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DRIVERS SHORTAGE WORLDWIDE * UK - * India
* England - Guardian reporter Gina goes trucking for a day as haulage industry appeals for new drivers
Cheshire,EN,UK -The Northwitch Guardian, by Gina Bebbington -27 November 2014: -- The thought of me driving a lorry is, quite frankly, hilarious... As a dainty 5ft 1in woman I could not be further away from the image of a stereotypical trucker – but this is exactly what made me ideally suited to clamber up into the cab and try my hand behind the wheel... LGV driver training provider Horsepower teamed up with independent haulier Mark Thompson Transport to offer a taster day at Oulton Park racing circuit on Saturday... It was aimed at men and women who would never have considered a career driving trucks in an industry which is facing a serious shortage of manpower – and womanpower for that matter... Figures from the Road Haulage Association (RHA) show there is already a 45,000 driver shortage with 35,000 drivers due to retire within 12 months and only 17,000 drivers joining the industry...
* India - Trucking industry will have 480 drivers per 1000 trucks in 2022
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Mumbai,India -Rushlane, by Nabanita Singha Roy -November 26, 2014: -- Indian trucking industry plies about 5.6 million vehicles and is in need of about 700/800,000 new truck drivers a year as per an Indian Foundation of Transport Research and Training (Delhi) survey... A survey has revealed that over time drivers available per 1000 vehicles has reduced. In 1982 this number was 1310. In 1992, 1000, in 2002, 890, and in 2012 it was 750. Projections put this number at a low of 480 drivers per 1000 trucks in 2022... In 2007 when Ramesh Agarwal became National President of All India Transporter’s Welfare Association (AITWA), he pledged to work towards for upliftment of drivers with focus on reviving this class and re-establishing its identity in society. While drivers are responsible for the major section of transportation, they’re treated shabbily and with disrespect even in the face of delivering in dire situations. Policemen’s apathy is a major concern says Rajender Agarwal, who has himself travelled in trucks to get an insight into issues faced by the trucking industry...
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