Industry training for Essex’s Commercial Vehicle Unit leads to more engagement and a cut in lorry KSI collisions

15th July 2025Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

Essex Police’s Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU) is staffed by officers who have completed specialist training to qualify as transport managers and HGV drivers, enabling the team to engage more effectively with the industry – which has helped to significantly reduce the number of killed and seriously injured collisions involving lorries, as CVU Sergeant Dearsley told Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons.

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Industry training for Essex’s Commercial Vehicle Unit leads to more engagement and a cut in lorry KSI collisions

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