As you may already know, our company offers HGV training in Nottinghamshire, North Yorkshire, Somerset, and all across the UK. Therefore, we know that the haulage and transport industries use a lot of diesel fuel to keep things moving. Nevertheless, that may be changing with government plans to transition to other fuels. Chancellor George Osborne […]

After an unusually robust first quarter of 2014, the transport industry is expected to scale back hiring to the more normal levels seen at the close of last year. The first quarter of this year saw hiring increases of about 7%, thanks to a revived construction industry and a slowly improving UK economy. Nevertheless, growth […]

A good fleet training programme is necessary for any transport and haulage company wishing to cut down on the number of accidents company vehicles and drivers are involved in. Nevertheless, no amount of training can completely prevent all accidents. Therefore, to help avoid unnecessary claims after disputed accidents, one insurance company has decided to provide […]

HGV drivers that need to cross one of the two Severn crossings between England and Wales currently pay very expensive tolls for the privilege of doing so. However, in light of the fact that both crossings revert to public ownership in 2018, Newport East MP Jessica Morden is now asking questions about the future of […]

In an effort to reduce the number of lorries parked on the sides of roads during the overnight hours, Kent County Council is now looking at the possibility of building three new lorry parks capable of holding up to 200 vehicles apiece. If the plans come to fruition, the council hopes to see both foreign […]

At the HGV Training Centre, we offer HGV training in East Ayrshire and throughout the UK. However, our training can do nothing to help cyclists who have no idea what it is like to be in the cab of an HGV. That’s why we are so pleased when we hear about programmes that affect cyclist […]

Stagecoach Cambridgeshire managing director Andy Campbell has the unenviable task of making sure all of his company’s buses run on time. However, thanks to a road redesign implemented in Cambridge last year, that task is nearly impossible for buses running in the city. According to Campbell, Cambridge traffic is so congested that he would not […]

Drivers who routinely travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh might be pleased to know the Scottish government has secured £175 million to upgrade the M8 motorway between Scotland’s two biggest cities. The money comes by way of loans secured from the European Investment Bank, the oldest such lending institution on the European continent. Money will also […]

It was good news for the haulage and transport sectors when Chancellor George Osborne announced a freeze in the fuel duty for 2014. Osborne made his original pledge during an address to the Conservative party conference last autumn. Moreover, while the announcement was certainly welcome, one organisation is now calling on Osborne to find a […]

In a move that seems to have caught some industry experts by surprise, a group of HGV drivers has called on the government to ban driving lorries and other high profile vehicles when high wind conditions exist. According to The Telegraph, the drivers believe operating under high wind conditions endangers the lives of both the […]