A recent article in the Financial Times suggested that truck makers have been “putting the brakes on technological change” with EU parliamentarians suspicious of manufacturers in Europe that seem “strangely impervious” to the increasing trend of building vehicles that are more fuel efficient. We don’t think this is particularly fair,…
Back in 2009, the rules governing young lorry drivers changed to allow those as young as 18 to get behind the wheel. “I was over the moon,” said the excited son of a waste company-owning father. “It’s just better money, it’s just better everything.” Fast-forward seven years and the desire…
Christmas can be hectic. The festive period being synonymous with “Peace on Earth” doesn’t really hold true anymore – there are parties to go to, meals to cook, and the most stressful thing of all, presents to buy and deliver. Dropping off your presents to loved ones is a great…
There are several issues facing continental and international haulage firms right now. The migrant situation in Calais has already had a lot of negative repercussions on UK based haulage firms. This only adds to the myriad of EU legislations that face any truck or lorry company wishing to work abroad….
There are few jobs in the world that are perfect. In fact, you could go as far to say there are none. The aim for 99% of people isn’t to find a job without flaw. Rather, most people strive to find a job they are good at, and enjoy doing,…
In our previous blog, we discussed the ridesharing company Uber. The American firm has been described by those in the traditional taxi business as “unprofessional”, “dangerous”, and “damaging”. Not exactly glowing reviews. So what, precisely, is Uber doing to provoke such responses? Are they really the devil incarnate, as most…
You are probably sick of hearing about declining industries in the UK. Not only have we been consistently told that the UK economy is declining in general, every day it seems some old tradition is on its way out – be it car manufacturing, farming, or fishing. So how true…
You may have seen recently a huge line of lorries stuck in queues when a French ferry operator, MyFerryLink, went on strike. This caused chaos at the Dover ferry port, and the lines of lorries were parked along the M20, the main motorway between London and the port, until the…
All drivers have memories of that most dreaded time period in their lives – learning to drive.
You may have seen on YouTube recently a spike in the amount of videos shot with cameras on the dashboard. Here is a compilation (though, be warned, it features images of some pretty bad car crashes).
Tachographs are designed for the road. Our devices are fitted into vehicles the length and breadth of this country and many others. But not all roads were created equal.
Well, we all knew it was coming. Innovation and invention was always bound to catch up with imagination soon enough, and now that day has came.
10 multiple choice questions to test your knowledge on distances between UK towns and cities!
It’s a fact of life that everyone understands, but few question – ice is slippery. You learn this quickly when you are a kid, and learn it even quicker if you end up falling over face first on it. But why is it so slippery?
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