NZQA registered unit standard
Title
21873 version 2
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Demonstrate knowledge of planning in a road transport operation
Level
Purpose
4 Credits 4
This unit standard is for people who have responsibilities for supervising staff in a road transport operation. This may include people despatching vehicles or managing subcontractors.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the principles of planning for activities within a road transport operation; demonstrate planning for vehicle servicing and maintenance schedules to maximise vehicle availability.
Classification Commercial Road Transport > Road Transport Management
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 Legal requirements relevant to this unit standard include:
Land Transport Act 1998;
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2 Any new, amended or replacement Acts, regulations, Rules, standards, codes of practice, or NZ Transport Agency requirements or conditions affecting this unit standard will take precedence for assessment purposes, pending review of this unit standard.
3 Definition
A road transport operation may form part of an organisation or it may constitute the whole organisation.
Outcome 1
Explain the principles of planning for activities within a road transport operation.
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020 NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542

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Evidence requirements
1.1 The purpose of planning for activities within a road transport operation is explained in terms of benefits and disadvantages of proactive and reactive actions.
Range activities include but are not limited to
– scheduling vehicles and drivers, availability of staff with appropriate classes of licence or endorsements, maintenance, staff activities including holidays, emergencies including sickness, budgeting, levels of customer service, security, load planning, materials/load handling equipment, route planning, planning back-loads, training and education in road transport law, contingency planning.
1.2 The explanation includes the problems that can occur when plans are not developed for activities in a road transport operation.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate planning for vehicle servicing and maintenance schedules to maximise vehicle availability.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Planning of vehicle maintenance schedules reflects vehicle servicing and maintenance requirements.
2.2 Planning of vehicle maintenance schedules includes consultation with all staff to identify vehicle availability, forward customer commitments, and staff roster issues.
2.3 Planning of vehicle maintenance schedules maximises vehicle availability in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.4 Plan includes contingency plans.
Range vehicles become unavailable for servicing, vehicles break down in transit.
Planned review date 31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 27 July 2005 31 December 2017
Review 2 16 April 2015 N/A
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(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542

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0092 Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated) (MITO)
SSB Code 101542
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020