Find the inspirational and awesome content It’s well known that hard working hauliers put in long hours, and driving for extended lengths of time on haulage jobs can make you lose focus remarkably easily. A survey carried out by Commercial Motor among HGV businesses revealed that around one t
Read ArticleThe Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a major investment into the funds available to local authorities to be used towards improving the quality of their roads. A staggering £348m has been injected into enhancing the quality of the UK’s loc
Read ArticleWhether you’re brand new to the workforce are beginning to think about what kind of occupation you’d like, or you’re looking to switch careers, there’s one profession that always comes top of our list of recommendations: heavy goods vehicle (HGV) dri
Read ArticleThe haulage industry is booming, which is wonderful news! However, although jobs are plentiful, the industry’s reputation as a predominantly male institution continues to make it less attractive to women. Haulage jobs can also often involve long and
Read ArticleDoing haulage jobs can be tough on your tyres. Long hours, often at high speeds on the motorway, and carrying heavy loads all put a lot of pressure on your vehicle. Of course, although it would be great to use brand-new tyres for every journey, this
Read ArticleFleet maintenance is one of the largest expenses in the transport industry, and it’s easy to see why: if your vehicles aren’t running, they aren’t making a profit. You can’t complete haulage jobs on time and reliably without a well maintained fleet.
Read ArticleAnyone who works haulage jobs knows that your eyes are your most important tool on the job – and hauliers are known for their eagle eyesight. After all, when you drive for a living you become accustomed to keeping a keen lookout for a number of thing
Read ArticleAre you a haulier in need of an eye test? If you’re not sure, the answer is probably yes. In fact, the answer is probably yes for most people in the haulage industry. Recent studies have found that a scarily small portion of drivers have had vision c
Read ArticleIt’s that time of the year again. The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in … and the government has released its budget for 2018-19. As always, there were a lot of changes and a lot that stayed the same. And, all of this has a major i
Read ArticleWe’ve already covered what the budget means for transport in part one of our budget recap, but now it’s time to see how the industry is reacting. A mixed picture is emerging, with spokespeople welcoming measures in some areas and lamenting lack o
Read ArticleIf you’re a fleet manager dealing with vehicles over 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW), aerodynamics is not just an impressive term to drop at your next networking function. If your business depends on keeping haulage jobs profitable, it can be a
Read ArticleMaking something more aerodynamic (which can be described as “creating a shape that reduces the drag of air moving past”) can be useful in an array of situations and commercial engineering applications. Within the transport industry, particularly for
Read ArticleNewly appointed minister for state at the Department for Transport, John Hayes MP, used the launch of the Road Haulage Association’s National Lorry Week last month to deliver a rousing speech directly to the haulage industry.
Promising to ‘look at e
Read ArticleAs those working in the industry will tell you, haulage jobs rarely start and end with the work itself. A career in haulage is frequently underpinned by, and in turn reinforces, a deep love of the road and the ins and outs of HGVs.
Those who take a
Read ArticleAs any haulier can tell you, a career in haulage jobs means lots of maintenance and frequent upgrading in order to meet changing safety standards. When you upgrade a component, or an upgrade elsewhere forces you to change other components to maintain
Read ArticleTruckers are no strangers to stress. Tight deadlines, the alertness required to drive safely for long periods, and cabin fever can all take their toll on even the most dedicated haulier. While some of these issues simply come with the territory, some
Read ArticleLeeds City Council is making moves to help out those working in the haulage industry by re-working a few regulations and encouraging governmental support. To begin with, the fee for non-Euro-6 HGV’s entering the city’s Clean Air Zone is being red
Read ArticleNews of the new DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) Earned Recognition Scheme is rapidly spreading within the industry and, with confidence in the scheme high, if you consider yourself a responsible vehicle operator it’s definitely worth get
Read ArticlePredictions of post-Brexit breakdowns within the haulage industry have appeared with depressing regularity in the news over the past few months. Finally, however, there is some good news for anyone involved in haulage jobs. In a move that the Directo
Read ArticleAn exciting collaboration between the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and well-known opticians, Vision Express, has resulted in a fully equipped Vision Van taking to the roads of the UK.
This high-tech van transports a mobile eye-testing facility in
Read ArticleThere’s no doubt we’ve all witnessed some pretty weird things happening in the course of carrying out our haulage jobs. Of course, the best thing is that they make great stories to share with incredulous friends and family.
For your entertainme
Read Article