Transport and Logistics Network
Fourteen new technicians have completed the latest round of training at the TIP Mechanic Academy, marking the end of the Academy’s second year and a 100% graduation rate for its 2025 cohort.
This brings the total number of graduates since the TIP Mecha…
You open another job description. Words blur. Bullet points clang around your tired brain like loose change in a dryer. You scroll. You skim. You forget what you just read. Again.
You’re not lazy. You’re overloaded. Job hunting is reading, scanning, de…
Step into the shoes of a UK customer liaison manager balancing delivery drama, operational clashes, and fragile client trust.
Monday: Complaint City
Woke to six emails titled “URGENT.” All the same job. Delivery window missed, driver delayed by a cras…
Discover the daily chaos of a UK transport planner juggling routing software, driver updates, and last-minute job changes.
Monday: Telematics Tantrums
Half the trucks showed on the system. The rest decided to ghost me. Sent four WhatsApps, two calls, a…
Get a behind-the-scenes look at life as a compliance officer in the haulage industry — from tacho nightmares to DVSA paranoia.
Monday: Paper Trails and Panic
Started by chasing missing defect sheets from last week. Found one in a truck footwell, soaked…
Follow the diary of a new recruit in a UK traffic office as they navigate jargon, near-miss disasters, and the surprising joys of haulage life.
Monday: Overwhelmed is an Understatement
First day on the desk solo. Phones ringing. Radios buzzing. Everyon…
Step into the workshop for a week of chaos, MOT stress, and mechanical miracles with our candid diary from a UK HGV workshop manager.
Monday: Brake Test Bedlam
Started the week with a bang — literally. One of the apprentices managed to drop a brake cal…
Leyland Trucks, a UK leader in commercial vehicle engineering and manufacturing, has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, underscoring its commitment as a forces-friendly employer.
The official signing was attended by Mrs. Amanda Parker JP, His Majesty’s …
Veterans into Logistics has given former British Army soldier, James Meakins, a fresh start and a new career behind the wheel.
James, now 36, served in the Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) for 14.5 years, joining the army at ju…
Early retirement – or indeed any kind of retirement – isn’t on the horizon for 84-years’-young goods vehicle driver, Brian Morley. Brian, who works for recruitment agency Driver Hire Leeds West, loves his job and has no intention of hanging up his keys…