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As any police officer will tell you, drivers involved in accidents can come up with some pretty strange excuses to explain their behaviour. But perhaps nothing is as strange as the excuse offered by an American man arrested after he crashed a stolen lorry. He told police zombies were chasing him.
In the little town of Barlby, North Yorkshire there is two groups of people having to learn to get along: village residents and HGV drivers. They have to get along when it comes to lorry speeds, child safety, and the peace and quiet normally expected in the village during the overnight hours.
A well-known UK travel company recently announced the addition of more than two dozen new coach driver jobs to be filled in the near future. Lucketts Travel, a South Coast travel group, will increase its total driver force to 100 with the addition of the 25 new jobs. The additions represent a 10% increase in […]
In light of the recent conviction of former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne on charges of perverting the course of justice, officials throughout the professional driving industry are warning those who operate company cars and vans not to engage in the practice of point swapping. That very practice caused Huhne’s trouble with the law.
Recently the Lurgan Neighbourhood Policing Team joined forces with the Driver Vehicle Agency and HMRC to crack down on PSV drivers and their vehicles. The result on the effort was the discovery of nine taxis found defective and unsafe for operation on the roads. Of the drivers caught in the operation, five had their PSV […]
It’s pretty common for us to field questions about how much HGV driver training cost. It’s actually not bad. Most drivers can complete their training and pass their test at an average cost of about £1,200. However, as a Grimsby teenager recently found out there is more to it than simply raising the money to […]
The annual International Materials Handling Exposition (IMHX) in Birmingham always features one or two highlights that steal the show. The 2013 exhibition was no exception. Among the most talked about parts of IMHX this year were the demonstrations of forklift technologies focusing on pedestrian safety.
The fact that you’re reading this blog post suggests you have probably been looking into a career as a commercial driver. We want to help. In one of our previous posts, we discussed PCV (passenger carrying vehicles) training; in this post, we will talk about LGV training. If you are thinking about a new career, […]
Within the broad category of commercial driving, there are different types of driving jobs. There are LGV (light goods vehicles), HGV (heavy goods vehicles), and PCV (passenger carrying vehicles) jobs, each with their own characteristics and qualifications. For the purposes of this post, we will concentrate on that of the PCV driver.
Fleet managers and those involved in fleet training for HGV drivers are encouraged to make plans to attend an important seminar that is taking place in Birmingham at the end of May (2013). The seminar is being sponsored by Brake, a road safety charity dedicated to reducing the number of accidental deaths caused by crashes […]
