According to the Road Haulage Association (RHA) the logistics industry is the UK’s 5th largest employer. Worth £124Bn per annum to the UK economy, there are plenty of career opportunities within the sector – and it is still growing. Road...
Read moreThe Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) is a qualification undertaken by professional drivers. The purpose of the certificate is to improve road safety and maintain high standards of professional driving. Gov.uk states that for professional drivers of buses, coaches...
Read moreIt may seem like an obvious question at first – of course safe driving is important right? However, if you look at what safe driving actually is and means you may find that it is something you’re not doing all...
Read moreIt's Road Safety Week from 16th-22nd November 2020, and once again Driver Hire is showing its support. Organised by Brake, the national road safety charity, the aim of Road Safety Week is to raise awareness of road safety issues. Whilst...
Read moreLike many other companies, at Driver Hire Training – in normal times! – we deliver training in many different ways. Our most diverse range of training services comes under our DriveWise banner, where we offer in-vehicle, classroom-based and online services. ...
Read moreWe believe that good training is vital to improving driving standards, but we also believe that spending money on a course should be a worthwhile investment, not just a way of meeting a legal obligation. Over many years, Driver Hire...
Read moreWe pride ourselves on delivering first-class training to busy transport businesses and individual drivers looking to advance their professional development. We’re able to achieve this thanks to the experience, knowledge and dedication of our team. Meet Steve Dethick, our National...
Read moreUK remains top of the European countries list for cargo crime, with nearly all crimes targeted at trucks. Recent research shows that a staggering 79% of all European cargo thefts are carried out in the UK. The data collated by...
Read moreWe talk to Pete Stevens, CPC Trainer for Driver Hire Training. Ever wondered what it’s like to train HGV drivers? Pete Stevens is one of our top Driver Trainers, who works to deliver the highest standard of online training to...
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on the road transport & logistics industry in a variety of ways. The news that the Driving & Vehicle Standards Authority (DVSA) has advised that there should be no further classroom-based Driver CPC training...
Read moreThe Coronavirus pandemic has created a unique situation for all of us. Government guidelines on social distancing has meant face-to-face training courses have had to be cancelled or postponed, and we understand our customers' concerns around the impact COVID-19 may...
Read more6 Benefits of Driver Risk Management Roughly every 16 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on UK roads. Of these, 1 in 3 fatalities are caused by people driving for work. Due to these sobering statistics, it’s essential that...
Read moreWe’ve recently gone through the second 5-year Driver CPC ‘deadline’ and for many people, it was another rush to get every driver trained. Driver Hire Training saw a doubling of courses compared with last year, which suggests that not everyone...
Read moreHave you ever calculated the impact that Driver CPC has on your business and the repercussions of leaving training until the last minute? We've created a simple Driver CPC Calculator which will help you quickly understand the total number of...
Read moreQuestion? Assuming you’re a driver – whether it’s a truck, van or car – here’s a question for you: ‘When did you last look at an up-to-date version of the ‘Highway Code’? Chances are unless you’ve helped someone else to...
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