Analysis
ACTION – changing health & safety culture from the ground up
...hours, it’s a full day off the road each time for a driver and we’re rolling it out to every driver across the business so that’s a real investment from...
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News
Funded ADR courses available now for HGV drivers to upskill
...consortium comprising business organisation Logistics UK, HGV training specialist HGVC, and workforce solutions group Manpower. With limited spaces available, the Driver Academy Group is calling on HGV drivers to apply...
News
HOYER Petrolog launches recruitment video and retains Valero contract
...the highest standards.” Stuart Honour, a driver with the HOYER Petrolog Fleet in the South East, is the second driver featured. Stuart, who has been with HOYER for 18 months,...
News
Record revenues for Abbey Logistics but driver shortages reduce profits
...history. Driver shortages impact profits Reported EBITDA of £7.4m was down slightly on the prior year due to the short-term negative impacts of the driver availability issues, which affected the...
News
Are you the Oil Distribution Industry Driver of the Year?
...the best UKIFDA member drivers in the industry. The criteria for entering is that your company must be a member of UKIFDA, while judges are looking for that driver who...
Case Study
A new fuel distribution system for Rix Petroleum
...driver on the TouchStar in-cab computers. RIX now has the ability to view the deliveries via the FuelStar mapping console which enables them to consolidate deliveries more effectively. The driver...
News
PDP – open for business
Brian Worrall,DODF chair with Marisa Ferguson,SQA, at the signing of the agreement The scheme opened for driver applications on 1st January 2014 and Brian is encouraging businesses to apply as...
Opinion
Call for 10,000 temporary visas to address driver crisis
...DVSA to speed up its testing regime, but these measures will take some time to produce new drivers. Our industry needs drivers now, and we are urging government to replicate...
News
Onroute’s £1m investment recognises HGV driver importance
...current plans to boost driver welfare to help tackle the effects of driver shortages throughout the UK. Built to last Onroute acquired Junction 29 knowing that resurfacing would be required...
News
HVS to develop world-first self-driving hydrogen HGV with share of £6.6m funding
...in the haulage industry, namely solving issues of driver shortages and improvement in driver quality of life, thanks to remote tele-operated vehicles. Drivers can stay local as well as take...
News
Vessels delivering Russian diesel are ‘sailing through a loophole’
...invasion of Ukraine, is filling Putin’s coffers and helping to fund the war. It has to stop.” Global diesel shortages With the UK having pledged to stop importing Russian diesel...
Insight
Fuel prices – impacts and forecasts
...adding to the drop in demand. Diesel shortages Across Europe and the East coast of the United Sates in particular, there are concerns over a shortage of diesel reserves. Under...
News
HGVC secures £10m funding to train thousands more drivers
...r 2021, HGVC has trained around 1,800 drivers. In addition, some 1,121 are now in jobs. Qualified drivers are securing starting salaries of up to £40,000. HGVC’s existing programmes have secured...
Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...to help maintain their concentration. Taking the lead The next big step to becoming a fully-fledged tanker driver was to pass the Urban Driver Level 2 test which would allow...
Opinion
“As the Driver CPC deadline approaches – are you ready?”
Colin Rutherford, Turners (Soham) trading as Lewis Tankers “Sixty per cent of Lewis Tanker drivers have already completed five CPC training modules and have their Driver Qualification Card. Our aim is to...
News
Designed for the industry by the industry
...aligned to the driver’s ADR renewal date, and the annual refresher element is aligned to JAUPT and driver CPC; training which has to happen anyway. Importantly for such a hands-on...
News
FPS restructures driver CPC
The FPS has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) Scheme. It is promoting the new modules with special offers until the end of 2012....
News
Providing skilled drivers for Britain’s transport industry
...on test availability. This investment by Assist greatly increases its capability to grow its own driver pool and offer more professionally trained LGV drivers to its customers. System Training is...