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Drivers are being warned of a whole host of new rules and laws on the roads in the coming 12 months. Every year, new regulations for motorists are brought in and 2023 is no different, with people urged to know what’s new so they don’t fall foul.
Across…
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Companies on Teesside are looking for a variety of applicants for a number of roles on offer at the moment. Whether it’s a role in retail, teaching or as a trainee H…
In recent years there has been an increase in women looking to become HGV drivers. In 2011/12, just 6.7% of all HGV test passes were achieved by women; by 2021/22 this had increased to 9.7%.
However, there’s still a long way to go and, with 45% of HGV …
Nestlé UK & Ireland has launched its first-ever HGV Apprenticeship to train the next generation of lorry drivers.
In a company first, the unique programme will see apprentices learn both sides of Nestlé’s transport hub – working in both the…
A lorry driver was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries after an medical emergency on the M60 yesterday morning, Tuesday.
The incident happened on the anti-clockwise exit slip at junction 17 for the Whitefield Interchange&…
A lorry driver who claimed he had done a “great job” sued his employers for sacking him after he crashed into a car, wedged it on the front of his cab and shunted it along a dual carriageway for nearly a minute.
Peter Flockhart was driving a 14-tonne f…
HGVC is a leading provider of HGV, LGV training, and driver CPC courses in the UK for commercial and residential clients.
HGVC is the largest and most successful training provider specialising in heavy and light vehicles in the UK and across Europe. Th…
A driver has been banned from driving lorries for six months as a result of getting his lorry stuck under a bridge carrying the Brighton Main Line through Coulsdon in Surrey.
At about 2.30pm on 7th July this year on the A237 Brighton Road, just outside…
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Our client, Rob*, was 47 when he suffered from a serious crushing injury to his right foot after he was involved in an accident at work. The client was operating a HGV when he removed the straps and was about to drive the machine off the fl…
A lorry has been taken off the road after its driver was clocked exceeding 30-hour shifts. The HGV driver was found to have carried out four duty times surpassing 30 hours – the highest being a whopping 37 hours.
That is far more than is legally allowe…