News / UK drivers desert container runs for sectors that deliver better pay and conditions

Truckers appear to be abandoning container loads for the more-lucrative delivery sector, as the battle for drivers intensifies.

The Loadstar spoke to several hauliers who said they were not only getting “much better” rates delivering produce such as bread or products for Amazon, but were also not being exposed to “piss-poor” treatment.

One owner-operator said: “I’ve been running overnight trunking work this week – delivering bread, pallets and parcels. You get much, much better rates and driver hours are shorter.

“There is a ...