Funding to train HGV drivers to C+E level is a game-changer for the new LGV driver apprenticeship says the Road Haulage Association. The RHA is concerned that many hauliers and even some training providers are unaware that they can train for the articulated lorry C+E licence as well as the… Read more »
FORS urges members to address driver shortage
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has redoubled its efforts in addressing the transport industry’s ongoing driver shortage. The latest FORS Standard, released to FORS members in September 2016, includes the requirement for Gold members to develop a plan to encourage new drivers to enter the industry. FORS accredited members… Read more »
Michelin launches HGV and PSV Driver CPC Courses
Michelin has introduced a series of interactive JAUPT accredited Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training courses designed to improve HGV and PSV drivers’ tyre knowledge and the quality of vehicle walkaround checks. Held at the company’s Training Centre in Stoke-on-Trent or onsite at customers’ premises, the four half-day workshops… Read more »
FTA clarifies SFA Guidance on LGV apprenticeship funding
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has received clarification from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) after confusing guidance was published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) questioning the funding of the apprenticeship LGV driver standard. The guidance sent out by SFA to training providers seemed to… Read more »
Mobile Mini fuels ambition with HGV Driver Training Programme
Mobile Mini, a leading hirer of portable accommodation and secure storage solutions, is blazing a trail in solving the Heavy Goods Vehicle driver shortage, as it launches its fully-funded HGV Driver Development Programme. With the need for additional drivers as a result of the expansion of their delivery truck… Read more »
Maritime Transport raising the standards in driver training
Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime) continue to raise industry standards with the introduction of their new Driver Training Programme which will incorporate Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) driver training. “The new programme follows an 18 month review of all of our driver training and has been tailored to ensure that the… Read more »
LGV trainers choose Cartwright Trailers for driver training courses
LGV Trainers has recently ordered two new 44ft Cartwright tandem axle trailers to support its diverse range of professional driver training courses. The Northampton based company has previously rented Cartwright trailers and has been so pleased with the quality of the product and service that they have taken the… Read more »
Trailblazer LGV Driver Apprenticeship funding allocation is a step in right direction says FTA
The news that a funding cap for the Supply Chain and Logistics LGV Standard has now been agreed has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association today who described it as “a step in the right direction.” An announcement was made in a letter today from David Sampson of the Department for Business, Innovation… Read more »
FORS trains thousands of drivers with Safe Urban Driving course
Thanks to TfL funded FORS training courses and online learning, tens of thousands of drivers are now better equipped to tackle difficult urban driving conditions. The courses teach essential skills to drivers of commercial vehicles who operate in urban areas. Teaching is aimed at enabling drivers to better cope with… Read more »
Canute’s apprenticeship scheme puts new recruits on the road to success
Once apprentices have qualified, they stay with Canute for a further three years in order to cut their teeth. To help them progress at a safe pace, Canute have graded each delivery run so that the difficulty rating of each one is rated from relatively straightforward green through to the… Read more »
