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Top tips on how to become a truck driver If you want to become a truck driver, some of the more obvious personal qualities may spring immediately to mind – qualities such as: a nature that is essentially calm and unflappable when under pressure; an ability to concentrate on the job in hand, even when…

HGV News – Dover and Calais chaos If there is one news story to exercise the collective minds of Britain’s haulage operators, it is the situation at the Channel ports of Dover and Calais. As if the human misery, suffering and sheer desperation of illegal migrants was not bad enough, Britain’s haulage companies and drivers…

Manifestos from haulage industry pressure groups There is nothing like a snap, emergency budget from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to focus minds and encourage the sharpening of pencils by lobbyists. From the moment George Osborne announced his intention of delivering just such a budget on the 8th of July 2015, pressure on the government…

Tips on comparing HGV Insurance If you are looking for just two compelling reasons to compare HGV insurance when your cover is next up for renewal these are likely to be: ensuring that the cover you arrange is the most suitable for providing the protection your vehicles and your haulage business needs; and that the…

HGV News Snippets If you are in the haulage business it pays to stay abreast of HGV news, so here are a few snippets from recent press and trade reports. Catch it on camera Barely a day goes by without some news item about attempts by illegal immigrants to make the crossing from France to…

HGV News roundup Given its vital role in the performance and strength of the UK economy, it may come as no surprise that haulage operations and every aspect of owning and operating HGVs continue to grab news headlines. This might be the place to highlight just a few. HGV braking distances A headline item by…

Top money saving tips for your HGV insurance If you own and operate an HGV, there is every chance that it is used on a daily basis or at least from time will be driven on the roads or other public spaces. For that reason, the law says that you and your heavy goods vehicle…

Do you need Goods In Transit Cover? If there is one area of business that always seems to be a headache for both haulage contractors and couriers it is likely to be goods in transit insurance. The reasons may be because: responsibility for goods in transit insurance is frequently a moot point between the consignor…

Drivers’ hours – staying legal As a haulage operator with a successful business to run, of course you are looking to stay legal in all that you do. Neither in this country nor in Europe do the respective lawmakers seem to make it all that easy to do so. A case in point is the…

Telematics and carbon emissions There is a happy coincidence between universal efforts to reduce the volume of carbon emissions and the new technology of telematics which exists to help in that quest. There is not only widespread excitement and enthusiasm for the way in which telematics may help make heavy goods vehicle more efficient –…