Driver Training/Safety

A van driver

The search for the UK’s best van drivers ...

Mar 14, 2022Comments off

Logistics UK has launched its annual call for the UK’s best van drivers to compete in its Van Driver of the Year competition 2022. A

GetHomeSafe mobile app

Safety boost for lone workers with Webfleet...

Mar 14, 2022Comments off

Welfare monitoring and journey management system GetHomeSafe has integrated with fleet management data from Webfleet Solutions to help improve the safety of lone and remote

Jodi Smith; the Pink Trucker

Celebrating women in transport for Internat...

Mar 08, 2022Comments off

Driving for Better Business is marking International Women’s Day (8 March), launching a year of videos, podcasts and features, and teaming up with Women in

Dashcams for truckers

Are Dashcams vital for the trucking industr...

Mar 04, 2022Comments off

How many vehicles are on the roads nowadays without a dashcam? The answer is probably very little! This is because they help improve the safety

Female Truck Driver

HGV driving appeals to underrepresented gro...

Feb 24, 2022Comments off

The Driver Academy Group, a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC, has secured a record number of applications from women, ethnic minorities and younger

Driving Simulator

Driving when tired: how dangerous is it?

Feb 24, 2022Comments off

Hazard anticipation, speed control and awareness of other road users are severely reduced for drivers who take the wheel whilst tired, even when they think

Speed Welshpool truck

Palletways member invests £10k in HGV trai...

Feb 24, 2022Comments off

Speed Welshpool, a member of the Palletways UK network, has invested thousands of pounds in the launch of an academy in a quest to help

Policeman checking documents

Provisional licence holders caught without ...

Feb 14, 2022Comments off

The number of provisional driving licence holders caught behind the wheel without insurance jumped by 16% to 14,618 in 2020 compared to two years earlier

Happy HGV driver

Mental health: good work life balance when ...

Feb 07, 2022Comments off

Finding a balance between your work and personal life can be challenging for everyone.  This challenge can become even more heightened when a large part of

Overnight Lorry Park

Hauliers must ‘step up’ and imp...

Feb 03, 2022Comments off

Transport minister Baroness Vere has slammed the haulage industry for failing to invest in its drivers and called on operators to “step up” their efforts