A Career in HGV Training Taking a decision to start a career in HGV ensures for a fulfilling, rewarding and challenging occupation which beats the grind of the usual 9-5 job you would usually see yourself applying for. A career in HGV creates a unique platform for drivers from all age groups, backgrounds & cultures […]
Driver CPC Initial Qualification Providing quality training for our Customers is always at the forefront of our minds. And as such we have created a Driver CPC Initial Qualification package to suit all of our trainees requirements. Upon booking your Driver CPC Initial Qualification with The LGV Training Company you will be sent out your […]
Rental company TIP Trailer Services UK has bought the trailer rental fleet of Stockport Truck Centre (STC) for an undisclosed sum. The deal for 420 trailers takes the TIP trailer fleet to more than 8,400. Commercial director Mike Furnival (pictured left) said through its FleetCare fleet maintenance programme TIP already had a good working relationship […]
Hargreaves Logistics has broken cover as one of the six operators involved in a trial of a new LPG system, dubbed EASI-LPG, that could improve mpg by as much as 15%. Headed by Frome-based vehicle monitoring equipment supplier Btrack, the trial is being lead by fuel efficiency consultant Dr Michael Coyle. Based on “LPG enhancement” rather than more […]
Three-quarters of professional drivers support a ban on smoking in cars carrying children, a survey shows. On February 10, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour – 376 for, 107 against. A ban is likely to come into force in England before the next general election. The TrackCompare poll, held during the week leading up to the Commons […]
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Hauliers in York that sign up to a new scheme gauging their environmental credentials could cut costs of up to £2,300 per vehicle, according to organisers. The ECO Stars fleet recognition scheme helps fleet operators gain recognition for their commitment to improving efficiency and reducing fuel consumption. It has already been launched in south Yorkshire and Devon and in […]
The fuel distribution sector has agreed industry-wide enhanced training and assessment standards for tanker drivers that it hopes will be used from September. The voluntary training package, approved at a recent meeting of the UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum(DODF), will require tanker drivers to undertake up to half a days’ extra training on top of the […]
When it comes to milk hauling, Gary “Mr Mack” Richards doesn’t know of any other place in the world (state, county or country!!) where bulk really means BULK like it does in the two major dairy states of the USA – Wisconsin and Minnesota. As you can see, the “milk containers” come with either 5 […]
Iveco’s UK MD Luca Sra has called for the UK government and European legislators to take “common-sense” steps to incentivise the purchase of cleaner, low-carbon trucks and vans. Speaking last week at Iveco’s annual ‘State of the Nation’ press event analysing the past year’s commercial vehicle registration figures, Sra argued that truck and van fleet […]