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…
Revised data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the threshold for triggering another driver shortage crisis is lower than its original data shows. The recently published revised statistics show the driver shortage cri…
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 …
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…
A text support service to reach HGV drivers struggling with work-related stress has been launched, with the RHA on board as a campaign partner. Drivers can text ‘BeAMate’ for free confidential health support – a service provided by Mates in Mind…
Lorry dealer Mac’s Trucks said an increase in the number of potholes on the country’s roads could be playing a role in road safety by contributing to reduced speeds. The Huddersfield new and used dealership said its analysis of official figures …
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…
A coroner has raised concerns about the dangers of coupling and uncoupling trailers to tractor cabs after an HGV driver died in a rollaway incident in Widnes. Cheshire’s assistant coroner Charlotte Keighley has written to haulage and warehousing…
Fleet transport insurance broker, McCarron Coates, has launched a service offering hauliers protection against the risk of prosecution under new HGV driving rules. The move follows changes to the Highway Code in 2022 establishing a hierarchy of …
An aircraft struck an HGV as it came in to land at an airfield in Somerset, according to a crash investigation. The light aircraft, a Vans RV-9A (see pic) was approaching Henstridge airfield at Templecombe in March when its right wingtip struck …
RHA has teamed up with the Diabetes Safety Organisation to raise awareness of the disease within the haulage industry. Diabetes Safety Organisation will speak at RHA regional briefings, host webinars and visit truck stops to educate drivers as p…
A 54-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with arranging or facilitating the illegal entry into the UK of 13 people who were discovered in the back of a lorry at Ransomes Industrial Estate in Ipswich. The HGV driver, Enr…
HGV drivers employed at DHL’s Crick site in Northampton have gained union recognition after the supply chain firm entered into an agreement with Unite. Around 45 drivers at the DIDC2 site in Celtic Way are employed to deliver cans produced by Ar…
Pallet-Track gave its Wolverhampton office team a taste of what it’s like being an HGV driver with an interactive training session that gave them a trucker’s view of the road. The network teamed up with the RHA to host the internal road safety t…