We have long said that quality HGV driver training is among the most important factors in maintaining road safety. However, not even the best training in the world can provide all the answers. Sometimes there are car drivers willing to be reckless in order to get where they’re going, leading to accidents with HGVs. That […]

Between fuel, maintenance, HGV training costs, and everything else involved in the haulage industry, operating heavy goods vehicles in Europe can be quite an expensive venture. Therefore, it is always good to see a government change its mind about increased taxation. Such is the case in France, where the much-maligned HGV Transit Tax is now […]

September (2014) was another good month for commercial vehicle registrations in the UK. News reports say registrations were up some 10.8% over August, and 17.8% for the year. Leading the way were more than 49,000 vans registered for the first time in September. Experts say the increased registrations are a strong sign that the economy […]

HGV driving schools all over the UK constantly warn students about the risks of using a mobile phone while driving. Not only is it dangerous, it could get you in trouble with the law. Drivers operating in Wales are about to find that out first-hand.

As a leading provider of HGV training in Nottinghamshire and the rest of the UK, the HGV Training Centre knows all too well how prone lorry cabs are to blind spots. Dealing with blind spots is a regular part of the training we provide our students. However, perhaps such blind spots could become a thing […]

Conservative party leaders meeting in Birmingham at the 2014 party conference heard an earful from a coalition of nine transport related organisations sounding the alarm over the astounding shortage of qualified commercial drivers in the UK. The coalition of organisations, also known as Transport Hub, will also address the Liberal Democrat conference to be held […]

We talk a lot about driver safety in our daily blog posts, and rightly so. Highway safety is an important topic that needs to be constantly discussed in order to keep it at the forefront. However, today we want to change directions. We want to talk about an Austrian driver who has demonstrated, through an […]

The results of a new survey just released by Fleet News indicate a serious problem exists in the UK where regular tyre inspections among fleet managers and drivers are concerned. The survey shows that neither fleet managers nor their drivers are giving vehicle tyres the attention they deserve. The survey tells us that we might […]

When traffic begins backing up at the port of Dover, it is not uncommon to see HGVs queuing up along the M20. It is also not uncommon to see lorries parked along residential roads at all hours of the night and day, disrupting the lives of locals. Now though Kent seems to be taking the […]

A new solar farm sounded like a good idea when Sun Edison and Solar Planning Ltd first proposed the idea to Wiltshire Council. Now though, it turns out that the locals are not very happy with the idea. The proposed farm, to be located at Little Chatfield, would require a fleet of HGVs routinely bringing […]