Changes to the HGV testing system designed to address a shortage of drivers are a risk to road safety, the Road Haulage Association has said. The UK has an estimated shortfall of 90,000 lorry drivers, ...

This time last year, the UK faced a shortage of around 100,000 HGV drivers leading to shortages on shelves, a lack of fuel at the pumps and numerous more supply chain shocks. Whilst the immediate ...

The Government has announced changes to the HGV driver test in order to free up capacity for 50,000 additional tests per year. A new streamlined test means drivers will only need to take one test to ...

HGV driving tests will be relaxed to allow 50,000 more to be taken in an attempt to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers ahead of Christmas, the transport secretary has announced. Grant Shapps said ...

Scrapping theory tests could help plug the gap in HGV drivers, one driving school boss has said. There is currently a shortage of about 100,000 drivers in the UK. Freight firms and retailers think ...

The HGV driver shortage has escalated to crisis point. As multiple theories circulate over the underlying cause, The Grocer has sourced exclusive data to uncover what’s really driving the issue What ...

A lorry driver who killed a heavily-pregnant nurse along with her unborn child in a horrific motorway crash after she had pulled onto the hard shoulder is facing jail. Trevor Norgate, 58, was behind ...

A HGV driver has been arrested in Bolton for drink driving after travelling "half the length of the country" while still over the limit.

'Just relax,' says the instructor. If only! I am holding my breath perched behind the wheel of a mammoth HGV, a 44-tonne articulated lorry that could comfortably raze a small house if I take a wrong ...

A lorry driver who has done five tours in a Bosnian warzone says he is not surprised the UK has a driver shortage - as his working conditions are worse in Britain. Another lorry driver said the ...