The boss of haulage firm Moody Logistics has written to Transport Secretary asking for urgent action to tackle the huge shortage of qualified HGV drivers. Caroline Moody is warning that the situation has reached crisis point and is pressing Grant Shapps to undertake an urgent review of the procedures surrounding… Read more »
Seasonal visas and funded training vital to ease skills shortage, says Logistics UK
With more than 45,000 HGV driver tests outstanding at DVSA as a result of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Logistics UK is pressing government to introduce a seasonal visa for European HGV drivers to protect the nation’s supply chain while the organisation catches up with this backlog. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, understandably,… Read more »
Logistics UK takes VIS training to new heights with Renault Trucks
To ensure that the organisation’s Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) continues to offer a market leading service for its members, Logistics UK recently teamed up with Renault Trucks to use its world-class vehicles in technical inspection training for its VIS engineers. Held at the Woodland Grange Conference Centre in Royal Leamington… Read more »
DAF Trucks delivers ‘COVID compatible’ driver training
Operators of new DAF CF and XF vehicles are being urged to use their Driver Training Vouchers to take advantage of free driver training. With social distancing restrictions still affecting interaction with customers, DAF Trucks has modified its driver training programme, to enable professional ‘COVID-compatible’, front-line driver training at customers’… Read more »
DAF Driver Training Vouchers delivered ‘at a distance’ for CRS
After taking delivery of four DAF CF 370 three-axle rigids in March, CRS Building Supplies has taken advantage of DAF Trucks’ Driver Training Vouchers to maximise driver productivity and vehicle familiarity. Observing social-distancing guidelines, qualified DAF Driver Trainer, Ron Smith, delivered the training course to two drivers at CRS’s Keynsham… Read more »
HOYER UK fuel tanker drivers receive training to support the NHS in delivery of oxygen
Drivers employed as part of HOYER’s UK Petrolog fuel tanker delivery team have received training to deliver medical grade oxygen to NHS hospitals treating patients with Covid-19. The potential deployment comes after the company approached the Government to see how it could both support the national effort to fight the… Read more »
Mazars appointed as Liquidator of PB Transport Solutions Limited
Mazars, the international accounting and advisory firm, has been appointed as Liquidator of PB Transport Solutions Limited. Based in Pucklechurch, Bristol, the company, which was established in 2011, was a leading supplier of all types of transport training courses in the South West, including specialist HGV / LGV driver training. … Read more »
Phoenix Training makes woman’s HGV dream a reality
In December last year, Leanne Fogg, 39, from Enfield, fulfilled her lifelong ambition of becoming a lorry driver, after enrolling in Phoenix Training’s HGV driving programme. Leanne had dreamed of being a lorry driver since she was a little girl, but found that many people discouraged her, telling her that… Read more »
IFATE must recognise there is not just one driving occupation, say FTA and RHA
With the shortage of qualified HGV drivers now reaching critical levels across the UK, representatives of the logistics sector have urged the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) to provide the apprenticeship standards that logistics businesses need to start training the next generation of drivers. A recent meeting of… Read more »
HTA Launch City & Guilds Assured Abnormal Load Escort Training Programmes
The Heavy Transport Association (HTA), the only specialist trade association for the heavy and abnormal load industry, officially launch the two City & Guilds Assured Abnormal Load Escort Training Programmes and HTA certifications. Developed and improved from their previous Escort Training courses, the Abnormal Load Escort Driver Stage 2 and… Read more »
