety regulations. For some operators though, things can go badly wrong... here's what we'd like to see when the situation becomes difficult.