HGV News

The unemployment rate in the UK was as high as it had been a long time at the peak of the financial crisis. But now, with the economy slowly expanding, more people are finding jobs and getting back to work. The only problem is that most job vacancies are met with hundreds of applications. There […]

A lorry driver making his way through Durham late last month (January 2016) learned the hard way that HGV driving schools cannot prepare future drivers for every possible problem. In fact, you could make the case that this driver is lucky to be alive. Video footage shows his truck almost being blown over by high […]

The pending implementation of CPC training rules back in 2013 lead to consternation among some workers who had to operate HGVs as part of their jobs but did not do so as a primary requirement for work. Mechanics testing vehicles prior to putting back into service are a good example. Some of those workers were […]

The latest thing in driver assist technologies are systems that enable people with very poor reversing skills to successfully manoeuvre a trailer without damaging anything. Volkswagen is just one of the car manufacturers employing this new technology for 2016. They recently produced an incredible video to showcase what they are doing, a video that takes […]

If you are a company driver, whether you operate a van or some other sort of vehicle for your job, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) believes you deserve to be penalised more harshly for repeated mobile phone offences. According to ACPO lead officer on road policing, Chief Constable Suzette Davenport, delivery drivers and […]

Here at the HGV Training Centre, we have the privilege of sending hundreds of drivers through our training programmes every month. Most of them come to us hoping to learn how to drive a lorry or bus. All of them, regardless of the licence category they are after, must first pass the PCV or LGV […]

HGV drivers who suffer sleep issues serious enough to impair their ability to drive safely are required by law to cease driving until they can be examined and treated. For a driver suffering from sleep apnoea, this can be a real problem with the wait times associated with most NHS treatments. But a recent pilot […]

In the sleepy Gloucestershire town of Burton-on-the-Water, trouble is brewing between local business owners and a group of wealthy residents who cannot agree over whether or not to allow tourist coaches to continue dropping passengers in their village. As is often the case, the average coach driver is caught in the middle of the disagreement. […]

HGV UK recently published an article discussing the need for both professional drivers and their employers to adhere to disclosure laws so as not to risk the lives of others who might otherwise be harmed by an unfit driver. The article was based on a well-publicised case from 2014 involving a bin lorry that crashed […]

The haulage and transport industries will benefit greatly from the MOT changes planned by the DVSA for 2016. From independent contractors to company drivers to operators, a more streamlined MOT system will mean less downtime for both trucks and buses, and potentially better inspections through better training of testers and the elimination of wait times. […]