Brian Weatherley

COMMERCIAL MOTOR

 CHAIRMAN

BRIAN WEATHERLEY
Reed Road Transport Group

Your FMC conference chairman is Brian Weatherley, formerly Editor-in-Chief of Commercial Motor and Truck & Driver and now freelance contributor and consultant to the Reed Road Transport Group. Brian has been reporting on the UK road transport scene since 1978 and has an unrivalled understanding of the industry’s needs and aspirations. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, an Associate Member of the SOE/IRTE and the UK judge for the International Truck of the Year.

“This year’s conference title – ‘Comply & Survive’– is extremely appropriate! When you’re busy fighting for survival it’s all too easy to take your ‘eye off the ball’ and run into serious legal problems. With the introduction of VOSA’s Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) it’s important to get in the green…and stay in the green. And time spent on understanding and complying with new regulations, whether on the forthcoming Driver CPC, latest mirror blindspot regulations or working at height will be time well spent. And if you don’t think so, try seeing where ignorance of the law will get you…”

“Likewise today’s event will help you take a fresh look at your business opportunities and cost control methods, dealing with what might appear to be minor irritants like parking charges – only for big fleets they soon build up into a major drain on revenue. So what can you do to challenge them? And as you face yet another round of fuel duty increases how do get your customers to share the pain? FMC 2009 will provide the perfect debating arena to ensure all these issues, and more, are properly aired and understood. And, more importantly, provide delegates with practical management tools to help tackle these difficult financial challenges.”