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A South Yorkshire business which helps people gain HGV driving qualifications has invested in expansion. Premier Fleet Solutions, trading as PFS Training, has seen demand for its specialist driving ...
Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT), says the first intensive short courses in HGV training have started, to help tackle driver scarcity. The free courses for adults to train to be HGV drivers ...
RHA is warning that over 117,000 HGV drivers have left the industry over the past 12 months, including a significant number ...
A transport manager says the HGV industry is struggling to combat its “chronic driver shortage" because new recruits discover they "might not get back for tea". Chris Kirk, from Maritime Transport's ...
The new HGV driving test centre has now opened in Ludlow, with driver testing at the new DVSA approved centre set to begin in March following the start of its first driver courses in February. The ...
Young drivers under the age of 30 account for a quarter of all car and van drivers killed or seriously injured in collisions involving heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). To combat the problem, National ...
Pete and Tish Prewett from Otley paid £2,900 to Nxtgen Driving Academy in 2022 for Mr Prewett to undergo the course. The 52-year-old, who served in the army for 10 years, told the company that he was ...
Following a rebrand in June this year, the company now offers training across three main areas: HGV driving, warehouse ...
When Josh left school at 18, he was unsure about what career to follow but his love of driving meant a job on the road seemed an attractive option. “I didn’t want to go to university, because I’ve got ...
In the last five years alone, changes to the UK economic landscape have significantly affected sectors such as haulage. With regards to the driver shortage, the Government cites several potential ...
An HGV driver has explained the most annoying, and dangerous things drivers do when he is o the roads - in a bid to get motorists to think more carefully about the danger of trucks. Training ...