HGV News

On March 29, transport drivers, trainers, company executives, and owners gathered at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire to participate in the 12th annual Transport Awards organised and sponsored by the Transport Exchange Group. The annual awards ceremony showcases the best in the business, ranging from transport training to driving. It is an opportunity for […]

At a seemingly benign junction in Reigate, Surrey, life can be quickly turned upside down by a lorry driver who suddenly finds his vehicle wedged across a narrow crossroads. When that happens, local residents must come out to assist the driver in freeing his or her vehicle. This process can take several hours. Now, local […]

An important part of HGV driver training is learning to safely enter a motorway without disrupting traffic. However, a number of professional drivers are now saying that doing so is very dangerous at the M6 slip road at Junction 15. The drivers say roadworks, in their current position, do not give lorry drivers enough room […]

It’s that time again; the time when the world’s best truck drivers get ready for the biennial Scania Driver Competitions held at various locations around the globe. The international competition has become the stuff of truck driving legend since it was first established in 2003.

Many a lorry driver has been shocked by recent footage from the BBC showing migrants risking their lives by riding HGVs into the country from Calais. The migrants are not asking for rides in the cab; rather, they are climbing underneath trailers and attempting to ride across the border by sitting on one of the […]

On any given day, GPs around the UK give HGV medical tests to commercial drivers required to demonstrate good health in order to continue working. A GP traditionally charges about £100 for the test. Yet there is another option that can be had for half the price: a mobile medical service known as Doctors on […]

A recently released report from the DVSA shows both good and bad news where CPC training is concerned. The good news is that the number of drivers still in need of training has dropped by 75,000 since late last year. The bad news is that as many as 341,000 drivers still need to complete the […]

No amount of PCV training could prepare a London bus driver for panicked passengers who claim they saw aliens attacking the capital city while waiting for the bus to arrive. And certainly no bus driver could deal with a reptilian tentacle that appeared from under the pavement to snatch up an unsuspecting pedestrian. Fortunately, the […]

We have all heard about the new road user levy imposed by the UK. Now, the HGV Training Centre wants to remind both individual and company drivers that the full implementation of the levy is only a week away. Beginning April 1, all HGVs weighing 12 tonnes or more must pay a nominal levy for […]

The popularity of horse racing in Gloucestershire is such that local residents are never surprised to see a large number of horseboxes on local roads. However, one horsebox seen recently is decidedly different. It’s not home to racehorses; it is home to a couple of enterprising barbers who came up with a plan to use […]