The new urban driver apprenticeship will attract a new generation of professional drivers into the industry by offering flexible working patterns and a better work-life balance, according to skills provider Seetec. Signed off in September and fo…
The Unite union has added its support to the review of the Driver CPC announced by the government this week and said employers should be made to pay for the training. Following on from positive reactions from the RHA and Logistics UK to the Depa…
The government has hinted at reforming the Driver CPC following calls from the industry for it to be suspended in order to attract back professional drivers. Government minister Trudy Harrison said there were “merits in modifying the processes” …
Roads Minister Baroness Vere (pictured fourth from left) praised DHL’s HGV driver training programme this week in a visit to the newly opened DHL Supply Chain Transport Development Centre (TDC). The centre is a key component in DHL’s new Driving…
Moody Logistics and Storage has described its in-house training programme as a “huge success” after its first two driver apprentices gained their Class 2 licences in less than five months. Joe Chan (left) and Tony Hunter, both 24, are the first …
Caroline Green joined Pallet-Track as chief financial officer a year ago and replaced Nigel Parkes as chief executive on 1 April. She began her career with Xerox and joined Pallet-Track from e-commerce specialist ReBound Returns, where she was c…
Abbey Logistics has teamed up with British Sugar to help it launch its own “earn while you learn” Class 2 to Class 1 training programme. Designed and managed by Abbey’s driver training team, the course will run alongside Abbey’s existing Class 2…
DHL Supply Chain has launched Driving Ambition, a new training programme which aims to train 1,000 HGV drivers in 2022. Driving Ambition offers candidates free driver training worth up to £3,000 to obtain either a Category C licence or a C+E lic…
A county-wide recruitment event in Leicestershire, aimed at appealing to the public to become HGV drivers, takes place next week. ‘Blaby District Let’s Talk Logistics’ will showcase the benefits of the supply chain industry at the Fosse Park Sho…
Archbold Logistics tripled its pre-tax profit last year by mitigating the effects of Covid-19 and withdrawing from less profitable work. The distribution specialist saw turnover fall by 3.2% to £16.8m in the year ending 31 December 2020, but pro…
Pallet networks want to see the Driver CPC suspended for two years with a promise it will be reformed or abolished, in order to attract back a “mass exodus” of professional drivers. The association of pallet networks (APN) also said allowing sta…
Logistics company Whistl is planning to train 100 recruits in the first year of its newly launched Whistl Driver Academy. The academy has been structured to appeal to new people entering the industry, including long term unemployed, young, or fe…
Logistics specialist DNA said volumes had increased by 25% due to increased domestic transport and fewer European drivers to take work on. As a result, the Gatwick-based business and Palletforce member has employed an additional 10 staff to hand…
Temporary visas for HGV drivers are the only way to fill an immediate need for truckers if the supply chain is to continue running through the peak period, according to the RHA. Its call for the government to change its policy on recruiting skil…