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Driver Training/Safety

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

‘Be the mate who won’t speed’...

Feb 01, 2021Comments off

A new THINK! campaign urges young drivers on essential journeys to ‘be the mate who won’t speed’ to keep themselves and others safe on the

Stats provide insight on impact of Covid-19...

Feb 01, 2021Comments off

Despite confirming an expected fall in the number of road deaths, new figures show the overall fatality rate actually increased during the first half of

PRIM – Fleet Standards appoints a new roa...

Jan 25, 2021Comments off

PRIM works closely with organisations to recognise them for their commitment to reducing road risk across their fleet. Uniquely, they award organisations of all fleet

Rear end collisions down 27% in 2020

Jan 19, 2021Comments off

Rear end collisions fell by a drastic 27% last year, according to analysis by AX of its latest accident data. Although the pandemic meant the overall number

Ben launches fast-track access to digital m...

Jan 19, 2021Comments off

On Blue Monday, automotive charity Ben launched fast-track access to its digital mental and wellbeing platform, offering immediate support to those in need. On a