Welcome...
We would like to welcome you to the PDF, a website ran entirely by volunteers with a lot of help from our Members, who mainly work as full time lorry drivers. If you wish to join the online discussion please follow this link and register as a member of the forums. Alternatively have a look around the
site by browsing the MENU on the left hand side.
The PDF, was formed primarily for the welfare of Lorry Drivers, born through ideas put forward by a PDF member. Further information about the PDF can be found below.
Our Patron Steve Parrish
Steve Parrish says:
"I am very pleased to be supporting the Professional Drivers Foundation.
Having had a few accidents on the tracks over my racing career, it is good to see a charity specifically supporting
lorry drivers, who we all know are the lifeline of this Country.
I am very honoured to be associated with the PDF."
The Professional Drivers Foundation has had an exceptional amount of requests for help in the first nine months of 2011. This has led to our funds being at an all time low so to enable us to continue with the help we give, both financial and retraining, we need your help more than ever before.
Of course, we do not disclose specific details about anyone who approach us but here is a brief summary of cases from January2011 to September 2011.
All of these have received substantial financial help from the PDF fund, in some cases within 24 hours of applying to us:
Mr E (Wales) Diabetic/Redundant
Mrs V (North East) Respite Care
Mr F ( SSAFA) Illness/rent arrears
Mr W (Somerset) Seriously ill child
Mr A (Glos) Serious RTA
Mr D (North West) Long term sick
Mr H (Norfolk ) Stroke /Depression
Novadata, one of our staunchest supporters, has once again come to our rescue and donated a weeks CPC course and exam to us completely free of charge. This has been allocated to a suitable candidate who is unable to return to lorry driving, and should open up the opportunity to move into
transport management.
In addition, the PDF has made a career development loan, in association with Priestley LGV, to enable another person to gain employment and come off benefits.
This is only possible with your help but here is something to make those donations worthwhile.
Dear Trustees
I am writing to you, and fellow members of The Professional Drivers Foundation, to say a massive thank you from myself and my family for the donation which you granted me. The donation paid to get my car repaired satisfactorily, and it is running perfectly now, so I can resume my normal routine.
Without your support, I would have been in a great muddle, and would have had to come off the road, so it's wonderful to know there are organisations like you who are there to help. Thank you once again.
Yours sincerely
Getting thank you letters is always nice, but this one needed sharing with you!
Make a Donation To The Professional Drivers Foundation
In the future The Professional Drivers Foundation aims to be funded from within the Haulage Industry and from grants available. In the meantime we are striving to achieve that magical £5000 which will allow us to apply for full Charitable Status. Any donation
you can afford to make, however small will help us on our way to that and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that every penny will
be going to help a fellow lorry driver or their family in times of trouble. To donate click here or on the gift aid logo below and please give generously.
Fundraising
Information about fundraising for both Companies and individuals can be found here.
A Word of Thanks
The Professional Drivers Foundation would like to take this opportunity to everyone who has made a donation, however small. It is from acorns that oak trees grow.
It was your help that enabled us to make the offer of financial help that was subsequently declined.
When a family member, and usually the breadwinner, is hospitalised at the other end of the country it can be a drain on finances to visit
them and it is the last thing anyone should have to worry about, hence the emergency fund we make available.
Thank you all so much.
Our Supporters
Trucknet UK
TrucknetUK’s annual get together at Cannock this year chose to direct its fundraising efforts to The Professional Drivers Foundation.
Rikki Chequer, Community Manager for Road Transport Media, once again presided over the informal auction of donated goods all from within the Industry.
The atmosphere and bidding rules were informal but the total raised was a serious amount for PDF funds.
A total well in excess of £1700 was raised from lorry drivers who attended from TrucknetUK and The Lorry Drivers Forum
The whole ethos of the PDF is to help lorry drivers in need and to revive the old type camaraderie there used to be where we all helped each other.
The tremendous amount of auction items and services were all donated from within the Industry.
The whole evening is organised by www.roadtransportmedia.co.uk who provide a free bar for the night. Of course, this helped all who attended to make some fantastic donations which saw a MAN holdall being sold for £100 and a watch going for £280!
The Professional Drivers Foundation would like to thank everyone who helped to make this possible and will ensure that every penny goes to lorry drivers who need help and support.
Thanks also go to MAN, Volvo and Scania as well as Night Owl and Steve Parrish who donated items for the auction.
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