Logistics and warehousing company Fagan & Whalley has donated a truck to the HGV driver training programme run by Transaid in Zambia. The donated truck will play a crucial role in training new HGV drivers and enhancing road safety across sub…
More than 1,300 HGV driving trainees on the government-funded HGV Skills Bootcamps scheme have passed their practical test since April this year, helping to tackle the UK’s ongoing lorry driver shortage. According to new data from the Driver Aca…
The British deputy high commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon (third from right), visited Transaid’s professional driver training programme in Tema, Greater Accra, to see how the international development organisation is improving road safety in …
RED Corporate Driver Training has launched a new driver, compliance and risk management platform, called SafetyFirst. It said the online platform supported fleet management of driver risk and training and provided employers, fleet decision-maker…
Logistics employers across Scotland are being urged to complete an online survey which will help create a modern Driving Goods Vehicle apprenticeship, aimed at meeting the sectors current and future needs. The survey has been launched as …
RTITB, the regulatory body for workplace transport training, has launched a new Driver Compliance eLearning program. The new program aims to help transport operators, haulage companies and logistics providers tackle the issues that lead to roads…
Training specialist HGVC has been appointed by highways service provider Ringway to train up 43 drivers as part of the government’s skills bootcamps campaign. As part of the deal, HGVC will deliver funded courses with the department for educatio…
The UK HGV driver workforce has remained stable for the fourth successive quarter but continues to suffer a “chronic” low level shortages and a dearth of younger drivers, a report from Driver Require is warning. It calls for the industry to ensu…
Training provider HGVT said it had created an industry first in the form of an app that enables trainees to practice and book tests all in one place. The one-stop-shop HGVT app joins the entire training journey together and allows candidates to …
Years of hard work in improving road safety risk being undone after the government announced it was allowing longer semi-trailers on the roads and also proposed to allow motorists access to 7.5-tonne lorries, a training firm claimed. RED Corpora…
Aggregate Industries and its Lafarge Cement business have partnered with hauliers Simon Gibson Transport and Lomas Distribution to produce a new training package. The move aims to address what they say is a significant industry gap for cement ta…
Veterans into Logistics has appointed John Harker MBE as the charity’s general manager as part of its drive to help veterans retrain for roles in the logistics industry. Harker brings 33 years of experience in the British Army to his new post, h…
A local MP has praised a Gosport-based HGV training provider for simplifying the process for candidates to obtain their Class 1 licence. Caroline Dinenage said GO-LGV was helping to bolster the workforce amid a shortfall in professional drivers,…
Investing in a vehicle fleet greater than 3.5 tonnes could improve a business’s carbon footprint and its bottom line, according to a whitepaper by Venson Automotive Solutions. The paper notes that, with the government 2030 target to cut carbon e…