HGV News

The government is looking at increasing both fines and penalty points for drivers caught using their mobile phones while on the roads. The most severe penalties will be for professional drivers operating large, commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses. The pending action is yet another reason corporate driver training needs to address mobile phone […]

Towing horse trailers can be dodgy under normal circumstances. So imagine approaching the docks at Calais knowing that there are thousands of migrants waiting to sneak aboard any vehicle they can manage to get access to. That is exactly what happened to one horsebox operator who unwittingly transported a Sudanese migrant through Calais and on […]

The government’s Think! campaign went into prevention mode late last week when it issued a warning about driving the morning following a big night out. The warning was issued in light of expectations that last Friday night (18 December 2015) would be the biggest night of the year for holiday parties. The idea was to […]

Winter officially arrives in the northern hemisphere on December 21 with the start of the winter solstice. Most of us are already scheming about ways to stay indoors and enjoy the warmth and comfort of home. Thoughts of spring haven’t even begun to enter our minds at this point. However, if you are planning to […]

There is some good news for companies in the haulage industry by way of a new apprenticeship scheme that has just been approved. According to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), their ongoing campaign to encourage government support of new driver training has paid off with the approval of the Trailblazer Apprenticeship. Now the only question […]

Last year we started to see a noticeable increase in the demand for new vans among non-contractor owners. It now appears that the same owners are also interested in used vans as long as these are priced in line with their condition. Demand for used vans has increased along with values that now have a […]

As a leading provider of HGV training in Dumfries and Galloway, we are fully aware of the fact that Scotland changed its drink driving laws last year to lower the legal threshold for driving with alcohol in the bloodstream. Apparently, drivers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland want no part of Scotland’s law. They overwhelmingly […]

In an effort to reduce the number of fatal accidents between HGVs and bicycles, numerous voices are calling for the implementation of new technology that could eliminate blind spots on both lorries and buses. In addition, several municipalities have developed training programmes over the years for both professional drivers and cyclists. The idea is to […]

Companies all over the UK are hard at work preparing their 2016 budgets before the close of the year. Assuming you might be one of them, we have a question: do you operate forklift trucks on your premises? If so, is forklift truck training in your budget for 2016?

A tragic accident in Glasgow caused by a medical incident suffered by an HGV driver has led to calls for tighter driver medicals and medical reporting. The 2014 accident involving a bin lorry resulted in the deaths of six people who were out shopping when the lorry driver suffered a seizure and blacked out.