Every year, hundreds of thousands of HGV’s undergo annual checks to ensure they are safe and roadworthy. Last year, 417,767 HGV’s were submitted for their annual checks in the UK. Out of that monumental number, 71,855 failed. That’s 17% that were found to be unsafe and removed from the road until the issues were rectified. […]
In today’s money focused world, fuel efficiency is at the forefront of every professional driver’s mind. Despite many accepting it as a cost of doing business (which to a large extent it is), drivers do still have a level of control over the fuel bills. A few simple changes to your driving style – nothing […]
As a professional HGV driver, driving long distances on a daily basis, you’re going to become very familiar with LGV rest stops and service stations. In fact, these are likely to become your lifelines – the place you can safely park your LGV, grab some food, have a shower and even get some sleep before […]
When people think of an HGV driver’s life, they think of long, hard hours staring at tarmac and taillights on the motorway. And for some part that’s true – drivers spend a long time on the road making sure products get to their destinations on time. From the outside, it might not seem that glamorous, […]
There is one thing that every single HGV driver has in common. One thing that everyone must do before they are granted their HGV licence and allowed to drive HGV’s out in the world. They have all taken and passed their Driver CPC. Driver CPC stands for Certificate of Professional Competence and means you are […]
While most of the people we train are looking to start driving professionally, we do get a lot of people coming to us for different reasons. That’s because we offer not only HGV license training but also a unique course in horsebox driver training. Often the people who come to us for horsebox training aren’t […]
I’m, guessing that you’ve found your way to this website, and in particular to this post because you are interested in a career as an HGV driver. That’s fantastic! Driving HGV’s for a living is an incredibly rewarding and vital career – it’s what keeps our economy thriving. But it takes a very special kind […]
Now has never been a better time to begin your HGV career, as the UK is short of a whopping 45,000 drivers. Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) released a survey to over 100 businesses to see how many companies are effected by the lack of drivers. The results showed that 74% of these […]
We asked Nikki Richardson Training & Operations Controller for one of our locations to give us a run through on The LGV Training Companies Recruitment course they offer that includes CPC training. A typical week at a Direct Access course held at one of our locations. Mondays Modules – Driving Skills, Safe and Fuel efficient driving […]
Some of you may already know this, but the New Year is the busiest time of the year for people changing their career. The Guardian recently posted about careers and changing over the festive period. They posted, ‘January is the busiest time for those who want to kick start not just their careers, but their […]