Government figures show that in the final quarter of 2024, 24% of HGV businesses reported driver vacancies, down from 28% in the p ...
The truck driver shortages plaguing the U.K. are not just a British problem, experts say, with the wider Continent also facing a shortfall and potential supply chain problems. Research suggests there ...
It is a scene witnessed around the country thousands of times a day as a 26-tonne lorry backs into a tiny space at a builders ...
Major UK logistics training partner Insite is warning of a looming catastrophe for UK businesses as a growing HGV driver shortage emerges following the loss of crucial driver training funding.
BIG DAVIE MALCOLM stands six foot four in his socks. But when he climbs into a lorry cab, he moves carefully, spreading a large rag before placing his feet on it, delicate as a dancer. He doesn’t like ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The question of how to recruit and train enough lorry drivers to keep the country running has ...
An inquest concluded earlier this month into the death of 31-year-old DHL-employed HGV delivery driver, Arron Middleton. He was nearing the end of his shift and returning to the depot near East ...
The Maritime and Transport Action Group (MTAG) has written to MPs warning of the severe shortage of DVSA examners and the ...