Month: February 2017

  • News
    CV Driver website mockup
    Published February 2017

    Win CVDriver Merchandise

    As we have just launched this new site, simply go to the 'Magazines' page.  Register to download the magazine, and your email will then be entered into a draw.  After the first month of th…

  • News
    Published February 2017

    Bridgestone’s impeccable timing for commercial fleets

    The average time taken for Bridgestone’s truck fleet service network to resolve a commercial vehicle breakdown upon arrival in 2016 has shortened to just 49 minutes,…

  • News
    congestion-charge-CV-Driver
    Published February 2017

    Call to replace congestion charge with road pricing

    The overall annual cost to London from traffic delays on busy roads is £5.5 billion – a 30% increase on the £4.2bn reported in 2012/13. The cost of delays for an average vehicle is …

  • News
    Speeding and Mobile
    Published February 2017

    Seeding and mobile phones top the fear list

    Drivers who are speeding or distracted (for example by a mobile phone) are considered to be the biggest threats on our roads, according to a survey by the road safety charity Brake, Aviva an…

  • News
    Volvos Low Rider
    Published February 2017

    Volvo’s ‘Low Rider’ Tridem gets a lift with Blackmores

    Yeovil-based Blackmores Machinery Haulage has taken delivery of an FH- 500hp 8x2 Tridem rearsteer, 44 tonne GTW drawbar that provides a custom engineered ‘transport solution’. The FH-500…

  • News
    Driving your van illegally
    Published February 2017

    You could be driving your van illegally!

    New study has revealed that there’s a real risk that 3.4 million people are driving with a medical condition that they are supposed to have told the DVLA about. If you have one of these co…