Pete and Tish Prewett from Otley paid £2,900 to Nxtgen Driving Academy in 2022 for Mr Prewett to undergo the course. The 52-year-old, who served in the army for 10 years, told the company that he was ...

Eight waste and recycling firms have signed up to a skills bootcamp for HGV drivers in response to a reported “chronic shortage”. The skills bootcamp is being run by the Department for Education (DfE) ...

The HGV industry is currently experiencing a surge in growth and presents a multitude of opportunities for prospective drivers. Recent statistics from a comprehensive study conducted by Logistics UK ...

A transport manager says the HGV industry is struggling to combat its “chronic driver shortage" because new recruits discover they "might not get back for tea". Chris Kirk, from Maritime Transport's ...

More than fifty people are being given the chance to get behind the wheel of heavy goods vehicles thanks to a new driver training scheme supported by the local council. Insite, a national logistics ...

Logistics UK is pressing the British government to expand the terms of its National Skills Fund (NSF) – an initiative to help adults train into new careers – to include level 2 qualifications so ...