Agri-Business
HGV licence test figures up 74% compared to pre-pandemic figures
Figures released by the Department for Transport revealed that the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) carried out 74% more heavy...
HGV
Agri Politics
Veterans receive funding for HGV driver training programme
The government will provide £100,000 in funding to get more veterans in HGV driving roles, Chancellor of the Duchy of...
Agri Politics
Zero emission HGVs to receive £200m funding boost
The world’s largest fleet of zero emission HGVs will take to UK roads through plans to achieve cleaner air and...
Government
HGV driver course numbers boosted for Christmas
The Department for Education (DfE) has today (Friday, December 10) announced it has boosted the capacity of HGV driver training...
Agri Politics
Government to offer military veterans HGV driver places
The number of places for military veterans to train as HGV drivers will significantly increase under new plans to better...
Environment
UK confirms pledge for zero-emission HGVs by 2040
All new heavy goods vehicles in the UK will be zero-emission by 2040, the UK government has confirmed. This, combined...
Agri Politics
'Greener' goods vehicles could be rolled out as soon as 2022
Greener, longer goods vehicles could become a permanent fixture on Britain’s roads as early as next year, the government has...
Agri-Business
DVSA to recruit 40 new examiners to ease lorry driver shortage
A campaign to recruit additional vocational driving examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the lorry driver shortage has...
Rural Life
HGV drivers reminded to check tyres following latest legislation change
The Countryside Alliance is encouraging owners of HGVs – including horseboxes and livestock carriers – to check their tyres following...
