News / UK drivers desert container runs for sectors that deliver better pay and conditions

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20/08/2021

Truckers appear to be abandoning container loads for the more-lucrative delivery sector, as the battle for drivers intensifies.

The Loadstar spoke to several hauliers who said they were not only getting “much better” rates delivering produce such as bread or products for Amazon, but were also ...

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