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SHORTAGE OF LORRY DRIVERS * UK: The HGV Heroes campaign
* UK motors towards transport crisis
(Video from Dunlop Tyres UK - Sep 27, 2015: The haulage / logistics industry is suffering from a huge driver crisis, currently estimated to be between 45,000 – 60,000 drivers. The impact on this is obviously huge for haulage operators, but even greater for the UK economy which will be affected most. Mindful of this the RHA -Road Haulage Association- and Dunlop are joining forces)
-- Two major players in the transport sector have chosen the penultimate round of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Silverstone to launch a joint campaign aimed at securing the future of UK industry... Premium tyre manufacturer Dunlop and key trade body, the Road Haulage Association (RHA), have joined forces to raise awareness of a transport crisis, which threatens to bring industries such as manufacturing, retail and logistics to a grinding halt in the UK. The HGV Heroes campaign highlights the impact that the impending HGV driver shortage is going to have across the country... Although there are 600,000 HGV-licensed drivers in the UK with an average age of 57, around a quarter of them are set to retire in the coming decade and there is already an estimated 45,000-60,000 extra drivers required to meet current demand. There are only 17,000 new HGV drivers qualifying each year, so over time, the shortage is set to increase... With 85% of all goods consumed in the UK being moved by road, it’s easy to see that unless urgent action is taken, the risks to the continued recovery of the national economy will become much more serious... Fast facts about the haulage and logistics industry:
- Currently employs 2.2 million people
- The UK’s fifth largest employer
- Industry worth £74Bn to UK economy
- 496,800 commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are registered in the UK...
London,EN, UK - HGV UK, by JOHN LOUGHRAN - SEP 29, 15
Labels: truckers shortage
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