So, you received your HGV training in Merseyside. How would you feel about working in Auckland, New Zealand? We ask because New Zealand is currently undergoing a crisis in the haulage industry. The country is in desperate need of licensed HGV drivers thanks to a change in national regulations last year. The regulations in question […]

Lorry driving suddenly got very expensive for some trucks venturing on UK roads during the first week of April. As you know, the new road user levy came into force from April 1. Both foreign and domestic commercial vehicles are now subject to annual or per-day fees, with monies raised being used to maintain the […]

As one of the leading providers of van driver training in the UK, we assume every training provider instructs students in the proper use of the transmission and parking brake when leaving a van unattended during deliveries. Apparently, that lesson was lost on a FedEx driver who was recently filmed watching helplessly as his van […]

At a seemingly benign junction in Reigate, Surrey, life can be quickly turned upside down by a lorry driver who suddenly finds his vehicle wedged across a narrow crossroads. When that happens, local residents must come out to assist the driver in freeing his or her vehicle. This process can take several hours. Now, local […]

An important part of HGV driver training is learning to safely enter a motorway without disrupting traffic. However, a number of professional drivers are now saying that doing so is very dangerous at the M6 slip road at Junction 15. The drivers say roadworks, in their current position, do not give lorry drivers enough room […]

It’s that time again; the time when the world’s best truck drivers get ready for the biennial Scania Driver Competitions held at various locations around the globe. The international competition has become the stuff of truck driving legend since it was first established in 2003.

Many a lorry driver has been shocked by recent footage from the BBC showing migrants risking their lives by riding HGVs into the country from Calais. The migrants are not asking for rides in the cab; rather, they are climbing underneath trailers and attempting to ride across the border by sitting on one of the […]

On any given day, GPs around the UK give HGV medical tests to commercial drivers required to demonstrate good health in order to continue working. A GP traditionally charges about £100 for the test. Yet there is another option that can be had for half the price: a mobile medical service known as Doctors on […]

We have all heard about the new road user levy imposed by the UK. Now, the HGV Training Centre wants to remind both individual and company drivers that the full implementation of the levy is only a week away. Beginning April 1, all HGVs weighing 12 tonnes or more must pay a nominal levy for […]

South Gloucestershire Council was proud to welcome the opening of a new MOT centre in Yate. The facility, which is VOSA approved, opened on 4 March. It will act as an Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) for counsel HGVs and PSVs, as well as being open to the general public. The council expects to save a […]