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16th August 2022
Branston’s big fuel saving down to driver training course
A Volvo driver training course looks set to one fleet operator more than £60,000 a year in fuel. Potato business Branston has revealed the savings across its 33 Volvo vehicles. For example, the company boosted…
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13th December 2021
Driver Academy Group leads HGV training initiative
The Driver Academy Group has been chosen to train and place 11,000 truck drivers. The group is a consortium led by HGVC and includes Manpower and Logistics UK as members. Specifically, it was formed to…
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15th November 2021
Gist battles driver shortage with driver intake for festive period
Gist is tackling the ongoing HGV driver shortage ahead of the festive period. Specifically, a cohort of newly qualified drivers have been brought in to help deliver products to stores for Christmas. The company’s in-house…
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30th September 2021
Freedom of Information request shows scale of test delays
A Freedom of Information request revealed 62% of UK test centres have waiting lists of at least 11 weeks. Meanwhile, some test centres are facing a delay of 24 weeks. The FOI was requested by…
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23rd June 2021
Easing skills shortage possible with visas and training
Easing skills shortage issues can be achieved through the use of season visas and funded training, says Logistics UK. The industry body is urging the government to introduce the visa for European HGV drivers.…
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5th January 2021
DVSA announces crackdown on Driver CPC periodic training
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Association (DVSA) has announced it is to monitor Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) periodic training. The new initiative is designed to help prevent drivers repeating training, as part of the…
