Capacité Transport Marchandises study plan
Capacité Transport Marchandises · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Réglementation des transports routiers nationaux et internationaux
List the categories of national road transport authorisations and state which activity each covers
Distinguish cabotage rules from bilateral and multilateral transport regimes
Outline the licensing conditions for road haulage operators and the obligations attached to the licence
Explain the rules on vehicle weights and dimensions applicable to national and international journeys
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison table of transport regimes (national, bilateral, multilateral, cabotage) with the authorisation required and the main obligations for each
Réglementation des transports routiers nationaux et internationaux & Normes techniques et sécurité routière
Describe the driving and rest time rules for professional drivers and how they interact with tachograph recording
Identify the documents that must be carried on board during a national and an international journey
Explain the principles of load securing and the consequences of non-compliance
Summarise the technical inspection and roadworthiness obligations for goods vehicles
Your checkpoint
A checklist of on-board documents and technical compliance points a driver must verify before departure, with the rule source noted for each item
Droit civil et commercial
Distinguish the main types of commercial contract used in haulage and state the obligations of each party
Explain how liability of the carrier arises and the main grounds for exoneration
Compare the rules on compensation for loss, damage and delay under the applicable conventions
Identify the rules on late payment and its consequences between businesses
Your checkpoint
A case-note style summary of three hypothetical scenarios (loss, damage, delay) stating which party is liable, on what basis, and how compensation is calculated
Droit social et réglementation du travail
Map the employment law rules that apply to drivers, including contract form and working time
Explain the rules on night work, breaks and weekly rest specific to road transport
Describe the disciplinary and termination process and the pitfalls to avoid
Outline health and safety obligations of the employer towards drivers
Your checkpoint
A written procedure of no more than two pages for planning a driver's weekly schedule that complies with working time and rest rules, with the legal basis cited
Droit fiscal et gestion financière de l'entreprise
Identify the main taxes affecting a haulage business and the basis on which each is calculated
Explain VAT rules on transport services, including place of supply for cross-border work
Read a simplified profit and loss account and a balance sheet and calculate key ratios
Describe how to build a cost price per kilometre and monitor it against revenue
Your checkpoint
A cost-per-kilometre model for a single vehicle with all cost lines itemised, plus a short note on which costs are fixed and which are variable
Accès au marché et aux professions & Gestion commerciale et marketing
State the conditions of access to the occupation of road haulage operator and the evidence required
Explain the good repute requirement and the events that can affect it
Describe the main market segments in haulage and the criteria shippers use to select a carrier
Draft the elements of a commercial offer that answers a shipper's selection criteria
Your checkpoint
A one-page commercial proposal responding to a fictitious shipper's brief, plus a short justification of how it addresses the shipper's stated selection criteria
Normes techniques et sécurité routière & Droit social et réglementation du travail
Review the technical rules on vehicle maintenance intervals and defect recording
Explain driver qualification and periodic training obligations
Recap the interaction between driving time, rest time and working time in a single weekly plan
Solve timed multiple-choice questions on technical and social rules and record the error patterns
Your checkpoint
A timed 40-question mock section on domains 2 and 6, scored, with a written list of every error and the correct rule behind it
Réglementation des transports routiers nationaux et internationaux & Droit civil et commercial & Droit fiscal et gestion financière de l'entreprise
Consolidate the heaviest domain by re-testing the rules that were most often missed in earlier weeks
Run two full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions
Re-read only the error lists produced in weeks 1 to 7 and correct each remaining gap
Build a final one-page revision sheet covering the rules most likely to be tested
Your checkpoint
Two completed full mock exams with scores recorded, plus a one-page final revision sheet covering the highest-risk rules across domains 1, 3 and 7
Milestones
Week 2: Can state, without notes, the authorisation required for a given national or international journey and list the documents to be carried
Week 4: Scores at least 70% on a self-made 20-question test covering domains 1, 2 and 7 combined
Week 6: Can calculate a cost per kilometre and a VAT treatment for a cross-border transport service without reference material
Week 8: Scores at least 75% on both full-length mock exams, with no domain below 60%