HGV News

There is an old saying in the business world that says ‘a lack of responsibility on your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part’. In some cases, the saying is absolutely true. In other cases – particularly where poor government planning is involved – it is not. An example is the recent closure of […]

The latest compliance numbers from the DVSA are both good and bad for company drivers and operators. On the one hand, the number of offences being committed by non-UK drivers and operators is up while the road worthiness of both foreign and domestic vehicles inspected during random checks has improved.

Mark Grimmett was passing through Guildford town centre on a recent Friday afternoon when he noticed a minibus pulled over to the side of the road. Seeing smoke coming from the vehicle, he stopped his car and jumped out to see if he could help. He came upon a minibus driver and support worker evacuating […]

As we move into the new year, we expect to see more van driving jobs being made available. Not only is the economy expanding gradually, but there has been a noticeable increase in companies deciding to purchase new vans rather than larger trucks when upgrading their fleets. We suspect there will be a considerably higher […]

It wasn’t too long ago that the government promised to speed up the licencing process for new commercial drivers by reducing wait times for testing. Although little has been done on that front thus far, it appears as though the DVSA is now making a concerted effort to recruit a whole new army of LGV […]

As one of the largest and busiest providers of lorry and coach driver training in the UK, we spend a lot of money on fuel to keep our late-model vehicles running for training purposes. We are no different from any other company in the transport and haulage industries in that we would have benefited from […]

Northern Ireland Transport Minister Michelle McIlveen may be the best friend of the logistics industry, at least for the next month, thanks to a recent announcement that all road construction projects on the main routes in Northern Ireland would be suspended through until January 4 (2016). The decision to do so was based on a […]

At the HGV Training Centre, we take great pride in the bus driver training we offer. Unfortunately, we cannot cover every possible scenario the future bus driver might encounter. Our training is designed primarily to prepare drivers for the PCV test regimen. The truth is that bus driver training does not cover everything. It doesn’t […]

Imagine driving down the road with your utility trailer in tow. You are taking some rubbish to the dump despite the fact that you do not have a trailer licence. But it’s no big deal as you’ve done this dozens of times before. Suddenly, you see something you have been dreading since the start of […]

The main impetus for implementing the Driver CPC requirements was the desire to make European roads safer by ensuring HGV and PCV drivers are routinely trained about safety and workplace issues. If road safety is not improved as a result, implementation of the programme will have been in vain. This leads us to ask the […]