GUEST BLOG: A momentary lapse in concentration
By Colin Paterson, Head of Marketing, DriveTech (UK) Limited I’m not entirely sure how I got there but on one of my frequent (and repetitive) motorway drives to and from work I got sandwiched between two larger vehicles on a stretch of ‘SMART’ motorway with four lanes running – one HGV in lane 1, a van […]
Commercial fleets in South West offered best practice training
New training course dates have been announced for fleet managers across the South West of England via a partnership between Venson Automotive Solutions and the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Taking place in September and October in Devon and Cornwall, the course will focus on achieving higher standards and best practice in managing light commercial vehicles. […]
Professional drivers in short supply, says IRU
The European road transport sector is facing the most acute professional driver shortage in decades. That’s the conclusion of a report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), based on insight from stakeholders across the European transport industry and drawn from two surveys. The data revealed a visible driver shortage of 21% in the freight […]
