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[ January 20, 2022 ] DVSA to increase fees for MOTs and driving tests after consultation finds support Industry News
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Welsh council playing “Russian roulette” with safety amid pay row with gritter drivers

January 14, 2022 Chris Tindall

Crunch talks between road gritters in Carmarthenshire and the local authority will take place on Monday (17 January) in an attempt to end strike action over pay and conditions.

Krone extends trailer parts service

January 14, 2022 Chris Tindall

Krone said its parts supply service was continuing to expand amid peak sales levels of its trailers.

Krone trailer sales on the rise

January 13, 2022 Chris Tindall

Sales of Krone trailers increased by 17.8% last year and its owner said he was optimistic revenues would rise again in 2022.

Training firm offers virtual reality simulations to help HGV drivers pass tests more quickly

January 13, 2022 Chris Tindall

HGV driver candidates are now being offered virtual reality (VR) technology to help them pass their test and get behind the wheel quicker.

New 21-acre Peterborough logistics park to be completed by end of year

January 13, 2022 Chris Tindall

Half a million square feet of logistics space across three units is being developed this year on an industrial estate in Peterborough, in what has been described as one of the UK’s fastest growing regions.

Driver CPC best delivered through eLearning not classrooms, say hauliers

January 13, 2022 Chris Tindall

Bite-sized eLearning is seen by operators as a more valuable method of delivering Driver CPC than classroom-based courses, according to a survey of 1,000 haulage firms.

‘Unbelievable’ response from public as HGV driving bootcamps get off to a flying start

January 13, 2022 Steve Hobson

The HGV driver training ‘bootcamps’ launched last year with £34m of government funding have got off to flying start, according to Mark Currie, CEO of the National Logistics Academy (NLA) and Manchester training firm Mantra Learning.

RHA welcomes pause to smart motorway rollout

January 12, 2022 Tim Wallace

The RHA has welcomed an announcement from the DfT that the rollout of new all-lane smart motorways is to be suspended.

HGV driver jailed for eight years after causing fatal crash while trawling dating sites

January 12, 2022 Carol Millett

A lorry driver who was looking at dating websites on his phone whilst driving at 58mph has been jailed for eight years and ten months for causing a crash that killed three people.

Microlise Driver of the Year 2022 opens for nominations

January 11, 2022 Carol Millett

Microlise is calling for nominations as it launches its search for this year’s best truck driver.