According to BT the rate of fatal accidents involving HGV’s fell in 2014. They go on to explain that the rate has fallen by 43% in a decade, with just 240 fatal accidents recorded in 2014, which is almost half of the 2005 figure. It just shows that safe roads...
The Freight Transport Association has previously highlighted the issue of skills shortage in logistics, particularly for professional drivers which is suffering a shortfall of 60,000. FTA is working on a range of ways of attracting more young people into the...
Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) must now be fitted with side guards to prevent cyclists being dragged underneath. HGVs must also be fitted with a certain type of mirror to give drivers a better view of cyclists and pedestrians. But hauliers criticised the move as a...
