HGV News

In the Wiltshire town of Westbury, residents have long complained about HGV drivers ignoring area weight limits. Wiltshire Council has responded by forming a volunteer watch group consisting of individuals willing to go out and record registration details from offending vehicles and reporting that information to the local trading standards department. At issue is the […]

South Gloucestershire Council was proud to welcome the opening of a new MOT centre in Yate. The facility, which is VOSA approved, opened on 4 March. It will act as an Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) for counsel HGVs and PSVs, as well as being open to the general public. The council expects to save a […]

As you may already know, our company offers HGV training in Nottinghamshire, North Yorkshire, Somerset, and all across the UK. Therefore, we know that the haulage and transport industries use a lot of diesel fuel to keep things moving. Nevertheless, that may be changing with government plans to transition to other fuels. Chancellor George Osborne […]

After an unusually robust first quarter of 2014, the transport industry is expected to scale back hiring to the more normal levels seen at the close of last year. The first quarter of this year saw hiring increases of about 7%, thanks to a revived construction industry and a slowly improving UK economy. Nevertheless, growth […]

A good fleet training programme is necessary for any transport and haulage company wishing to cut down on the number of accidents company vehicles and drivers are involved in. Nevertheless, no amount of training can completely prevent all accidents. Therefore, to help avoid unnecessary claims after disputed accidents, one insurance company has decided to provide […]

An American forklift operator apparently put his experience to use by accosting a vending machine that refused to give up its treasures. Unfortunately, the operator is now unemployed after having been sacked by Polaris Industries in Spirit Lake, Iowa. There is no word on whether he got the chocolate bar he was after. In reporting […]

Whether you were out on the road in an HGV, passenger vehicle, or van, driving without a seatbelt could have got you in trouble last week. Police agencies were out in force, actively checking on seatbelt usage all across Europe as part of an annual campaign to increase safety and consumer awareness. Last year’s campaign […]

UK hauliers and independent HGV drivers hoping to see the government not enforce new CPC regulations should take notice of a recent crackdown in London. As part of the joint effort between Transport for London, the DVSA and local police, London’s HGV Task Force has prosecuted a haulier after one of its drivers was caught […]

HGV drivers that need to cross one of the two Severn crossings between England and Wales currently pay very expensive tolls for the privilege of doing so. However, in light of the fact that both crossings revert to public ownership in 2018, Newport East MP Jessica Morden is now asking questions about the future of […]

The Stagecoach Group recently announced a jaw-dropping order for hundreds of new vehicles, which will be manufactured primarily in the UK. The £100 million order will involve nearly 570 vehicles, including regional buses to be deployed in England, Scotland, and Wales, along with city buses for London and mega-coaches for use throughout Europe.