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Driver, Worker and Passer-By Credited with Saving Kid’s Lives

Posted on Dec 08, 2015 by Prath520

Mark Grimmett was passing through Guildford town centre on a recent Friday afternoon when he noticed a minibus pulled over to the side of the road. Seeing smoke coming from the vehicle, he stopped his car and jumped out to see if he could help. He came upon a minibus driver and support worker evacuating..READ MORE

FTA: Failing to Reduce Fuel Duty a ‘Missed Opportunity’

Posted on Dec 03, 2015 by Prath520

As one of the largest and busiest providers of lorry and coach driver training in the UK, we spend a lot of money on fuel to keep our late-model vehicles running for training purposes. We are no different from any other company in the transport and haulage industries in that we would have benefited from..READ MORE

Independent Company Drivers Get Holiday Break in NI

Posted on Dec 02, 2015 by Prath520

Northern Ireland Transport Minister Michelle McIlveen may be the best friend of the logistics industry, at least for the next month, thanks to a recent announcement that all road construction projects on the main routes in Northern Ireland would be suspended through until January 4 (2016). The decision to do so was based on a..READ MORE

HGV Training Centre Now the Largest UK Provider of HGV Training

Posted on Nov 25, 2015 by Prath520

We do not like to spend a lot of time singing our own praises, but we felt it important to let our regular readers know that the HGV Training Centre recently made the news in a very big way. How so? By tripling our turnover in the last three years, making us the largest provider..READ MORE

NI Pro Goes Above and Beyond Bus Driving Licence Requirements

Posted on Nov 17, 2015 by Prath520

You do not necessarily have to be a kind-hearted person to complete your training and get a bus driving licence. You don’t even need to be kind to hold down a job. As long as you can drive safely and treat customers with a certain amount of respect, there are plenty of PCV jobs out..READ MORE

Accidents Happen: Strange Things in the Road

Posted on Nov 13, 2015 by Prath520

The Driver CPC requirements implemented throughout the EU are intended to make sure HGV and PCV drivers are both competent and proficient. The idea is to reduce accidents and make the haulage and transport industries as efficient as possible through ongoing training and assessment. Yet not even the most stringent CPC driver training is 100%..READ MORE

National Lorry Week Promotes Lorry Driving Careers

Posted on Nov 12, 2015 by Prath520

The first-ever National Lorry Week sponsored by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) was apparently a huge success, according to organisers of the event. The RHA hopes it now becomes an annual event that goes a long way toward promoting lorry driving careers. Things went very well this year considering the fact that the observance had..READ MORE

Fuel Duty Cut Gaining Momentum Across the UK

Posted on Nov 10, 2015 by Prath520

The HGV Training Centre is one of the largest and most expansive providers of commercial driver training in the UK. As such, we spend an awful lot of money on fuel to operate the vehicles we use in our training sessions. From our HGV training in East Renfrewshire to the programmes we operate in England’s..READ MORE

HGV Drivers: Be More Cautious with the End of BST

Posted on Nov 04, 2015 by Prath520

Another season of British Summer Time (also known as daylight saving time in other parts of the world) has come and gone. We are now left with one hour less daylight as a result of the change. Here at the HGV Training Centre, we urge PCV and HGV drivers to be more cautious now that..READ MORE

HGV Drivers Not the Only Ones Finding Some Roads Challenging

Posted on Oct 23, 2015 by Prath520

Earlier this week we addressed an HGV accident in Tameside involving a driver who ignored road signs in favour of his sat nav device, leading him turning down a narrow and winding road unsuitable for the size of his vehicle. The driver then hit a house in an attempt to undo the mistake he had..READ MORE

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