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Increasing violence against truck drivers in mainland Europe means major UK shippers are fearing for their cross-Channel supply chains.
On Friday, a driver heading to the UK was attacked about a mile from Calais after leaving the cabin to check his vehicle having seen a group of people attempting to enter it.
An alert issued by Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) said the driver was struck over the head with a brick before the group hijacked his lorry.
The driver was hospitalised with what K+N described as a ...
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Comment on this article
Craig Sanders
April 09, 2018 at 2:41 pmIn the states a lot of carriers and truckers avoid many inner cities when planning out their loads.