Driver Shortage
Government announces measures to support ro...
A package of measures to help tackle the HGV driver shortage has today been announced by the Government. In an open letter to the road
Fleet optimisation software to tackle drive...
Implementing fleet optimisation software should be a transport firm’s first step to addressing the driver shortage, according to tech firm The Algorithm People (TAP). It
Government response to driver shortage
Transport minister Baroness Vere said extending drivers’ hours was “definitely not a long-term solution” to the burgeoning recruitment crisis, and that the industry had known
SMMT: Can the driver shortage be solved?
The UK is currently suffering from an estimated deficit of about 65,000 HGV drivers but what is behind the shortage and what can be done
Drivers’ Hours extension: ‘Utte...
There has been a lot of reaction to the government’s decision to temporarily relax the drivers hours rules in an attempt to address the serious
Act today on driver shortage
Steve Gooding, president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), has used the inaugural edition of transport and logistics event ITT Hub to
Driver shortage fuels materials shortage cr...
A shortage of lorry drivers is intensifying the construction materials crisis as sites struggle to get deliveries to fuel booming demand. The latest update from
Overcoming driver shortages by improving de...
The UK’s HGV driver shortage is becoming increasingly concerning, with the ‘perfect storm’ of Brexit, Covid-19 and growing demands exacerbating the problem. There are numerous
HGV drivers must be included on the UK Shor...
The RHA has urged ministers to add HGV drivers to the Home Office UK Shortage Occupation List to help fix the growing driver shortage. RHA
Driver shortages, IR35 and what the RHA wan...
The RHA is calling for urgent Government action to ease a growing crisis in driver shortages – made worse by the introduction of IR35 tax
