A national lorry driver shortage could disrupt waste collections, Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) has warned.
Recent delays to collections have continued into this week and the public is asked to be patient while SWP and contractor SUEZ aim to get thi…
As if the past year has not been tough enough for the fmcg and logistics sector, businesses are now having to deal with another growing crisis: a shortage of drivers.
With Brexit drastically halting recruitment from the EU, a growing backlog of dri…
A lorry driver was caught eating a lasagne with a knife and fork was just one of the shocking stops police made on the M6 motorway.
One driver steered with his knees while eating lunch and another driver boiling a kettle on the dashboard.
Others includ…
on May 11, 21 • by John Loughran • with Comments Off on How HGV drivers can keep motorcyclists and cyclists safe
As an HGV driver, your vehicle is likely to be one of the largest on the road. As such, it’s your responsibility to look out for some of …
Government moves to restrict funding for the long-delayed LGV Driver Apprenticeship to just £6,000 per applicant are “insane”, the apprenticeship trailblazer group said this week. The group is warning that unless swift action is taken by governm…
POLICE have released CCTV footage of a lorry they are looking to trace after the driver failed to stop following an incident with another vehicle on the M1.
It was reported that a black Peugeot and a HGV collided on the M1 southbound just before Junct…
Drivers on the M1 have been caught eating from a bowl, using their phone, and not wearing seatbelts by police.
Leicestershire Police have been out on the region’s motorways this week as part of Operation Tramline – where an unmarked HGV patrols the M1 …
We are looking for a permanent, full time Refuse Driver Loader to join our team at Berwick.
You will drive an HGV and load refuse and be responsible for the vehicle and a small team of Refuse Loaders to provide an efficient and effective refuse collect…
A woman eating her breakfast with no hands on the wheel was among almost 200 distracted drivers spotted on the roads in just five days.
Operation Tramline, an undercover campaign by Surrey and Sussex’s Roads Policing Unit, found 233 offences being comm…
INFORMATION is being sought following a collision involving a car and a HGV.The appeal for information was launched by the Wrexham town policing team on Tuesday evening.
A spokesman said: “Did you witness a road traffic collision on the A5156/A483 Gres…