Farm transport news, guides and resources
The NFU works hard to promote safety on rural roads, particularly at peak use times such as harvest and during winter weather. See our latest news, information and member briefings.
Farm vehicle health check
This guide aims to help users of farm equipment to comply with the law in a practical way, using a common set of forms to ensure your machinery better maintained and safer to use.
General trailed appliance health check
Check sheet is designed to help the user ensure that the relevant machine is correctly and safely maintained
Guide to safe and legal towing
Complete online guide to towing a trailer including: towing law, trailer preparation, stabilisers, servicing and maintenance, towbars and towing hitches and tachographs.
3-2-Tow driving towing guide
3 important checks before you head out on the road with your trailer
Towing a trailer: safety checks
Official DVSA guide to the basic safety checks you should carry out before towing a trailer with a car or van.
Confidence in the compliance of your fleet
Confidence in your fleet safety profile comes from three things. Understanding everything you’re responsible for, making sure everything is managed in line with industry best practices, and having a robust audit trail to prove everything was done correctly. Barrie will talk through the key things required to ensure everything is taken care of, and that
What exactly is work-related road risk?
Are you a Safety Manager new to managing driver safety? This session will get you up to speed so you can get maximum value from the rest of our presentations. What are the key areas of managing driver and vehicle risk and who is responsible? This session was recorded at The Health & Safety Event
Direct Vision Standard and HGV Safety Permit
The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and safety permit for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) requires operators of lorries over 12 tonnes gross vehicle weight to obtain a safety permit before entering and operating in most of Greater London. Otherwise, you may receive a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).
Benchmarking your fleet – how do you start?
Read our blog to find out how you can get started with road risk management in your organisation by using our Benchmarking & Gap Analysis tools to benchmark your fleet and learn where you can improve
