Thursday 6 November 2008

8:15	Registration
9:00	Welcome address Justin Stanton , Editor, Motor Transport
9:05	Morning keynote: managing costs – how to do your job cheaper Two speakers will provide practical guidance on how to manage – and cut – your costs, while still operating professionally and effectively. David Cussans, Operations Director, MAN Truck & Bus UK
10:00	Driver CPC: easier than it sounds? Steve Ellis , Head of National Training, RHA
10:30	Refreshment & exhibition time
11:00	Delivering safety improvement: how partnership can help An overview of health and safety performance How partnership with regulators, with workers and with each other can deliver improved safety and more efficiency Future partnerships that could be fruitful Tim Galloway , Head of Services Transportation & Safety Unit, Health & Safety Executive
11:30	MT Vote: alternative fuels – you decide what’s best Volvo will give an outline of future alternative fuels • These proposals will then be debated by three fleet engineers • Conference delegates will then vote for the best alternative fuels Phil Murphy , Network Director RM Letters, Royal Mail Graham Rennie , Director of Fleet, 3663 First for Foodservice
12:15	Lunch

13:15	Afternoon keynote: forecasting fuel’s future • How did we get to the current crisis? • How much further and for how much longer will fuel prices continue to rise? • Will the price ever come back down? John Hall , Managing Director, John Hall Associates
13:40	Fuel surcharges: managing them – and your clients • What’s the best fuel surcharge process to use? • How should I handle clients that are resistant to fuel price increases? Craig Bunker, Managing Director, Key3 Partners
14:00	Fuel hedging • What is it? • How does it work? • Is it worth it? Kelvin Seddon, Director, Infin Management
14:30	Refreshment & exhibition time
14:55	Case study: Working with electric vehicles • TNT Express UK, which has invested heavily in electric vehicles, reveals how they chose those vehicles, what work those vehicles are carrying out - and how effectively Neil Griffiths, Director of Health, Safety & Environmental, TNT Express UK Steve Davis, National Engineering Manager, TNT Express UK
15:20	Legal update: how to stay on the right side of the law James Backhouse, Director, BACKHOUSE JONES SOLICITORS
16:00	Closing address Justin Stanton, Editor, Motor Transport
16:15	Close of conference