The government has failed this year to deliver on its £32.5 million funding promise for better facilities for HGV drivers, such as showers, toilets and eating areas.
By Belinda Liversedge on 24 November 2022
People operating or working near forklift trucks can quickly become complacent about the dangers they pose, making it essential that managers and supervisors know how to spot, communicate and rectify bad practice.
By Stuart Taylor, Mentor FLT Training on 24 November 2022
Work-related road safety has been high on the agenda in recent years and, as greater numbers of people have returned to the roads following the end of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in 2021, there has been a corresponding increase in road casualties.
By Matthew Sulley, Pinsent Masons LLP on 22 November 2022
New technologies, and the data generated by them, can make a big difference to cutting risks associated with drivers’ performance.
By Nigel Lawrence, Applied Driving Techniques on 07 November 2022
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to reduce risks on the road, not only to the driver but also other road users, especially vulnerable ones.
By Richard Kent, VisionTrack on 02 November 2022
The government must force road freight operators to improve welfare conditions for drivers or more of them will leave the sector, a committee has warned.
By Belinda Liversedge on 06 June 2022
National Highways has launched a new campaign urging drivers to keep a minimum two second gap, or risk putting themselves and others in danger.
By Belinda Liversedge on 14 March 2022
Poor conditions are forcing HGV drivers off the road. What do they want to see change?
By Belinda Liversedge on 07 March 2022
E-scooters have become a common sight on UK roads over recent years. Not only are they used by individuals for short journeys or daily commutes, they are also now being ridden by takeaway drivers.
By Ben Bepper, Bolt Burdon Kemp on 25 November 2021
A driver and his boss have been sentenced to a total of over 20 years in prison, after an articulated lorry with no working breaks ploughed into two men and killed them.
By Belinda Liversedge on 09 July 2021
