Walkers Transport, a leading UK transport and logistics company, has implemented financial wellbeing platform Level across its 320 strong workforce to help staff take control of their finances. The ongoing shortage of haulage drivers in the UK and Europe, exacerbated by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, has seen Walkers take… Read more »
AVAIL’s recognition by Logistics UK leads to 10,000 Driver App downloads
The logistics industry knew it was coming, but now the news is widespread: there is a big HGV driver shortage in the UK, and it could spread further into Europe too. Thanks to Logistics UK recognising AVAIL as a great job platform in the recent Department for Transport Letter, the… Read more »
Pallet-Track CEO calls on Government to ease route for lapsed HGV Drivers to get back in the driving seat
The chief executive of leading logistics company Pallet-Track has called for a moratorium on the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) to encourage experienced HGV drivers who have left the industry to get back behind the wheel. Caroline Green said: “The government has committed to write to a million HGV… Read more »
An extra 50,000 lorry tests a year
Today (10 September) the government has announced plans to help to tackle the shortage of lorry drivers by creating an extra 50,000 lorry tests. Changes to tests will come into force as soon as possible. They follow a public consultation over the summer, which saw thousands of respondents, including industry leaders, support the… Read more »
Driver Shortage Crisis: Grant 10,000 Temporary Visas to EU Workers says Logistics UK
Government must prioritise the granting of 10,000 temporary work visas to encourage EU drivers to return to support the UK’s supply chain, according to business group Logistics UK. Exclusive analysis of the latest ONS Labour Force Survey Q2 for Logistics UK by independent research company Repgraph has shown that 14,000 EU HGV drivers left employment in the… Read more »
Ro-Ro Specialists Respond to UK Driver Shortage
Roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) specialists Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) has launched an internal driver academy scheme in response to the critical shortage of drivers in the UK driver market. Industry body, the Road Haulage Association, estimates that there is a shortfall of 100,000 HGV drivers now, against its pre-Covid estimate… Read more »
Further drivers’ hours extension won’t fix driver shortage – but a package of short and long-term measures can
RHA response to the Department for Transport announcement to extend the drivers’ hours relaxation until 3 October: Relaxing drivers’ hours won’t make any material difference to the HGV driver shortage, and fails to address the underlying issues which require a package of measures to fix. RHA Chief Executive, Richard Burnett… Read more »
Logistics UK presses Government for temporary driver visas to ease supply chain issues
Business group Logistics UK has called for government to review its decision not to grant temporary work visas to EU HGV drivers, in the wake of mounting pressure on the UK’s supply chain caused by a lack of available delivery personnel. As Alex Veitch, the group’s General Manager of Public… Read more »
Highway Code changes – “Unsafe and unjust”, says RHA
The RHA is extremely concerned at the changes to the Highway Code as announced today by the Department for Transport. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “As far as we can see, there is little, if any, justification for these changes. “The new priority rules for cycling… Read more »
Driver shortage plans lack short-term fixes
Government plans to tackle the HGV driver shortage won’t help firms in the short-term. Ministers have pledged to work with industry leaders to attract new drivers, simplify training and encourage people to stay in the sector. But the RHA says the crisis is so great it needs immediate short-term measures… Read more »
