Don't look now...but there's a delivery drone waiting to deliver those parcels at your expense MORRISONS supermarkets might have got rid of computers – the fabled Intelligent Queue Monitor – in favour of human intervention this last week, but the days of the van driver could be numbered. That’s right. In favour of ‘drone’ delivery vehicles. Unlike Morrisons’ [...]
Everyone knows about the ban and the fine, but the long term employment consequences of a drink and drive conviction can be catastrophic IT'S that time of year again when most of us forget about the true meaning of Christmas and spend a couple of weeks over-indulging in food and drink. over a million people work in jobs [...]
OK, so maybe the picture wasn't taken in the UK, but a staggering 89% of vans stopped by VOSA last year were overloaded - one reason the checks are to be stepped up THE Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) – they're the guys and gals in yellow coats who try and ensure that all vans on the [...]
Safety charity BRAKE says that even hands free 'phone use is a dangerous distraction. The FTA is supporting BRAKE's campaign for drivers to concentrate on the job and avoid all forms of distraction THE Freight Transport Association (FTA) is supporting a call by road safety charity BRAKE for van drivers to stop using hands-free mobile 'phones while they drive. [...]
