Driver Training
-
Truck News 22 Aug 2017A-Plant appoints Fleet Source for nationwide driver CPC training
Fleet Source, a leading provider of training for the road transport industry, has been chosen by A-Plant to be their main provider for driver CPC training.
-
Van News 10 Aug 2017New electric CV proposals raises risk management issue for drivers
Proposals could increase the ceiling for driving a commercial vehicle on a standard Category B licence from the current 3.5 tonnes to 4.25 tonnes.
-
Truck News 8 Aug 2017Surrey Fire & Rescue selects Scania for driver trainer vehicle
Surrey Fire & Rescue Service develops a new breed of driver training vehicle based on a Scania P 320 DB4x2 chassis equipped with a Scania safety crew cab.
-
New Contracts 31 Jul 2017Anglian Water implements Jaama management software
Anglian Water has announced the implementation of Jaama’s Key2 management software.
-
Driver Training 27 Jul 2017Insight: Transport for London's Safe Urban Driving training
Matt de Prez gives insight on how TfL's Safe Urban Driving course has got 20,000 commercial vehicle drivers onto pushbikes and swap eight wheels for two.
-
Latest News 26 Jul 2017
Last chance to enter FTA Driver of the Year
With the entries closing Friday 28, this is the last chance to register for the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Driver of the Year 2017.
-
Truck News 4 Jul 2017
FORS Professional launches collision management training
FORS Professional training has launched two, one day courses for accredited operators looking for guidance on how to reduce the number of collisions.
-
Truck News 22 Jun 2017
Queen’s Speech is a missed opportunity for reform, says FTA
The Queen’s Speech is a missed opportunity to implement long-awaited reforms of the Operator Licensing system, says FTA.
-
Van News 6 Jun 2017
FORS celebrates 200th FORS Gold member
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, congratulates Garic for becoming the 200th company to achieve FORS Gold accreditation.
-
Van News 27 Apr 2017
National Grid to use GreenRoad to promote driver safety
National Grid is offering GreenRoad's in-vehicle technology as a trial to some of its UK drivers on a voluntary, incentivised basis.
-
People News 14 Nov 2016Cemex drivers graduate from apprenticeship scheme
Nine drivers have graduated from the Cemex Logistics Apprenticeship scheme.
-
People News 17 Aug 2016New funding packages for lorry driving apprenticeships welcomed
An improved funding package for apprentices in the transport sector has been announced that will open up even more opportunities for smaller firms.
-
Latest News 2 Aug 2016FTA poll confirms driver shortage fears
A Twitter poll conducted by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has confirmed that most parents don’t want their children to become truckers.
-
Latest News 29 Jul 2016
Urgent action needed to address driver shortage, say MPs
MPs on the Transport Committee warn that current thinking is not sufficiently targeted or wide-reaching to deliver drivers fast enough to address the shortage.
-
Best Practices 31 May 2016
Supplier roundtable - ‘Directors don’t understand fleet’
Suppliers discuss the importance of driver education, communication and a lack of resourcing for fleet management, alongside duty of care, outsourcing and compliance
-
People News 7 Apr 2016O'Donovan Waste Disposal team trained under RHA in-cab programme
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has been enrolling supervisors on the Road Haulage Association (RHA) driver CPC in-cab training.
-
Latest News 1 Mar 2016Driving compliance for O’Donovan Waste Disposal
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has announced that 45 of its HGV drivers completed a Staying Legal Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) course.
-
Latest News 1 Mar 2016
Customers ‘deterred’ by unsafe company drivers
Two-thirds of motorists are less inclined to do business with companies whose drivers are unsafe or discourteous, according to research from TomTom Telematics.
-
Latest News 16 Feb 2016
Driver engagement vital to prevent CPC from becoming a ‘box-ticking exercise’
Relevancy, reinforcement and regularity of training are key considerations, according to FTA.
-
Truck News 25 Jan 201620,000th driver completes London Safe Urban Driving course
20,000 UK licensed HGV drivers have now taken Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Safe Urban Driving course.
