HGV News

Individuals currently receiving HGV training in Flintshire, Chester, and Wrexham will be pleased to know that the demand for licensed drivers in those areas is exceptionally high right now. According to a report from News North Wales, recruiters have seen an increase in demand of about 30% over the same time last year.

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) recently voiced its concern over safety issues regarding drivers in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) category. Unfortunately, they also drew some conclusions that seem a bit suspect. In an attempt to explain a higher than average accident rate among van drivers, the agency has attempted to link it […]

By now, we are all aware of the requirements regarding CPC driver training. All PCV drivers in the UK must complete their training by September of this year (2013) in order to remain on the road. HGV drivers have until September 2014. Moreover, the government is dead serious about this, as evidenced by the fact […]

The HGV Training Centre provides driver training through more than 45 facilities around the country, including one in Essex. However, no amount of training can fully prepare a driver for the type of journey recently seen snaking its way through the Essex countryside on its way to Bradwell-on-Sea.

We’ve posted numerous blogs over the last several months addressing the issue of CPC driver training. So far, most of those blog posts have been intended to encourage HGV drivers to get their training so they do not lose their jobs and licenses next September. But now there’s a new reason for us to bring […]

One of the first things they teach you in trailer towing training is how to properly load and balance your cargo. Part of that training deals with what types of cargo are appropriate for individual trailers. Apparently, a Canadian driver received improper training – if the contents of his horse trailer are any indication.

In the UK, it’s surprising to know how many people are unaware of the fact that there are few regulations in place requiring mandatory drug and alcohol testing among bus companies, haulage firms, and other organisations utilising large and heavy vehicles. That will change in the future if one UK company has anything to say […]

HGV training in London took on a new meaning today (20 June, 2013) thanks to the Exchanging Places program sponsored by Croydon’s Safer Transport Engagement Team (STT). The team set up a lorry outside of London’s Norbury fire station and encouraged cyclists to climb into the cab.

Last month we reported on the opening of a brand-new Bio-LNG fuelling station operated by Gasrec, Europe’s only producer of liquid biomethane (LBM). Now the company has apparently teamed up with Volvo in a project to expand the Gasrec network of fuelling stations.

Twenty-four year-old Ramunas Bruzaitis has likely never taken an LGV class in his life. So why was the young man found at the side of the road, standing right next to a lorry at 4:40 AM? According to the Grantham Journal, he was stealing fuel from the vehicle while the driver slept.