HGV

Automotive apprentices join Enterprise Flex-E-Rent

Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has underscored its commitment to future talent by welcoming 15 new automotive apprentices to its HGV mechanic or panel apprenticeship programmes. They will be based at Enterprise Flex-E-Rent […]

TruckEast apprentice claims Lloyds Rising Star award

TruckEast Northampton technician Louis Rogers has claimed the Lloyds Banking Group ‘Rising Star of the Year’ award. Rogers, who recently qualified from his three-year heavy vehicle technician apprenticeship, collected the […]

HGV sales gather momentum

British demand for new heavy goods vehicles grew by 14.9% in the third quarter with 11,531 trucks joining Britain’s roads. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), […]

Rivus unveils new training academy

Fleet solutions provider Rivus has launched a new IMI-approved training academy for LCV and HGV technicians. The purpose-built training centre is an extension of Rivus’ existing service, maintenance, and repair […]

VBRA awards first truck and van certification

The VBRA has awarded the first Structural Truck & Van Body Repair certificate to D Gawthrope ACR. The standard was introduced to regulate and improve standards within large and medium-sized commercial accident repairs. […]

RHCV delivers for transport customer

East Midlands’ Renault trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles has helped existing customer Merchants Transport with a five-year contract hire deal and aftermarket service package for two new Renault T High […]

IMI reveals drastic HGV skills shortage

The Institute of the Motor Industry estimates that just three per cent of HGV technicians are trained to work on high voltage systems. Steve Nash, CEO of the IMI, said: […]

HGV registrations rally after lockdown lull

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations rose by 12.9% year-on-year in 2021, according to new figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found growth in […]

Copart launches new driver academy

Copart UK has announced the launch of a new Driver Academy Programme to recruit and train the next generation of HGV drivers for its expanding, self-owned, UK-wide transportation fleet. The […]

RHCV supports HGV training college

RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has worked in partnership with South Essex College to construct two branded LGV lorries, designed to support students and the local community to enter a career […]

Driver crisis sparks spike in searches

New research has found that online searches for ‘truck driver UK’ escalated a staggering 1,300% from 26 September, when the HGV shortage burst into the news. Analysis of Google search […]

Samsung to introduce new ‘safety trucks’

Samsung is hoping to introduce a new technology that will save the lives of drivers who get impatient when stuck behind heavy goods vehicles (HGV’s) on a single-lane highway or road. […]