Young recruits desperately needed to beat global truck driver shortage
International road transport association the IRU has reiterated warnings that the global truck driver shortage has ...
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UK hauliers have expressed concern that the current shortage of drivers and vehicles crippling container trucking could spread to other forms of road transport.
While freight forwarders, shippers and leading freight industry groups say a severe manpower shortage facing the container trucking industry is hitting supply chains, road transport operators running curtainsided trucks have told The Loadstar that their less seasonal business could suffer a knock-on effect for a variety of reasons.
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ReturnLoads
October 08, 2014 at 8:02 amBetter working conditions and better pay would help increase interest in becoming a driver.
John
October 11, 2014 at 7:21 amPay better wages and stop expecting drivers to work
60 hours per week. The transport industry is reaping
what it sows. People want a home life nowadays, the
transport industry is living in the dark ages.! Wake
up!!
michael o'hare
October 19, 2014 at 1:26 pmI am a newly passed driver and want to work solely on containers but no one will give me a chance, yet everyone says we are heading for a shortage. Any answers?
Simon Willitts
November 18, 2014 at 3:01 pmIt isn’t rocket science, pay the rate, get the driver……I have spent the last few years listening to the usual crap about “costs” and “pressure on the supply chain”….then whoosh, its £40PH if you can your hairy butt into “XYZ” tomorrow !!!
Funny how the money is available when it suits…
steve dearman
November 26, 2014 at 10:04 amstill it seems most of the industry still don’t get it seasoned drivers are still being offered the same old low wages for long hours bad conditions…make it easy to get a licence for new drivers and still you won’t solve the underlying cause not many of us out there are stupid enough to drive 44tons under such dire conditions any more. flood the drivers market with overseas drivers new drivers whatever this is now a world wide problem.