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You can imagine the delight and happiness that Ellie Rose Houghton felt when she passed the PCV bus test and was certified as a professional youngest bus driver. She is just 18 years old. Since then, she has worked as the youngest bus driver to take students of South Holderness Technical college home from school. […]

We are living in a very environmentally conscious time, where carbon footprints and fuel emissions are significant to any industry. Year after year, companies are doing what they can to design vehicles that combat pollution with lesser fuel emissions – none more so than the HGV sector. So it is no surprise that Hyundai’s latest […]

The construction trade is a great industry to get into with very rewarding salary’s. Vehicles in this sector include forklifts, excavators, dump trucks and more. If this sounds appealing to you, you should consider obtaining your CPCS card to get started.   What is CPCS? If you are wondering what CPCS stands for then look […]

Class 2 vehicles refer to the Heavy Goods Vehicles you’re allowed to drive once you have passed your HGV Category C licence. These are rigid vehicles whose trailers can carry up to 18 Tonnes per load. Reversing is extremely important as an HGV driver. Depending on your job role you will more than likely be […]

The Trucker’s Hitch is a knot that is widely used by truckers and is one of the fundamental ways to secure a heavy load to trailers or trucks. It ensures maximum strength and great tension with a loop system that acts as a pulley. This knot will give you peace of mind, knowing that your […]

You might be wondering what job opportunities are open to you once you’ve obtained your HGV Cat C1 licence and whether it’s worth doing the training in the first place.   With a Cat C1 licence, you’ll be permitted you to drive vehicles between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes in weight, which includes a lot of […]

If you want to become a professional driver who transports people rather than good, you may not be surprised to hear that the process of becoming qualified is slightly different from the process of becoming an HGV driver.   Passenger-carrying vehicles (or PCVs) need to take even more care than HGVs do because they have […]

Digital drivers’ cards were brought in for many HGV drivers to make the process of tracking your driving hours even easier. Drivers’ hours are extremely tightly regulated to avoid accidents caused by tiredness, which can otherwise be fatal, so this new tool is aimed at keeping everyone safe on the roads including you. The cards automatically […]

There are times when you might need to get the specialist extra layer of certification on top of your HGV driving licence, for when you’re doing very specific types of work. While this does mean undertaking a bit of extra work to have your vehicle tested and to get qualified yourself, it can also mean […]

Carbon emissions are a big issue in the haulage sector, with HGVs constantly under fire for emitting more pollution than cars due to their sheer size and the many miles each one drives. With that in mind, the Freight Transport Association has relaunched the Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS), a voluntary measure which invites hauliers […]