The DVLA has stated that significant changes will be introduced to driving licences, MOTs and driving test documentation. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps stated that paper test certificates could be done away with - while MOTs need to be brought “into the modern age”. To help introduce digital driving licences, the DVLA is creating an app ... Read More
Up to 4,000 people are set to undergo training to become HGV drivers as part of the government’s plan to ease supply chain issues. The Department for Education announced a £10 million package of investment to create new skills training camps and train 3,000 new HGV drivers. The short, intensive courses will be free ... Read More
A recent survey focusing on smart motorways has found that 6 in 10 drivers think a permanent hard shoulder should be reinstated. Smart motorways were first introduced in the UK back in 2002, with All Lane Running (ALR) versions arriving in 2014. They have significant advantages, such as using traffic management methods such as variable ... Read More
You’ve probably read a lot about the HGV driver shortage – and with good reason. It’s affecting all of us, whether through work or personally, we’ve all seen supply chain issues get progressively worse over the past couple of months. The haulage industry is currently short of around 100,000 HGV drivers, an issue that has ... Read More
Everybody hates potholes. I don’t think I’m alone in that… In fact, I’ve memorised where all of the potholes are on my route to work so that I can avoid them without even thinking. But one thing that people don’t associate with potholes is pizza. Well, Domino’s Pizza is changing that. They’re fed up with ... Read More
Fleet owners are being warned about the post-lockdown driving behaviour of drivers on UK roads. Now that the new school year has begun and many people are returning to the workplace, the roads are beginning to get busier once again. And according to new research, driving habits have gotten much worse in that time… Changing ... Read More
Greater Manchester has begun the installation of equipment and signage ahead of the launch of the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in May 2022. The city is set to follow London, Birmingham, and Bath in creating a CAZ, while several more, including Bristol, Leicester, Bradford, Newcastle, Sheffield, and a host of other UK cities have ... Read More
Safety always comes first when it comes to driving. Or at least, it should. We’re used to dealing with risk management when it comes to driver safety and reducing risk levels within fleets is just what we do. So, when we come across things on the road that are so brazen, it’s quite something. ... Read More
If someone told you 10 years ago that one day a fleet would run on whisky instead of petrol or diesel… you’d probably have fallen about laughing. And I don’t blame you. BUT that’s now a reality. Yep, the Scotch Whisky giant Glenfiddich has become the FIRST global spirits brand to use its own distillation ... Read More
The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has moved forward with the next stage of platooning trials in the UK, as it looks to hear from HGV operators that could participate. Platooning involves trucks forming an identically spaced-out convoy which is organised in such a way that means that HGVs can drive closer together over long distances. ... Read More