On the 17th August we talked about truck drivers and the CPC requirements for training that would be needed by 2014. We felt it necessary to expand on this further not only for our customers but also for haulage companies which don’t know the details.

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Like we mentioned in our previous article in 2009 the government introduced the requirement for CPC training which by 2014 all truck drivers must have received. Each driver must have received 35 hours training in the 5 year period which is going to affect some small businesses. The reason for this would be because small businesses used their factory workers or a spare driver to cover when the drivers are on annual leave so in a few years time when the deadline approaches, the businesses will either need to provide the training to the spare drivers or they won’t be allowed the use them in future.

It is expected that before 2014 when the deadline reaches, as much as 30% of HGV and truck drivers could be unqualified which will add up to a lot of training hours required throughout that year. If you run a fleet of vans, trucks and cars and do not know about CPC training requirements then you need to act upon this fast. Read our original article on Truck CPC training by clicking the link. Alternatively, if you run a small or large fleet of vehicles and require fleet insurance then visit our website to get a fleet insurance quote.