Waitrose is currently hiring lorry drivers with a salary of up to £53,780 in one of the most surprising high-paid jobs available in the UK.
The supermarket’s offering puts lorry drivers on a better wage than secondary school teachers (£40,880), solicit…
The army[1] should be called in to distribute goods to supermarkets following a driver shortage sparked by Brexit[2] and Covid[3], the government has been told.Industry leaders are warning of gaps on shelves because of an “unimaginable” collapse of sup…
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A bidding war has broken out for lorry drivers and it is pushing up pay and prices, ITV News Business Editor Joel Hills explains the gravity of the issue
The government has been told the UK faces the prospect of a summer of …
Food & drink industry[1]Haribo struggles to deliver to UK shops due to lorry driver shortageGerman sweet maker has reportedly cancelled promotions on share bags as it tries to maintain availability Gwyn Topham and Joanna Partridge[2][3]Thu 1 Jul 20…
The ObserverSchools[2][1]School meals at risk due to shortage of UK lorry drivers Loss of 100,000 hauliers as a result of Covid and Brexit could leave cooks relying on emergency standby ingredients Harriet Sherwood[3]@harrietsherwood[4]Sat 26 Jun 2021 …
Food & drink industry[1]UK facing summer of food shortages due to lack of lorry driversLoss of 100,000 hauliers due to Covid and Brexit will cause food ‘rolling power cuts’, experts warn Lisa O’Carroll[2] Brexit [email protected][3]Fri 25 …
A national shortage of lorry drivers leaving food suppliers unable to get produce to supermarkets[1] is down to poor pay, theft and a lack of toilets on the road. That is according to HGV drivers who have told i of the “hellholes” in which they routine…
Drivers queue to cross from Liverpool to Northern Ireland. Image: AlanMorris/Shutterstock.com
Driver shortages that are already hitting wholesalers and deliveries to care homes and supermarkets could soon mean delays to home deliveries and shortages …
Logistics UK is pressing the government to introduce a seasonal visa to allow European HGV drivers to work in the UK and help protect the nation’s supply chains while the DVSA catches up with a backlog of driver tests.
More than 45,000 HGV driving test…
Hauliers have repeated their plea to government to relax the testing process for HGV drivers as the nationwide driver shortage hits crisis levels. “We’re close to the brink and so is everyone else,” said Turners (Soham) MD Paul Day. “Are we deli…
Chilled food will struggle to reach some shops in the UK this summer, logistics organisations have warned, due to a lack of drivers and production workers.A chronic shortage of HGV drivers, exacerbated by Brexit[1] and Covid, is now running into unusua…
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, has admitted it faces a shortage of drivers for its lorries as the haulage industry warns of a widespread UK delivery crisis ahead.
Ken Murphy, Tesco’s chief executive, told a call with analysts after the comp…
By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadLONDON, June 18 (Reuters) – Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, is experiencing a shortage of HGV drivers but has a plan to deal with it and product availability in stores remains strong, its boss said on Friday.“In terms of la…
Tesco suppliers are being forced to bin nearly 50 tonnes of fresh food every week because there are too few lorry drivers to transport produce to stores.
Around 48 tonnes of food – enough to fill two trucks – destined for Tesco is being thrown away eve…