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For a few years now, HGV’s have been attacked for being bad for the environment. Not only are they primarily diesel vehicles (more on that here), but they also produce a much higher level of carbon emissions than other vehicles. To combat that, there have been a number of new strides forward in reducing emissions […]

Are you an HGV driver who takes their rest stops in their cab? Do you regularly just pull up at the side of the road, roll back into your sleeper compartment and take a nap when it’s time to stop driving? Well, you could be in trouble. In their latest attempt to crack down on […]

When you’re driving something so big, it can be easy to forget just how dangerous the roads can be, especially in winter. But all across the country, people are depending on you to deliver their Christmas presents in time for Santa, so you need to make sure you reach your destination safely. To help you […]

  A few months back, we wrote a piece about how September was a very exciting time for The HGV world. In case you didn’t see it, we’ll put a link to it here. Back then, the electric postal vans for the UK had been brought out and were in testing, and 2 big names […]

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 […]