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Alan entered the transport industry in 1972 at the age of twenty one as a bus driver for National Bus Company subsidiary, London Country Bus Services. Studying and passing the IoTA examinations at Thurrock Technical College, winning the Albert Polaine Award for the best results by a student in the South East assisted a rapid series of promotions. In 1978 he was invited back to the college as a visiting lecturer to teach the new Transport Managers’ Certificate of Professional Competence, thereby becoming one of the first people in the country to teach CPC courses. By the time he left National Bus in 1981 he had been through depot management to the position of Area Training Manager. There followed a number of senior managerial positions in the passenger and freight sectors of both the private and public sides of the industry until 1991 when he founded his own training and consultancy company which continues to provide advice and tuition to the industry.
During the past few years he has represented IoTA at numerous external events in addition to giving invited presentations at IoTA centres. He has also been successful in raising the Institute’s profile by means of the training courses and consultancy services provided by his company and by interviews he has given on BBC Radio Lancashire and Manx Radio.
Alan is also a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Carmen in the City of London, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, A Fellow of the Institute of Business Consulting, a member of the Roads and Road Transport History Association and a member of the London Underground Railway Society.
At the age of twenty-one he left the transport industry to spend two years at the Faith Mission Bible College in Edinburgh. This was followed by a year working as a preacher, holding missions around Northern Ireland. However in 1976 he returned to West Yorkshire to marry Julie and it wasn’t long before the pull of transport had its way.
Whilst working for Tibbett & Britten he passed his National and International CPC exams, this was followed by two positions as Transport Manager for hauliers in Yorkshire. He found a natural involvement in company sales, moving to a mainly sales role in 1990; he now looks after sales at the Bradford depot of Italian haulier Transmec.
More recently he was appointed Transport Advisor to the WAG’s National Partnership Forum for Older People and is currently undertaking a ‘scoping’ exercise throughout Wales, asking Older People what issues relating to mobility and access they perceive as being the most important to them. It is intended that the outcomes will then help to influence policies and improve these issues.
Using knowledge gleaned from the above experiences, together with the introduction of new EEC legislation, David formed and then ran his own business between 1984 and 2005 providing European Tax and Duty services to the Airline and Ship’s Stores sector.
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David, chairman of Fareham-based coach firm Lucketts Travel, was presented with the accolade in late July during a surprise visit from IoTA members.
Ray Rowsell, Solent Centre Chairman and National Executive Member of the Institute of Transport Administration added: “The accolade of Fellow is only awarded to those who have provided exceptional service over many years and we know that this is very well-deserved by David. We couldn’t think of a better way to thank him for his continued support to the organisation and the industry.”
David’s career in the transport industry spans over more than five decades. He was instrumental in Lucketts’ move into the coach travel industry in the 1970s when he said it would be easier for the company, until then a haulier, to transport things that can walk on and off by themselves. He bought the first coach in 1976 and Lucketts now has a fleet of 130 vehicles and 320 staff.
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Picture: Left to Right – Ray Rowsell FInstTA (presents to) David Luckett FInstTA
The Institute continues to tackle the Industry’s “get them trained” criticisms’ from Nick Denton (Traffic Commissioner, London and South East Area)
Since the circulation of this flyer via the Transport Manager’s pack in June last year we are pleased to report that the message is evidently now getting through, since the scheme now expands month on month, and where it not only those that have been directed to re-train that are now enrolling on a voluntary basis.
Booking onto an ‘IoTA’ Transport Manager Refresher Course couldn’t be easier – see our providers link for details.
Whilst all of our members would have heard of, or seen news in respect of the Illegal immigrant crisis in Calais and Dunkirk, our Dutch members are regularly confronted with this situation. Subsequently and since the crisis began, we have been in regular contact with the Border Agency, with whom, in 2015, it was confirmed that the training modules designed by ‘enlandvaader’ – on behalf of the ‘Institute’ (to train Drivers), complied to their requirement. On this basis on-liner training is now available – see – ‘Secure your Vehicle . . . ‘ link below
Secure your Vehicle to help stop illegal immigration
The Home Office and Border Force have published important guidance to help drivers secure their vehicles to help stop illegal immigration.
As a Commissioner slams useless ‘old school’ transport managers, the Institute offers solutions!
