Road transport
Usdaw represents thousands of professional drivers working for many of the country’s biggest employers
Drivers' Handbook
Our easy to read handbook provides drivers with advice on today's road transport laws and good driving practices.
The Trade Union for Professional Drivers
Usdaw’s Road Transport Distress Fund is a unique voluntary self-help scheme costing only £6 per year. Join here.
After 13 weeks’ membership of the Distress Fund you are entitled to up to three claims per year, for work-related penalties.
Drivers’ Safety Survey
Complete our Drivers’ Safety Survey to tell us about your experiences. Take the survey.
Take care driving in winter weather
Some useful pointers for drivers, their health and safety reps, and their employers about the difficulty of driving when snow and ice is around.
Publications
Drivers' Handbook
22 April 2022
Usdaw the Trade Union for Professional Drivers (Leaflet 289)
19 March 2024
Road Transport Distress Fund Claim Form
10 June 2022
Delivery Drivers - Abuse is not Part of the Job (Leaflet 430)
19 August 2024
Abuse is not part of the job
If you want to sort it, report it!
Many Usdaw members are employed as home delivery drivers or are required to make deliveries to stores. Usdaw wants to ensure that all delivery drivers are supported and know their rights while at work.
