The Freight Transport Association (FTA), one of the leading voices representing the haulage and transport industries, is planning a summit for the spring to deal with the ongoing driver shortage. The summit will bring together member companies who want to learn more about effective methods of recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining HGV drivers. It is..READ MORE
The argument over who are better drivers has long raged between men and women. But now it appears that Admiral has the data to settle the argument once and for all. The well-known insurance company commissioned a survey that went on to reveal women as being generally safer as drivers. This is one reason more..READ MORE
Many of us within the logistics industry have consistently maintained that PCV and HGV driving careers are unnecessarily subject to a poor public image within the current culture. We now have the data to prove it. As part of our ongoing effort to help address the current driver shortage, we conducted our own research by..READ MORE
During the first few weeks of the new year, it is common for us to receive contacts from young people thinking about undergoing truck driver training. We are always happy to help by providing the kind of training they need to get their licences and land that first job. As a leading provider of professional..READ MORE
As a leading provider of HGV training in Dumfries and Galloway, we are fully aware of the fact that Scotland changed its drink driving laws last year to lower the legal threshold for driving with alcohol in the bloodstream. Apparently, drivers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland want no part of Scotland’s law. They overwhelmingly..READ MORE
Companies all over the UK are hard at work preparing their 2016 budgets before the close of the year. Assuming you might be one of them, we have a question: do you operate forklift trucks on your premises? If so, is forklift truck training in your budget for 2016?READ MORE
There is an old saying in the business world that says ‘a lack of responsibility on your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part’. In some cases, the saying is absolutely true. In other cases – particularly where poor government planning is involved – it is not. An example is the recent closure of..READ MORE
At the HGV Training Centre, we take great pride in the bus driver training we offer. Unfortunately, we cannot cover every possible scenario the future bus driver might encounter. Our training is designed primarily to prepare drivers for the PCV test regimen. The truth is that bus driver training does not cover everything. It doesn’t..READ MORE
Local authorities in Shepway have made it very clear that they are not happy with lorry drivers who have a habit of pulling over to the side of the road indiscriminately at night. They recently passed new parking restrictions that prevent overnight parking on 19 local roads from 8pm to 7am during the week and..READ MORE
A shocking video containing footage shot by a dash-mounted cam and published on the ‘Scotland’s Worst Drivers’ website demonstrates just why the cameras are becoming so popular among HGV drivers and their employers. The footage shows a car driver apparently repeatedly hitting the brakes, purposely, in front of an HGV driver who just happened to..READ MORE
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