Driver Training/Safety

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

HGV Training Vehicles

HGV recruitment specialists reflect on chan...

Feb 02, 2022Comments off

Following the recent changes made to the HGV Driving Test at the end of last year, experts Driver Hire, have reflected on what these could

Breedon Truck

Urban Driver apprenticeship puts apprentice...

Feb 02, 2022Comments off

The new apprenticeship standard was finally approved for delivery in December 2021, and apprenticeships and skills expert Seetec Outsource has supported Breedon Group, one of

Not all motorists agree with the proposed H...

Jan 25, 2022Comments off

Changes to the Highway Code are due to come into force on January 29 2022, pending approval from Parliament, which will give greater focus to