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Mark Salisbury
Nov 18, 2021
Network Rail urges lorry drivers to 'Wise Up, Size Up'
Network Rail has revealed the most-struck railway bridges in the country as it relaunches its ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ campaign, reminding...
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Mark Salisbury
Nov 11, 2021
HGV test changes need caps on training charges
Planned changes to lorry tests to address HGV driver shortages require caps on driver training charges, and the introduction of mandatory...
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Mark Salisbury
Nov 2, 2021
5 ways to upskill your drivers
Upskilling your drivers is important for numerous reasons. Road transport is a heavily regulated industry so there are naturally several...
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PRIM Fleet Standards
Oct 28, 2021
BIFA and Think Logistics to deliver young talent for the sector
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has...
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Mark Salisbury
Oct 19, 2021
Are women the future of trucking?
Jodi Smith is a Class 2 truck driver for JMS Powered Access. She has been driving trucks since 2016 and is an advocate for female...
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Mark Salisbury
Sep 28, 2021
More support to help people to become HGV drivers
Up to 4,000 people will soon be able to take advantage of training courses to become HGV drivers, as part of a package of measures...
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Mark Salisbury
Sep 16, 2021
Criticism mounts over Government plans to streamline HGV driving tests
The new HGV driving test requirements are a "panicked" reaction to a driver shortage created by the government's policy on Brexit, warns...
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Mark Salisbury
Sep 14, 2021
Government takes further action to tackle HGV driver shortage
Up to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will be made available each year thanks to government action to streamline the testing process and...
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Mark Salisbury
Sep 9, 2021
Now is not the time to unhitch the towing test
The Government could endanger lives with its ‘knee-jerk’ reaction to driver shortages by allowing drivers to tow trailers without having...
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Mark Salisbury
Sep 2, 2021
Safe Roads for All
Government leadership, through a robust and new Road Safety Strategy, policies and investment to make our roads and urban spaces safe and...
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Mark Salisbury
Aug 18, 2021
DVSA to recruit an extra 40 additional driving examiners to help reduce lorry driver shortage
A campaign to recruit additional vocational driving examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the lorry driver shortage has been...
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Mark Salisbury
Aug 3, 2021
RHA “extremely concerned” as overhaul of Highway Code is confirmed
The government has forged ahead with its plan to overhaul the Highway Code, giving cyclists right of way at junctions and making HGV...
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Mark Salisbury
Jul 29, 2021
UK supply chain faces collapse in 'two to three weeks'
Speaking to the BBC, Richard Burnett, RHA chief executive said that despite meeting with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last week to...
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Mark Salisbury
Jul 22, 2021
Government announces measures to support road haulage industry
A package of measures to help tackle the HGV driver shortage has today been announced by the Government. In an open letter to the road...
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Mark Salisbury
Jul 13, 2021
Drivers' Hours extension: 'Utter stupidity'
There has been a lot of reaction to the government's decision to temporarily relax the drivers hours rules in an attempt to address the...
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Tim Wallace
Jul 8, 2021
Act today on driver shortage
Steve Gooding, president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), has used the inaugural edition of transport and...
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Mark Salisbury
Jul 6, 2021
Highway Code changes to provide clearer guidance on motorway driving
The Highway Code will be updated later this year to help road users better understand how motorways and major A-roads operate. The new...
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Mark Salisbury
Jun 1, 2021
Peoplesafe research shines light on technology’s role in lone worker safety
New research amongst over 120 health and safety specialists, including those within the road transport sector, has highlighted the rising...
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Mark Salisbury
May 20, 2021
HGV drivers must be included on the UK Shortage Occupation List, says RHA
The RHA has urged ministers to add HGV drivers to the Home Office UK Shortage Occupation List to help fix the growing driver shortage....
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Mark Salisbury
May 4, 2021
Driver shortages, IR35 and what the RHA wants
The RHA is calling for urgent Government action to ease a growing crisis in driver shortages - made worse by the introduction of IR35 tax...
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