UK Sees a 144% Increase in Female HGV Drivers!

In this newsletter:

• Top news stories for the month
• Leading transport infrastructure provider saved over ￡270,000 on driver training thanks to government funding?
• How the UK is increasing the number of females securing HGV licences

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Welcome to the July HGVC newsletter!

Top News Stories for the Month

• Gridserve has opened an electric vehicle (EV) charging laboratory to improve charger performance and to test technology for powering electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs)

• XPO Logistics launches female driver academy ?

• Drivers may receive a penalty charge (PCN) of up to ￡550 (reduced to ￡275 if paid within 14 days) if operating an HGV more than 12 tonnes in Greater London without a valid HGV safety permit ?

• A Nottinghamshire-based engineering and groundworks contractor has been fined ￡233,000 for safety breaches after a 52-year old HGV driver was struck and killed by the mast of a piling rig at a house build site in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway ?

Leading Transport Infrastructure Provider Used HGVC to Save Over ￡270,000 on Their Driver Training

Ringway was experiencing a driver shortage and a lack of winter driving expertise within the existing driver workforce.

This led to longer response times for essential services, and higher accident risks on icy or snowy roads.

By using HGVC, Ringway not only solved their driver shortage, but they also saved over ￡270,000 through HGVC’s access to government funding for SME and enterprise businesses.

Find Out How They Did it Here

UK sees a 144% increase in the number of females securing Category C and/or C+E (HGV) licences!?

We recently submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to try and understand how well the UK was doing in its efforts to attract more diversity into the HGV industry.?

The results were surprising...?

The FOI request revealed that there has been a 144% increase in the number of females securing Category C and/or C+E (HGV) licences over the past decade. This compares to a 105% increase in the number of category D and D+E (PCV) licences.

In total, 27,200 new category C and C+E licences have been secured by female drivers between 2013 and 2023. 11,506 new category D and D+E licences were secured by female drivers over the same 10-year period.?

The figures suggest that industry and?government initiatives, such as the HGV Skills Bootcamp designed to tackle the driver shortage and broaden the pool of drivers within the HGV sector are having a positive impact. ?

James Clifford, CEO of HGVC, said: “Both the HGV and PCV sectors need to train more drivers and attracting a more diverse pool of candidates is crucial to this strategy. These figures suggest the HGV sector is doing a better job at appealing to new female drivers…?though there is still clearly some way to go.”?

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