The chief executive of one of the fastest-growing UK pallet networks says there are some promising signs that the worst of the driver shortage crisis could be over as the new year gets underway. Pallet-Track’s Caroline Green said she had seen the “noise decrease” over the chronic lack of HGV… Read more »
Office of the Traffic Commissioner urges drivers to use commercial sat navs
The Office of the Traffic Commissioner has highlighted the need for commercial vehicle sat navs to be used to help further tackle the number of UK bridge strikes. Network Rail reported 1624 bridge strike incidences in 2020/21, a figure which is still causing heavy concern. As mentioned from the Senior… Read more »
Aztek boss hits out over driver test dilution confusion
Government ‘EU turns’ on the recruitment of drivers from Europe on short-term visas and a consultation review of the cabotage rules is the latest mixed messaging to come out of Westminster over the HGV driver shortages, according to the boss of one of Hertfordshire’s largest logistics companies. Stuart Charter,… Read more »
How to Ensure Your Safety as a Trucker
When you are working as a trucker, whether you are new to the business or you have started out for the first time, it is important to do everything you can with the utmost safety. In fact, safety should be your number one concern when operating on the road. To… Read more »
Walkers Transport improve employee financial health during times of difficulty within the transport and logistics industry
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 »
