Christmas is always a busy time of year, especially within the logistics industry. This eventful time of year calls for many hours behind the wheel and many hours of listening to your favourite Christmas tunes. At Barnes, many of our drivers enjoy a good playlist to keep them trucking throughout the seasons. In fact, who […]
Christmas is always a busy time of year, especially within the logistics industry. This eventful time of year calls for many hours behind the wheel and many hours of listening to your favourite Christmas tunes. At Barnes, many of our drivers enjoy a good playlist to keep them trucking throughout the seasons. In fact, who […]
Preparing your truck for the winter months is an essential part of keeping safe whilst on the road. This time of year can bring all kinds of weather conditions, sometimes making a trucker’s life quite difficult. So, being prepared for any circumstance can help you through the harsher conditions. At Barnes, our employees have been […]
Four new changes are coming into force on British roads this autumn 2022, are you up to speed with them? The changes aim to increase protection for the most vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians. These new laws, which came into effect last month, tackle a whole host of issues on the road: […]
We recently caught up with another of our Barnes employees, Alessandro David Rustigini, who is an HGV class 1 driver for us. We delved into what lead Alessandro to undertake his dream job with us in logistics, as well as what he recommends to anyone looking to start out as an HGV driver. 1. What […]
As the old saying goes, find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. However we all know the importance of being social and keeping up with family and friends alongside your career. Although our drivers and office teams love what they do, we also always like to encourage them […]
We may be biased, but we think truck driving is a pretty great job! Our country relies heavily on the efforts of our drivers. Without them tirelessly travelling the country, the world would come to a standstill, which we saw a glimpse of during the height of lockdown and it wasn’t pretty. Our drivers are […]
Many of us are already taking important steps to help lower greenhouse gas emissions across our operations. Logistics companies are investing in lower carbon fuels and technologies, changing their business practices to improve the efficiency of their fleet operations, and providing training to encourage good driver behaviours to lower fuel consumption and emissions. But to […]
Can you believe that it’s been a year since the country-wide HGV driver shortages first made the news? It was August last year that we first started hearing of shelves looking bare and deliveries left unmade the situation was beginning to look rather dire and shoppers were beginning to panic. However, with the number of […]
Many Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers are faced with the decision of whether to trunk their routes by daylight, or after the sun sets. There are pros and cons to both, but at Barnes, we work with our drivers to meet our clients demands with both options. While different people will have different preferences, some […]
