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Practical resources from real transport experience.

Books, study guides and branded merch - written and made by transport professionals, for transport professionals. All three current titles are available on Amazon; more dropping soon.

Professional Guides · Book 1

Passing Your Transport Manager CPC

A practical guide for small hauliers, transport managers and logistics professionals.

The Transport Manager CPC exam is notoriously dense - thousands of pages of legislation, financials and case-study scenarios. This book cuts through it. Written by a working transport manager, it turns the syllabus into plain English, memorable rules of thumb and worked examples you can actually apply on Monday morning.

Complete coverage of all 7 CPC syllabus areas
Post-Brexit international operations - TCA, ECMT, CMR, customs
Direct Vision Standard 2024–25 rules & HGV safety permits
Financial management: costings, break-even, profit & pricing
Memory tricks for every number the exam tests
2 full mock exams with model answers, drivers' hours & case studies

Companion podcast hosted on Spotify and here on the website. Download the free CPC study toolkit or watch Episode 1 free.

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Written by Sebastian Burkhardt - Transport Manager CPC · 15+ years in road transport & logistics.

Professional Guides · Book 2

Logistics: The Bottom Line

Where profit disappears and how to win it back.

Most transport operations aren't losing money because rates are too low - they're losing it in the gaps: empty running, missed reclaims, poor route planning, unbilled waiting time, wrong vehicle for the job. This book is a plain-spoken tour of where margin quietly leaks out of a logistics business and the practical levers operators, transport managers and finance leads can pull to win it back.

Where profit really disappears - the 12 most common leaks
Cost-per-mile, cost-per-hour and true job costing explained simply
Fuel, tyres, maintenance & reclaims - how much is actually recoverable
Empty running, backloads and route optimisation without new tech
Pricing conversations: how to defend rates with data
Building a weekly numbers routine that surfaces problems early

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Written by Sebastian Burkhardt - Transport Manager CPC · 15+ years in road transport & logistics.

Professional Guides · Book 3

Passing IOSH Managing Safely

An independent practical study and revision guide for managers, supervisors and team leaders.

IOSH Managing Safely is the safety qualification managers actually need - but the course moves fast and the assessment tests specifics. This independent guide sits alongside the syllabus as a plain-English revision companion: risk assessment made practical, hazards and controls you can apply on the yard or in the warehouse, incident investigation that finds the real cause, and measures that show whether safety is genuinely improving. Written by a transport manager who has run safety systems in live operations, not just taught them.

Complete coverage of the current Managing Safely syllabus
Risk assessment made clear - practical steps and worked examples
Hazards, controls and responsibilities in real-world settings
Incident investigation and performance measurement explained
20 original diagrams, scenarios and memory aids
Practice questions and 2 full mock assessments with detailed answers

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Written by Sebastian Burkhardt - Transport Manager CPC · 15+ years in road transport & logistics.

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More books & branded merch

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Operator Licence Handbook

A practical companion for O-licence holders - compliance, audits and DVSA readiness.

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SSB Branded Merch

Hi-vis, caps, mugs and workwear branded for transport professionals. Bulk orders welcome.

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Podcast Bundle

Companion notes, checklists and downloadable resources from the SSB podcast series.