Average Read Time: 15 minutes In this education piece, you will learn about the following: Manual gearboxes Gear Selection – Pulling off Gear Selection – Driving Automatic gearbox Aims: To check and update your knowledge of gearbox use with regards to fuel efficiency and introduce new gearbox related technology. Objectives: By the end of […]
Average Read Time: 15 minutes In this education piece, you will learn about the following: Speed limits Why do we speed? Risks related to speeding Fines and penalties Aims: To enable professional LGV drivers to recognise the importance of speed limits, to keep up to date with changes to limits and the outcomes of […]
Hughes Driver Training have recently been featured in an article with “The Times”. The article highlights the large increase is women entering the industry. Growing from 2% to 5% of the overall HGV industry over the past 3 years. The increased demand and salary has caused a huge increase in interest for those looking to […]
Average Read Time: 15 minutes In this education piece, you will learn about the following: PPE Lifting, carrying and setting down technique Further manual handling techniques Aims: To enable drivers to safely, lift, carry and set down items whilst using the correct PPE in their workplace environment. Objectives: By the end of this session, candidates […]
Below are the remaining CPC dates for the rest of 2021 and the whole of 2022. 2022 January 2022: W/C 17th and W/C 31st February 2022: W/C 14th and W/C 28th March 2022: W/C 14th and W/C 28th April 2022: W/C 11th and W/C 25th May 2022: W/C 16th June 2022: W/C 6th and […]
Amazon have decided to start offering their employees by giving them funds to pay toward their educations in the United States. This comes after their struggle to find and hold onto employees, with increased demand for labor outweighing supply nationwide. They are investing billion into their employees, as they will be allowed to access these […]
Up to 50,000 more HGV driving tests will be made available each year thanks to government action to streamline the testing process and tackle the worldwide lorry driver shortage. HGV driving tests will be overhauled, meaning drivers will only need to take 1 test to drive both a rigid and articulated lorry, rather than having […]
Average Read Time: 15 minutes In this education piece, you will learn about the following: Principles of safe loading Five principles of safety The importance of properly restraining a load Effects of forces on payload By the end of this piece, you will be able to understand the crucial factors of safe HGV loading including […]
With the ongoing HGV driver shortage, more news outlets cover the issue to bring it to the public’s attention. The Daily Mail decided to visit one of our training centres to find out more about the issue. They discussed the wage increases that HGV drivers are getting as the demand for drivers increases while the […]
Welcome to our new HGV news and educational blog! Whether you plan on getting your HGV licence or looking to build upon your knowledge, here you find it all. We would also like to announce that we have been featured in a Sky News live feature and article. “ Rising wages and huge demand for […]