Last August (2014), an HGV was travelling down the M5 in the West Midlands when a blue Citroen pulled in front and its driver, apparently upset by something, slammed on his brakes. The HGV driver managed to avoid a collision with the Citroen by mere inches. According to local police, the results of a collision […]

A near accident in County Durham late last month is a stark reminder to professional drivers of the need for cautious lorry driving, especially during the winter months. The incident involved a large HGV, a mainline train, and a bit of ice. The good news is that there were no injuries reported.

Intelligent Telematics, the manufacturer of the IT1000 3G-camera system, recently released statistics showing the effectiveness of their equipment in improving overall road safety and reducing the number of fraudulent insurance claims among their customers. Equally impressive though is the fact that the data is also being used to improve driver performance through transport training.

The Government has announced a number of updates to current HGV rules that should make for safer roads and a more efficient haulage industry. HGV drivers should begin seeing those rule changes very soon in their day-to-day work. One of the changes will likely be received positively, while the other may not be.

Sat Nav failures; they can make us laugh in some cases and cry and others. Such is the case with a recent sat nav failure that left a Northumberland couple unable to leave their home by car. The problem was caused by a Hungarian lorry driver who apparently spoke very little English. The story has […]

If you have been paying attention to the stories of the speed cameras being installed on the A9 in Scotland, you know that HGV drivers and transport companies were initially up in arms when the announcement to install the cameras was made. The chief concern was that the cameras would only keep HGV drivers in […]

The controversial speed cameras installed by the Scottish Government on the A9 between Perth and Inverness went fully live back in October (2014). When first proposed, the cameras were offered as a way to reduce the number of serious accidents by deterring speeding and dangerous overtaking. A little more than a month into the programme, […]

We have all seen bad drivers from time to time, but could anything be worse than a 40 tonne HGV making an illegal U-turn on the M6 motorway? It sounds bizarre, but it actually did happen last month in Staffordshire. You can see it for yourself thanks to a video posted on the BBC website. […]

A frightening video that quickly went viral has police agencies all over Europe looking for a Ukrainian lorry driver. What was so frightening? The man in the video is seen driving the HGV with his feet while he sits in the passenger seat sipping tea and chatting with someone else in the cab. The video […]

For every HGV training course that successfully graduates a class of students, there are multiple companies pleading for graduates to apply for jobs. There are simply not enough new drivers to keep up with an advancing economy and current retirements. To make things worse, the HGV driver shortage is being exacerbated by an early peak […]