Guardian writer Tom Richards: Drivers should take cycling lessons – it will give them firsthand experience of what it’s like to ride a bike on the roads Dan Harris’s tragic death last Wednesday and Bradley Wiggins’ response have put cycle safety in the news again. But while we’d all love better cycling infrastructure, there is […]
A return to the legendary heyday of transport beyond Europe’s borders could be on the cards for drivers thanks to the weak pound, as hauliers report a boom in work in far-flung corners of the globe. The high cost of aviation fuel and a slow-down in the shipping sector has led to companies such as […]
The haulage industry in the UK is one of the few sectors to have maintained a slow but steady growth even through the height of the recession. Nevertheless, the staff acquisition and retention rate remains a big issue for the industry and has remained well below par. The Freight Transport Association first raised the concern […]
The number of HGV drivers now exceeds 30,000 which is a sure sign of this booming industry. Learn how you can forge a new and exciting career and read this post.
The Highways Agency (HA) has missed its self-set target to reopen the M4 in central London today, threatening travel chaos for operators as the Olympic build-up begins in earnest this weekend. In a statement, the HA confirms work to fix a crack within the fabric of the Boston Manor Viaduct, which has seen the M4 […]
Gareth Thomas of DR&FA Ford has been named the UK winner of the Young European Truck Driver 2012 competition. Thomas was one of ten finalists put through his paces last month at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire. He will now represent the UK at the European final in Sweden this September, where he […]
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is alleging that Mercedes-Benz and five dealerships have infringed competition law. The watchdog has written to the truck maker plus the commercial vehicle dealerships outlining its case, which involve alleged infringements that took place between 2007 and 2010. It claims each infringement involved two or three dealers and that […]
The head of a new working group formed to tackle the looming threat of a driver shortage has said he will look to include drivers, not just operators and industry representatives, in the process. Road Haulage Association (RHA) chief executive Geoff Dunning has been tasked with chairing the Drivers’ Occupational Craft Skills Group, which intends […]
The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has reminded drivers that they can check that their Driver CPC periodic training has been recorded by accessing their online training record. The DSA service allows drivers to see how many hours of training they’ve done; see which courses they’ve attended; and create a temporary password for their employer or […]