News / 'Firms undervaluing their drivers caused this shortage crisis across Europe'

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Acute driver shortages in Central Eastern Europe (CEE) are coming to the fore, amid a post-pandemic spike in volumes.

Several sources, including Deutsche Post DHL, told The Loadstar supply chains were struggling to find drivers in and around CEE, with one source suggesting this “blew open” the claim that UK driver shortages could be cured with a “dose of European drivers”.

The DHL spokesperson said: “Our supply chain division is seeing additional demand for drivers, especially in the UK but also North America ...