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The 10 Most Memorable Trucks and Truckers in Films

Recently, the UK saw an extreme weather situation with storm Eleanor hitting several parts of the country. These winds caused many high-sided vehicles to get blown over.

Before making any road trip, whether local or abroad, it is always essential to check the roadworthiness of your vehicle. However, apart from this, there are a few other factors as well, which need to be considered. These are equally important, if not more.

It is no secret that there is a severe shortage of truck drivers in the UK. The situation is expected to worsen if no major step is taken to encourage more people to join the HGV industry. The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has openly admitted that the transport industry is clearly unable to get young people to stay in the industry.

Do you have a truck driver in your life who deserves to know how special he or she is? How about buying them a special present this Christmas to show how much you appreciate them! To help you out a little, here are a few wonderful gift ideas, perfect for the road kings and queens.

The UK law requires all professional HGV and PCV drivers to follow the drivers hours rule and log their work hours and breaks by using a tachograph. For this purpose, they can either use a traditional tachograph which uses a wax chart or a modern digital tachograph.

Recently, an interesting unofficial world record was set by Truck manufacturer Scania. 421 Scania trucks parked together making it the largest gathering of trucks of a single make in one place. The event took place at Donington Park circuit race at the cheerful occasion of Convoy in the Park truck festival.

Planning to go on a holiday abroad by car and have no clue about the driving laws in Europe? Well, you are not alone! Around 34 million holiday trips abroad are made by Brits every year. Out of this one-third of the population admit that they are totally blank about foreign driving rules. Keeping this in mind, we decided to jot down a list of crazy foreign driving rules, to help you feel more relaxed while on a holiday.

Teachers Will Now Need to Complete a CPC to Drive School Minibuses

With over 92% of HGV drivers being males, there is no denying the fact that women are clearly underrepresented in the haulage industry. As 60% of HGV drivers are over 45 years of age, there are more people looking to retire than gain HGV training and join the HGV industry. According to figures released by Road Haulage Association, around 40,000 drivers are due to leave the industry by 2017.