News / Driver shortage threatens Heathrow as companies seek airside-cleared truckers

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The UK’s driver shortage is hiking prices for freight companies and could lead to delays at Heathrow, according to sources at the airport.

The main concern is finding drivers with airside security, said one handling specialist. “Our Service Level Agreements are all about speed ? and those have become a bit closer to the wind that we’d like them to be,” one manager told The Loadstar.

“You can’t just go to an agency to get an airside driver, they need to be ...