Mark Skinner CAT AMIMI
Trailers, Training & Compliance

02 Trailer Training for serving and Repair

Trailer Safety through Training and Education with UK Rural Skills Accredited courses

Welcome to the website of Mark Skinner CAT AMIMI Trailers Training & Compliance.

I am a time served mechanical engineer and completed a fully indentured apprenticeship with CAV Lucas back in the late seventies and early eighties. Over the last four decades I have had several business’s including light haulage, motor vehicle repair and maintenance and specialist vehicle and trailer conversions, I’ve worked in the motor trade at main agents, repairing cars, vans, commercial vehicle, bus and coaches, and trailers.
I Taught and assessed the IMI Motor Vehicle course at my local college.
The trailer work covered all kinds of road towable equipment from goods trailers and transporters to chippers, compressors and lighting towers. I introduced a maintenance and servicing programme for a national plant hire company to ensure trailers were kept legal at all times they were being used on the public highway. Preventative maintenance far out weighs the costs of reactive maintenance. This gives piece of mind when stopped by the police or the DVSA, and protects your operators licence.
I am a IMI Certified Automotive Trainer. I am also am associate member of the Institute of Motor Industries and the National Trailer and Towing Association. I am an Instructor and training provider for UK Rural Skills and a supporter of Tyre Safe

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mark-skinner-cat-amimi-b924345a
https://ukruralskills.co.uk

Institute of Motor Industries

Certified Automotive Trainer and Assessor

Trainer and assessor for Motor Vehicle and Trailer maintenance and servicing

Uk Rural Skills

Instructor and Training Provider

Delivering and assessing training

Tyre Safe

Raising Tyre safety awareness

Promoting and raising awareness safe and legal tyres on UK roads

Tilly Pass

The Tilly Pass-leading the agricultural industry forward in the field of trailer Maintenance.

Happy to be supporting Tilly Pass with training on 02 trailers

Trailer Safety through Training and Education with UK Rural Skills Accredited courses

Mobile Servicing, maintenance & Repair

Mobile Servicing covering all makes and models of trailers, at your premises.

Training

Training is a blended mix of theory and practical in the classroom and workshop. Test rigs are used to train off the job, and give hands on training and coaching as needed to gain experience by each candidate.

Compliance

Ensure you are on the right side of the law. This covers issues such as do i need a tachograph, what's is an "O" license, when should i service the trailer, do i need to use professional trades person or can my mate to repair my trailer and what paperwork do i need to have. What is a prohibition?

Trailer Safety through Training and Education with UK Rural Skills Accredited courses

Mobile Trailer Servicing

All Makes

Maintenance, servicing & repairs to all types and makes of trailers at your premises.

Trailer Types

All road towable equipment

We cover all types of trailer chassis from goods trailers, livestock, car transporter, chippers, screed pumps, bowsers, generators, compressors, and more! If it has a legal road towable chassis we can help.

Contract Maintenance

Long or short term contracts

Contract maintenance and 6 weekly inspections, as per customers requirements. We can help with servicing at peak times, holidays & sickness.

Trailer Conversions & Refurbishment

To Customer Specific requirements

Split charge for batteries, hydraulic tipping gear, winches and tool box's

Maintenance of Trailers and Road Towable Equipment Under 3500kgs

2 Day Novice Course

A two day course covering all the aspects of trailer maintenance and servicing. Brake reline and coupling operation. Suspension, using leaf springs, rubber and pivot systems. Single axle , twin and tri-axle configurations. Tyres and electrics This course is accredited by UK Rural Skills https://ukruralskills.co.uk

Maintenance of Trailers and Road Towable Equipment Under 3500kgs

1 Day Intermediate Course

This is a one day course for the those who have had experience of trailer repairs, and are returning to the industry or need to be accredited and have certificated proof of their qualification and experience. This course can also be used as a 3 year refresher. This course focuses more on the practical aspects of trailers than the theory.,

Safe loading & unloading of plant on to trailers under 3500kgs

1 Day course

This course cover all aspects of loading and unloading a trailer. From excavators, plant, cars and machinery. Safe use of ratchet straps and chains, weight distribution and best practice.

Compliance

1 Day Course

This is one for duty holders, from transport manager, transport co-ordinators hire controller's and any one involved in logistics. The course covers the legal obligations of companies using trailers. The Road Traffic act and how it relates to maintenance and servicing of equipment used on the road. Type Approval and how it fits in with the Construction and Use Regulations. DVSA and there role in the keeping vehicles safe on the public highways. Finally what the future holds for trailer users.

Dangerous Goods Safety Awareness

1 Day Course

Basic understanding of transporting dangerous liquids and gasses, and how to work out the legal quantity you can carry to remain under the threshold of ADR

IBC Bowsers Pressure test and Inspection

1 day course

IBC 2.5 year pressure test 5 year pressure tests and inspection. Carry out full internal inspection and replace manway gasket and pressure test. These are required under ADR Regulations to ensure bowser does not rupture when being towed on the public highway.

Your course, designed for you

Company name

This specific course was designed for your business with your business in mind.

Maintenance of Two Stroke or Single Cylinder Four Stroke Engines

I Day course

The one day course involves a full strip down of the engine into component form and complete rebuild including resetting the guvnor and carburettor. Full set of data and info sheets. This course is accredited by UK Rural Skills. https://ukruralskills.co.uk

Small 360 degree excavator Load/Unload

I Day course

This course covers basic driving skills and the basic controls of the small excavator to enable it to be moved safely in confined spaces like workshops yards or loading them onto lorries or trailers. The fitment the of buckets, quick hitches, breakers and other equipment using single and double acting hydraulic circuits. UK Rural Skills Accredited

Abrasive Wheels/cutting discs

Mig Welding for beginers

Towing a Trailer

1 Day Course

This course is designed to help and build up the key skills needed for towing trailers on UK roads, The course will give the driver an insight in to what they they can expect if they towing for the first time or need to build up their confidence.

"He was a good trainer and he helped me get a better understanding of how trailers work. Course was perfect for beginners and people who have little knowledge of trailers. Course was good" Knew what he was talking about A very good variety of equipment to train with

Happy to help and friendly. Course has the info you expect

Mark taught the course well and answered all questions asked and passed on some of his own experiences and knowledge. The course was good and covered a lot for all levels of experience