Now more than ever, British businesses have come to rely on an efficient supply chain. The pandemic may have put a dent in consumer spending, but certain goods are still a necessity.
And what forms the backbone of an efficient supply chain? Heavy Goods…
Throughout this Covid-19 pandemic the logistics sector has demonstrated the valuable role it plays in enabling this country to function. But is has failed to address the long-term shortage of LGV drivers, estimated at around 50,000, which will h…
An HGV driver on the M40 was so distracted by his mobile phone he was unaware of two police cars with their blue lights flashing attempting to stop him. The detail emerged following “record breaking” results from Warwickshire’s commercial vehicl…
Lorry driver accused over deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants says he only agreed to transport cigarettes ‘for a bit of extra cash’ and did not know he was part of people smuggling ringChristopher Kennedy, 24, allegedly picked up trailer-loads of people i…
Retail giant Amazon has sacked a driver after a shocking video emerged of him aggressively chasing down another vehicle in Derbyshire.Footage shows the moment the fuming driver veers into oncoming traffic seemingly to “chase” another truck driver, he w…
Christopher Kennedy
A lorry driver accused of being a member of a people-smuggling ring linked to the deaths of 39 migrants has told jurors he only agreed to move cigarettes “for a bit of extra cash”.
Christopher Kennedy, 24, of Keady, County Arma…
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Two female tanker drivers have challenged stereotypes in the haulage industry by achieving distinctions in their Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeshi…
A LORRY driver has died on the M5 after it is believed he suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel this morning (Friday).West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 6.55am to reports an HGV had crashed into the barriers on the motorway at Juncti…
The government has clarified its response to a petition demanding councils and major developers take into account HGV welfare facilities when deciding applications, acknowledging that professional drivers have been let down. The Ministry of Hous…
London’s £4.2m Tideway project has rolled out an immersive driver training programme to boost safety around vulnerable road users. Using live drama, film and classroom elements, it aims to challenge the traditional training approach to equipping…
Eamonn Harrison
A lorry driver accused over the deaths of 39 migrants has told jurors he is “devastated” for their families.
Eamonn Harrison, 23, was captured on CCTV as he dropped off a container containing the human cargo at Zeebrugge in Belgium…
The driver of a chemical tanker that overturned in Widnes has been sentenced.
David Irvine, 30, of Avonlea Gardens, Newtonabbott, Northern Ireland, was driving a HGV tanker on the Mersey Gateway slip road when the incident occurred at around 3pm on Wed…
Two women tanker drivers are bucking the trend in a male-dominated industry, achieving distinctions in their Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver apprenticeship with water supply, treatment and waste disposal company Severn Trent.
Molly Fox and Catherine B…
A HGV driver has been jailed after he was stopped on the M6 and found to be four times over the drink drive limit.
Leszek Marian Nawrot, 63, from Poland, was seen swerving over all lanes of the motorway and had to be boxed in by other vehicles to stop …
The Logistics Skills Network (LSN) has slammed the DVSA’s decision to suspend HGV driver testing and training during the government’s latest four-week lockdown in England, which began last week. The LSN, whose members train around 40% of all HGV…