Driver Training/Safety

Sign of the times as industry experts launc...

Mar 22, 2021Comments off

Time spent in a physical classroom will be slashed for drivers training for their CPC, thanks to an innovative offering from two industry experts. As

Over half of fleet drivers have experienced...

Mar 12, 2021Comments off

Alphabet (GB) today launches its Driver MOT Guide; a mental health resource to help fleet managers prioritise and check their drivers’ wellbeing, as well as

Pensioners have more penalty points than yo...

Mar 09, 2021Comments off

There are more than 304,000 pensioners (over 65s) currently driving on UK roads with penalty points on their licence, nearly 25 times the number of

GEM expresses concern over Britain’s drug...

Mar 02, 2021Comments off

Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is raising concerns about drug driving across the UK. In particular, GEM is worried about inconsistencies in

GEM’s solid white line explainer is a mas...

Feb 23, 2021Comments off

A short video explaining how to let a police car past when there are solid white lines down the middle of the road is one

Speeding less acceptable than five years ag...

Feb 17, 2021Comments off

New research from the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, has revealed some positive long-term trends in relation to speeding behaviour in the

Young people won’t drive trucks even ...

Feb 09, 2021Comments off

The UK is facing a shortage of 76,000 thousand drivers, despite the wages being higher than the UK average and jobs being waiting. Mark Hall

SM UK produces Yorkshire’s first Covid-sa...

Feb 09, 2021Comments off

Leeds-based auto engineering and vehicle safety specialist SM UK has invested £200,000 to develop a fleet Covid-safe vehicles designed to provide workers with a secure

Van drivers risk £5,000 fine for unsecured...

Feb 04, 2021Comments off

Almost a third (29%) of van drivers are risking a fine of up to £5,000 and potentially invalidating their insurance for not safely securing their

FORS launches abnormal indivisible loads tr...

Feb 02, 2021Comments off

FORS is launching a new training course for transport managers, to help them better understand how to manage the transportation of abnormal indivisible loads. Abnormal