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As a nationwide school offering HGV and LGV training, one of our big responsibilities is to make sure our students understand all of the safety implications of driving heavy commercial vehicles. For example, the size and weight of the typical articulated lorry make such vehicles much harder to stop compared to passenger cars. Part of..READ MORE
The City of London and the Mayor’s office have started a new round of consultation looking at road improvements designed to help pedestrians and cyclists move more safely through the capital. The consultation comes on the heels of already approved road projects now being implemented in London, including construction of the East-West Cycle Superhighway. Haulage..READ MORE
Here at the HGV Training Centre, we have the privilege of sending hundreds of drivers through our training programmes every month. Most of them come to us hoping to learn how to drive a lorry or bus. All of them, regardless of the licence category they are after, must first pass the PCV or LGV..READ MORE
HGV UK recently published an article discussing the need for both professional drivers and their employers to adhere to disclosure laws so as not to risk the lives of others who might otherwise be harmed by an unfit driver. The article was based on a well-publicised case from 2014 involving a bin lorry that crashed..READ MORE
There is no denying that we live in a very disruptive day and age. Start-ups of all kinds are looking for ways to make their way in the business world by disrupting established paradigms. As a case in point, consider bicycles and robots for urban deliveries. Is it possible that these two disruptive delivery systems..READ MORE
In a statement some are taking with an appropriate amount of scepticism, the Department for Transport (DfT) has acknowledged that it needs to do a better job of catering to the needs of fleet operators and drivers. The statement was made in relation to new consultation designed to determine the future of the DVLA, DVSA,..READ MORE
There is some good news for companies in the haulage industry by way of a new apprenticeship scheme that has just been approved. According to the Road Haulage Association (RHA), their ongoing campaign to encourage government support of new driver training has paid off with the approval of the Trailblazer Apprenticeship. Now the only question..READ MORE
Last year we started to see a noticeable increase in the demand for new vans among non-contractor owners. It now appears that the same owners are also interested in used vans as long as these are priced in line with their condition. Demand for used vans has increased along with values that now have a..READ MORE
As we move into the new year, we expect to see more van driving jobs being made available. Not only is the economy expanding gradually, but there has been a noticeable increase in companies deciding to purchase new vans rather than larger trucks when upgrading their fleets. We suspect there will be a considerably higher..READ MORE
It wasn’t too long ago that the government promised to speed up the licencing process for new commercial drivers by reducing wait times for testing. Although little has been done on that front thus far, it appears as though the DVSA is now making a concerted effort to recruit a whole new army of LGV..READ MORE
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