Ryder, a leading independent provider of commercial vehicle contract hire, rental, and maintenance services in the UK, has announced that the company’s Driver Training Academy has successfully trained eight police officers from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) to assist in obtaining their HGV Class 2 Cat C licence. The… Read more »
Scania’s driver coaching service brings immediate benefits for Mulgrew Haulage
Northern Ireland-based haulage, storage and distribution specialist, Mulgrew Haulage Limited, has seen 13 of its drivers achieve an average 11 percent improvement in fuel consumption since beginning remote driver coaching with Scania three months ago. While the service can be purchased as a stand-alone product, Mulgrew Haulage is taking advantage… Read more »
Fraikin warns fleets to act now or pay a higher price for Driver CPC Training after Brexit
Contract hire, fleet management and rental specialist Fraikin says fleets should not wait for Brexit before booking Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training, with less than a year to go until the second five-year block deadline for drivers with acquired rights. All HGV drivers with acquired rights must complete… Read more »
Moody’s driving forward apprenticeship agenda as MD ‘gets behind the wheel’
Caroline Moody, Managing Director of Moody Logistics, is ‘practicing what she preaches’ after passing her HGV qualification, at a time when the company is driving forward the futures of young transport apprentices. Complementing Caroline’s qualification, the transport and warehousing business has welcomed Driver Apprentice Alex Skelton to the team and… Read more »
FM Conway takes aim at driver shortage with new LGV apprenticeship
Leading infrastructure services company FM Conway has launched one of the construction industry’s first Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) driver apprenticeship programmes. Part of the business’ wider efforts to tackle construction’s major skills gap, the apprenticeship is aimed at addressing the shortfall of LGV drivers in the UK, which is… Read more »
Moody Logistics enhances driving apprenticeship opportunities following previous apprentices’ industry success
Moody Logistics is turning towards young talent to help drive forward the future of the company following the great career progression in the logistics industry of its recently qualified apprentices. Northumberland-based Moody Logistics, a family-owned transport and warehousing business, has introduced a new driver apprenticeship opportunity to help develop the… Read more »
Restore Datashred partner with Fleet Source to provide their Driver CPC training on a national scale
Fleet Source, a leading provider of unrivalled training for the road transport industry, has partnered with Restore Datashred to provide them with Driver CPC training across the company. Restore Datashred is one of the leading providers of document destruction services in the UK, with 13 secure shredding centres across the… Read more »
Truck operators benefit from Northside’s Experience
Truck operators from across Yorkshire and beyond were given a dramatic insight into the latest Mercedes-Benz safety and efficiency technology at Northside Truck & Van’s first Customer Experience Day. Held at the manufacturer’s extensive Wentworth Park complex, near Barnsley, the event provided an opportunity for established and prospective customers… Read more »
Walkers joins forces with Rochdale LGV to launch driver training programme
Leading UK transport and third-party logistics specialist Walkers Transport has teamed up with local training provider, Rochdale LGV Driver Training, to deliver a new training programme for external drivers. Drivers who want to go through the training programme to qualify to become a professional LGV driver must have multi-drop van… Read more »
New research reveals that 3 in 4 drivers are yet to complete their 35 hours required CPC training
Only 24% of drivers have completed the full 35 hours CPC training required of them by 2019, with nearly half of drivers (49%) still at least 14 hours short. The research of commercial drivers and operators unveiled that over 52% of the respondents welcome training as they feel it… Read more »
