HGV News

The UK Independence party (UKIP) might want to consider the idea of PCV driver training after a recent accident in Portsmouth. The accident occurred as the bus was arriving at the Portsmouth and Southsea railway station where party leader Nigel Farage was waiting. The bus driver apparently lost track of his vehicle while making a […]

Between the costs of fleet driver training, fuel, vehicle maintenance, insurance and a mountain of regulatory requirements, operating a business in the transport and haulage sectors takes an awful lot of money. Therefore, it is not surprising that the industry has been unhappy with the level of support it has received from the government in […]

Startups.co.uk, an entrepreneurial website devoted to new business owners, recently published an important piece reminding van drivers of the legal issues surrounding weight limits. As you might already know, the law restricts how much weight a van can carry based on a number of factors. Moreover, as the website points out, observing weight restrictions is […]

We have all heard the tragic stories involving accidents between lorries and cyclists. More often than not, these tragedies could have been avoided if both the lorry driver and cyclist were more aware of one another’s location and tendencies. Fortunately, the location issue might be close to being effectively solved by a London-based company known […]

The long Easter weekend was a deadly one on UK roads, prompting officials in several regions to urge caution as traffic begins picking up for the spring and summer seasons. The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service is especially concerned after a spate of crashes resulted in the deaths of three motorcyclists.

If HGV driving is your chosen profession, you might want to exercise great caution next time you are passing through London. A Transport For London (TfL) initiative aimed at cracking down on HGV drivers has proven so successful in its first six months that there are now plans in place to extend it beyond the […]

So, you received your HGV training in Merseyside. How would you feel about working in Auckland, New Zealand? We ask because New Zealand is currently undergoing a crisis in the haulage industry. The country is in desperate need of licensed HGV drivers thanks to a change in national regulations last year. The regulations in question […]

Most of the time you see horses being transported in a horse lorry or horsebox trailer. However, what if you owned a miniature horse too small to properly secure in the back of a horsebox? If you had a smart car, you’d be all set. Orange News recently profiled a German lady who has done […]

If the average LGV driver did not have enough to worry about, there is now something else to add to the list when driving through Hampshire – fuel theft. Local police in Burghclere are warning drivers to be careful after 200 litres of diesel fuel were stolen from a truck parked at a layby on […]

An alarming video published on the website of the West Sussex County Times on April 15 makes a very strong case for caravan owners to take appropriate training before embarking on their journeys this spring and summer. The video shows a pickup truck towing a caravan that suddenly begins to swerve. The driver, unable to […]