No matter what part of the motor industry you operate within there is an emphasis on safety and continual enhancement of best practice policies. In recent years FORS and Transport for London (TFL) have played a big role in promoting and innovating new best practice methods, to date there are over 5000 accredited FORS members […]
A large number of companies throughout different sectors of the transport industry have all been working towards FORS accreditation over the last few years. However, there are a considerable number of these companies that fall at the first hurdle and initially fail their FORS Bronze audit. Therefore, we thought it would be appropriate to look […]
Throughout the United Kingdom companies are still working towards various different levels of FORS accreditation; these are either Bronze, Silver or Gold which all have additional requirements that need to be met in order to progress through the levels. However, we want to take a look at why the voluntary accreditation scheme is so popular […]
FORS has developed a new one-day fleet management training course to add to the diverse range of topics that they cover within guides and courses for their members, the course has been designed for managers of fleets that do not require an operator’s license, which includes commercial vehicle fleets such as car and van fleets. […]
FORS have recently released their latest guide in their long list of road safety guides and advice for their members, the latest one to be published is a new tyre management guide which is available for FORS members online. The guide provides a range of useful information for all commercial vehicle operators such as best […]
We are getting closer to the expected date for leaving the EU, although Brexit does not look like it will be completed on the original deadline of the 29th of March 2019, it is still expected to happen at some point in the near future. So, with all of this in mind what do you […]
We are now just one month away from the introduction of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) within London. As of the 8th of April 2019 ULEZ will replace the T-charge which was also introduced to combat air quality issues within London, however it was primarily aimed at the most polluting older vehicles and had […]
FORS have recently launched a new fuel expert programme, offering members exclusive access to a range of discounted fixed fuel price cards, FORS have confirmed that all members will be able to access these benefits no matter what fleet size they are currently operating. The initiative will save operators around 4 pence per litre on […]
Throughout the transport industry one of the biggest talking points is training and driver development. This has been aided by the introduction of the Driver CPC training requirement making it mandatory for HGV drivers to continuously complete training throughout their career, as well as the driver shortage companies have experienced throughout the United Kingdom which […]
Since becoming a Driver CPC accredited module Safe Urban Driving has revolutionised the driver training industry, thousands of operators throughout the United Kingdom have arranged courses for their drivers which has arguably made Safe Urban Driving the most popular Driver CPC course of recent years. So why is Safe Urban Driving so popular? Well it […]