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I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the way London works for HGVs is about to change. We don’t mean a little change either, like a small hike in emissions fees. We mean a change so drastic that it could easily see many HGVs banned from driving in the capital. This comes in the wake […]

If you’ve spent any time in the HGV industry, you might have noticed some people referring to HGV and LGV licenses. Almost interchangeably! Which leads to the question, what’s the difference between the licenses? Or are they, in fact, the same thing, and it’s just some ruse to make new drivers feel silly? We answer […]

September is a very exciting time for the HGV world. Not only have we just had news of the new electric postal vans, but we also have the announcement of an electric HGV from premium electric car manufacturer Tesla. Tesla is well known for being cutting edge and producing gorgeous, high-end cars, so seeing them […]

Driver tiredness is, without a doubt, one of the most serious and yet underrated issues facing drivers today. If you don’t believe us, consider the fact that: Almost 20 of major accidents on the road are sleep-related Sleep-related accidents are more likely than others to result in a fatality or serious injury Peak times for […]

As a specialist in HGV driver training and haulage recruitment, we pride ourselves on bringing you the very latest HGV news as quickly as possible. That’s why we have had talks about cutting edge issues in the past, such as the new driverless lorries still being trialled across the country, or of Tesla’s intention to […]

Unfortunately, the media doesn’t have many positive things to say about HGVs. If you type the term into Google and select ‘news’, you will probably find a lot of reports of accidents, crashed or other mishaps over the past few months. But these issues don’t happen in reality as much as the media seems to […]

For independent retailers in the UK, there is almost an endless list of things you need to think about, from stock ordering to marketing, insurance and so on. But one of the more fundamental things for you to figure out is how your stock is going to be transported from one place to the other […]

  This week we bring a professional warning to any HGV drivers in the UK and Europe, and that’s this: start checking your vehicles. From August, which is only a few weeks away, roadside checks for HGVs will now include an ‘emissions cheat device’ search. This move comes after concerns that pollution coming from Britain’s […]

Is there anything that can’t be done on a mobile phone these days? Almost any activity you can think of, from playing games to filing your accounts, can now be done through a mobile app rather than a desktop or paper-based process. But sadly, there are still some professions that haven’t caught up with the […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, you will have heard all about Brexit, along with many theories about how leaving the EU will affect our country. From the economy down to how we will trade with EU countries fairly, over the last 12 months the issue has been dissected more […]