• Do your drivers take fatigue seriously?

    Published On: Monday 27 June 2022

    Laura Nelson, managing director for RTITB, explains how targeted training can help combat driver fatigue Most professional LGV/HGV or PCV drivers would never consider drink-driving. But they might not think [...]

  • HGVC helps Stagecoach West ride to growth

    Published On: Monday 27 June 2022

    HGV training specialist HGVC has been appointed by bus company Stagecoach West to train new drivers and meet growing demand for Stagecoach’s bus services in the West of England. HGVC [...]

  • Driver Hire launches licence acquisition service

    Published On: Monday 27 June 2022

    Recruitment specialist Driver Hire has added a nationwide licence acquisition service to its training portfolio, building on its existing status as a major provider of Driver CPC over the last [...]

  • Senior TC issues conference compliance advice

    Published On: Saturday 25 June 2022

    Failures to notify the authorities of substantive changes to O-licences are a big issue, senior traffic commissioner Richard Turfitt (pictured, right) warned delegates at the Microsoft Transport Conference in Coventry. [...]

  • 5 ways VR can help speed up driver training

    Published On: Friday 24 June 2022

    Tom McGhie, managing director at Easy As HGV, offers his take on the benefits of virtual reality training resources Last year, the HGV industry faced an overwhelming shortage of drivers. [...]

  • Safety and comfort from Roadlink suspension range

    Published On: Friday 24 June 2022

    Roadlink International has highlighted some of the advantages of its suspension components range, which includes parts from Weweler, Al-Ko and Koni. “With suspension parts being such a critical aspect of [...]

  • First electric mixer goes to Tarmac

    Published On: Thursday 23 June 2022

    Construction material supplier Tarmac has ordered the UK’s first battery-electric mixer truck for Autumn delivery to work at Tarmac’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham. The truck will supply construction materials [...]

  • Anglo Scottish and Diode partner to accelerate EV transition

    Published On: Thursday 23 June 2022

    Durham-based Anglo Scottish Asset Finance is partnering with Diode, an electric vehicle (EV) suitability assessment software platform, to help break down the barriers to EV adoption and drive forward electrification [...]

  • Pailton: battery swapping may steer EVs to success

    Published On: Thursday 23 June 2022

    Pailton Engineering has highlighted the potential benefits for the CV sector of battery swapping technology for electric vehicles (EVs), and the implications for the kinds of componentry used, such as [...]