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Daniel Garwe
Premium Consultant

Daniel Garwe

Premium transport compliance consultant supporting O-Licence, DVSA audit, fleet systems and operational governance work.

New to ETM Northamptonshire Since 2020
  • Operator Licence Applications
  • DVSA Audit Preparation
  • Compliance Reviews & Health Checks

About

I’m a senior transport and operations professional with over 20 years of leadership experience across transport operations, fleet compliance, training delivery, and service management.

My career has been built around one core objective: ensuring complex operations are delivered safely, compliantly, and efficiently while developing high-performing teams and maintaining excellent service standards.

I currently work across multiple leadership and specialist roles, including:

  • Operations Manager, overseeing mixed fleets and service delivery
  • External Transport Manager, ensuring full O-Licence and DVSA compliance
  • NDORS Trainer, delivering accredited national driver education programmes
  • Driving Instructor and Coach Driver, maintaining frontline operational standards
  • HGV Class 2 Licence holder

What sets me apart is my combination of strategic leadership and hands-on operational expertise. I am equally comfortable:

  • Auditing tachographs and maintenance systems
  • Leading teams and managing performance
  • Bidding for contracts and building operational capacity
  • Designing governance, compliance, and quality frameworks
  • Representing organisations with regulators, clients, and stakeholders

Earlier in my career, I held senior leadership roles within complex, regulated service environments, managing multi-site operations, budgets, risk, safeguarding, and governance. This experience further strengthened my leadership, accountability, and strategic planning capabilities.

Services offered

  • Operator Licence Applications
  • DVSA Audit Preparation
  • Compliance Reviews & Health Checks
  • Interim / Project Transport Manager
  • Compliance Systems & Process Setup
  • Maintenance & Inspection Systems
  • Tachograph & Drivers' Hours Analysis
  • Driver Training & Toolbox Talks
  • Fleet Policy & Risk Management
  • Licence Variations & Upgrades
  • New Operator Setup & Start-up Advice
  • Expert Witness & Tribunal Support

Areas of expertise

  • O-Licence Application Support
  • DVSA Audit Preparation
  • Transport Compliance Audits
  • Drivers' Hours & Tachograph Consultancy
  • driver-cpc
  • Maintenance & Environmental Compliance

Specialist sectors

  • General Haulage
  • PSV / Coach
  • Parcel & Courier

Licence types I work with

  • Standard National
  • Standard International
  • Restricted

Certificates & accreditations

  • HGV Class 2 Licence holder

Regions served

Covered Not covered

Covers 5 UK regions

  • West Midlands
  • East Midlands
  • East of England
  • London
  • South East

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