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Oct 23, 2019 · After three years in the pilot phase, the not-for-profit Road to Logistics scheme developed by the RHA and Microlise to get people including ex-military and ex-offenders trained as HGV drivers is about to start its national roll-out, backed by a £1m grant from the DfT.
Oct 19, 2023 · Together with the Department for Transport (DfT), the £200 million in government funding will develop world-leading battery and hydrogen trucks and demonstrate, at a large scale, creating greener...
May 1, 2024 · The Freight Innovation Fund Year 3 follows £200 million to roll out hundreds of zero-emission trucks and lorries as well as freight charging infrastructure to help set road freight on the path...
- Why There’S A Shortage of HGV Drivers
- Increasing Efficiency in Existing Supply Chains
- Providing Support and Training For New HGV Drivers
- Expanding HGV Driver Testing Capacity and Improving Licencing Processes
- Attracting Drivers Back to The Sector and Improving Conditions
- Ensuring The Stability of The Fuel Supply Chain
- Economic Measures to Support The Haulage Industry
The shortage of HGVdrivers has been caused by a range of factors including: 1. HGVdriving tests not taking place because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic 2. the economic bounce-back from COVID-19 3. an ageing workforce and a lack of diversity in the industry 4. a reliance on overseas labour with a lack of long-term investment in the UK domest...
We relaxed drivers’ hours rules from 12 July 2021 to 10 February 2022. This allowed short-term extra flexibility for the industry.We relaxed the restrictions on late-night deliveries to supermarkets, food retailers, and distribution centres in England, providing greater operational flexibility until September 2022.We added 4,700 HGVdrivers to the existing visa scheme to help food industries with driver shortages during exceptional circumstances. We allowed up to 300 extra fuel drivers to come to the UK betwe...We extended cabotage rights for foreign hauliers in the UK to 30 April 2022to make their trips more efficient.We invested £34 million to create new HGV Skills Bootcamps to train just over 11,000 more people to become HGVdrivers in England.We launched the new Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeshipson 1 August 2021, which provides up to £7,000 of funding for training.We gave an incentive payment of £3,000 to employers who employed an apprenticebefore 31 January 2022.We launched the new Urban Driver apprenticeship for lorries(category C vehicles) which provides up to £5,000 of funding for training.We increased the number of HGV driving tests by 90% compared to pre-pandemic levels through measures including overtime and allocating additional employees into testing, alongside the recently intr...We changed the law about towing a trailer with a car, the staging of HGV tests, and who can test the off-road exercises to increase the number of HGVtests.We launched a campaign to recruit 40 new HGVand bus driving examiners on 16 August 2021.We deployed MOD driving examiners to carry out civilian HGVdriving tests with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency until the end of 2021.We encouraged existing HGV licence holders not driving professionally to consider returning to HGV driving.We supported industry-led communications efforts to promote and improve the image of the sector, including an industry-led proposal for a Year of Logistics, the promotion of good practice and an In...We launched a review of HGV parking and facilities. This includes working with our partners to identify and deliver a number of temporary sites where short-term modular facilities can be installed....We’re investing £32.5 million in roadside facilities for HGVdrivers, such as showers, toilets and eating areas.We extended dangerous goods (ADR) driver qualifications until 31 January 2022if they were due to run out between 27 September 2021 and 31 December 2021. This provided immediate relief to the shorta...We’ve encouraged dangerous goods driver training providers to increase their capacity to provide the full initial ADR driver training courses.We’ve mobilised military tanker drivers to help make fuel deliveries.We froze vehicle excise duty for HGVsuntil 2023.We suspended the HGVroad user levy until August 2023.Funding for Employers. Our courses are fully funded through a variety of funding streams. We are a Bootcamp provider and can offer fully funded programs if you wish to employ new drivers from outside the Organisation.
Learn about us and how we create new careers in transport industry. Road to Logistics is a national training program to encourage new talent into the transport and logistics industry from sections of society where individuals need help and support to regain self confidence and independence.
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Sep 19, 2019 · THE ROAD Haulage Association and telematics company Microlise report that government has pledged £1m to support Road to Logistics, a not for profit scheme founded by the two organisations.
