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Military personnel “would not have a clue”, should they be drafted in to plug the UK’s 70,000+ HGV driver shortage.
Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) CEO James Bielby last week urged the government to consider putting army trucks on standby to ensure food distribution.
But one ex-Royal Navy supply officer told The Loadstar: “Military drivers, army, navy, or air force, would not have a clue, without training.
“What they drive are simple things, not the vehicles used by commercial drivers. Bringing the army in ...
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