It used to be that lorry driving was a matter of purchasing a rig, getting some work, and earning a living as a self-employed owner-operator. Things are not that way anymore. For the better part of 20 years, owner-operators have been losing ground to company drivers. That is not necessarily a good or bad thing, […]

It used to be that recruiting companies in England could concentrate on Scotland and Wales to get HGV drivers into open jobs. They would often recruit drivers by offering them help finding accommodations and getting familiar with the various regions of England where they would be driving. Now though, the supply of qualified drivers from […]

Monday, June 8 (2015) is the date that UK drivers will no longer need the paper section of their driving licences. The country’s new digital licence system will officially be in place, eventually resulting in licence upgrades as drivers renew their documents. The government is insisting drivers can destroy their paper documents on that date, […]

Any UK adult with a valid driving licence and reasonably good health can undergo truck driver training at the HGV Training Centre. Upon completion of that training, graduates are able to look for all sorts of jobs. One graduate might go on to land a job as a long-haul lorry driver while another might purchase […]

Oxfordshire County Council members may think they have done the right thing by approving a ban on overtaking by HGV drivers, but their actions could turn out to create a more dangerous situation rather than making the roads safer. The ban applies to HGVs driving along the A34 between Junctions 9 and 13 in Oxfordshire […]

It is always great to see new technology making the lives of professional drivers better. One such example is the new geofencing software now being used to make van driving and delivery receipt a lot more efficient. Wolseley UK is in the midst of testing the software on three of its routes.

Even though we are a leading provider of HGV training in Gloucestershire, we were still surprised to hear about five illegal Afghan migrants found hiding in the back of a refrigerated lorry near Churcham. Police officials suspect the men boarded the truck in Belgium rather than risk being caught among hundreds of other illegals attempting […]

Like it or not, increased speed limits for HGVs is now the law of the land. The changes took effect on April 6 (2015), increasing the national speed limit for HGVs from 40 mph to 50 mph on single carriageway roads. Independent and company drivers alike are welcoming the change after anticipating it since last […]

The West Midlands Ambulance Service brought in a brand-new fleet manager two years ago and gave him the task of reducing vehicle downtime and improving efficiency and patient care. The NHS Foundation Trust serves more than 5 million people covering a total area in excess of 5,000 square miles. With that much ground to cover […]

Commercial drivers and their employers are set to receive new load securing guidance thanks to a publication put forth in a joint effort between the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and industry partners. The guidance applies to operators, LGV, and HGV drivers, and anyone else transporting loads that could potentially fall from moving vehicles. […]