Annual Awards Highlight Transport Training, Performance

On March 29, transport drivers, trainers, company executives, and owners gathered at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire to participate in the 12th annual Transport Awards organised and sponsored by the Transport Exchange Group. The annual awards ceremony showcases the best in the business, ranging from transport training to driving. It is an opportunity for those in the business to be recognised for their achievements over the last 12 months.

This year, a new award was given for the first time: the Network of the Year award won by Speedy Freight. The award is meant to recognise a member company that has demonstrated consistent success and expansion, in part, by using the haulage exchange or courier exchange software systems.

Other awards offered this year included:

• New Member of the Year – Eco-Link Logistics Ltd
• Owner Driver of the Year – CB Couriers
• European Member of the Year – Simpex Freight Management Ltd
• Company of the Year – AMV Couriers.

The Transport Exchange Group was established in 2000 to offer exchange systems to companies involved in the haulage and transport sectors. Today the company boasts more than 4,700 members covering 30,000 vehicles throughout the UK and all of Europe. The group believes it is important to recognise member companies for their outstanding performance throughout the year, thus the annual awards ceremony.

Transport Training

We think it’s great to see the Transport Exchange Group honour haulage industry workers and executives through their awards programme. We are especially delighted with the Owner Driver of the Year award, given that the HGV Training Centre is a leading provider of commercial driver training in the UK. We know that HGV drivers are the backbone of the UK economy. Without them, and the companies that employ them, it would be difficult to move freight from one place to another in a timely and inexpensive fashion.

If you are interested in transport training for your career, you will be pleased to know that it is neither expensive nor time-consuming. The HGV Training Centre can have you fully trained and ready to look for work in a matter of weeks, rather than months. All you need to get started is a full car licence and the ability to pass a routine medical exam.

Our fast-paced and intense approach focuses your mind so that you are only dealing with the knowledge and skills you need to pass your tests. We believe this is the best way to train individuals for the haulage and transport sectors. Our approach works, as evidenced by our 92% first time pass rate for the theory test.

Feel free to contact the HGV Training Centre if you have any questions about transport training. We will be more than happy to answer them for you. If you are ready to start training, we will get you signed up at the facility closest to you. If everything falls into place, you could be looking for work as a professional transport driver before spring is over.