HGV News

We have done our best here at the HGV Training Centre to make it as easy as possible to understand how to get a lorry licence. Numerous pages on our website go through the step-by-step process necessary to complete training and pass the required tests. Still, you might be a little confused. If so, we […]

Fleet driver training is just one of the services we offer here at the HGV Training Centre. We offer it to corporate clients looking to provide ongoing, remedial training to their entire team of drivers. Why is such training necessary? Because human beings are forgetful. A recent crash, and its aftermath, near Duxford, provides a […]

A 46-year-old driver from Australia led police on a slow-speed chase while towing a trailer, eventually ending up in the bush and being forcefully arrested. After reading the story in the Daily Mail, we wonder whether the woman failed her car and trailer test.

Commuters travelling from Manchester to Lehigh via bus now have the opportunity to take buses that will be utilising a brand-new busway just recently opened. The busway, which has been under construction for the last four years, promises to reduce transit times while also easing some of the traffic congestion currently in and around Manchester. […]

The rumour mill began turning almost immediately upon the announcement by Prime Minister David Cameron that the UK would vote in May (2016) whether to remain in the EU or not. Among the many rumours speculating what an EU-free UK might look like was one that suggests a Brexit will mean the end of the […]

Surveying motorists about who they think are the worst drivers reveal that the white van man does not have a very good reputation among the general public. If public perception is to be believed, drivers with a van licence are among the most dangerous on the road. The good news for van drivers is that […]

We talk a lot about the driver shortage within the haulage industry, and rightfully so. But the transport industry is in an equally dire situation. They are also short tens of thousands of drivers in a day and age in which public transport could be struggling to survive in its current form. Bus and coach […]

A company known around the world for its explosion prevention solutions is warning companies about the potential dangers of forklifts even after they have been retrofitted with explosion-proof technologies. The company says that proper forklift training and maintenance training for engineers should not be overlooked under the false assumption that no dangers exist.

There is an old adage that says that what is bad for one person is good for another. This certainly applies to the concept of local councils clamping down on drivers guilty of parking and bus lane violations. And if the data is correct, fleet drivers are among the hardest hit in the recent clampdown. […]

An important part of HGV driver training in the UK is making drivers aware of the rules of the road, both here in Britain and on the continent. Apparently, the same cannot be said in other countries as evidenced by the fact that growing numbers of foreign HGV drivers are misusing emergency refuge areas (ERAs) […]