- Location
- Darlington
I would say the hardest part was other road users, not discounting some of our truck driving brethren, but got to agree the lack of facilities and respect for drivers is nearly as big an issue.
Lorry driver shortage
- Thread starter TheEarlOfMoray
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caveman
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- Location
- East Sussex.
Just leaving this here.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Now lorry driver shortage hits Europe
Mainland Europe is experiencing an estimated 400,000 lorry driver shortage as port closures in China during the Covid pandemic have sparked a global supply chain crisis threatening economies.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I think I'm a bit of a exception to the rule but I like to get on. Most people in my experience just don't care. The kiwis, Aussies and south Africans I worked with didn't care if it rained. I used to run the drier if a lot of wet wheat as my static caravan was in yard and got paid as long as drier was running even though I was in caravan and just checking it and keeping wheat pushed over intake pit.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
The gospel thats the daily mail! Any polar vortex winter predictions yet?Just leaving this here.
Now lorry driver shortage hits Europe
Mainland Europe is experiencing an estimated 400,000 lorry driver shortage as port closures in China during the Covid pandemic have sparked a global supply chain crisis threatening economies.
All very true , another factor affecting the no of drivers is the drivers CPC , lots of older drivers would still do part time driving work if they didn’t have to fork out for it every five yearsOh dear this it not going to end well, not only for drivers, but the country as a whole.
I have worked as a hgv driver in the haulage industry part time for some 30 odd years, as a way to supplement my income , mainly through the winter months, although for the last 10 years I have been full-time in the winter, and just part time in the summer when needed. (and when free to do so). One reason for full time in winter is IR35, that stopped the self employed side of driving.
I have seen a big change is some drivers attitude over the last 18 months, this is due to the covid19 situation and the spin off effects of it.
As with all ways of life you see good and bad people, and this applies to every walk of life, in every department of every industry, and at all levels, yes and farmers too.
In the case of the drivers, it could be said that they do it due to being feck all use at doing anything else,, but yet think the world and its mother owe them a living.
The wages have been , well let's say held back due to 2 reasons,
1 is a plentiful supply of drivers for years upto about a year ago,
And secondly, the introduction of the minimum wage/living wage, has meant over the last decade or so a lot of the country, has had their wages increased by a far bigger percentage than driver, thus narrowing the gap, as wage rises for drivers has been kept to a minimum, and therefore not as attractive as it once was.
And some drivers in general are listening to the sh1te on social media and the TV, now think they have the upper hand, and are starting lean on this as a tool to get an easier life, by starting to say there not doing this or that, ( I am friendly with 3 transport managers, and the feedback is the same from all 3).
Not only are they wanting more money, but better conditions and getting to the point the managers are having to appease there staff to keep them, simple things things like not wanting to do nights out, due to being sick of time away from home, means less work is getting done, and it seems getting staff is 1 problem, but keeping them is another,.
The company offered 1.5% pay rise, across the board, it was rejected, after negotiations it has been settled at 5% for every one and 12% rise for drivers with benefits, yet there is still a few that are moaning saying its not enough, 2 drivers of which have handed there notice in to leave,
I fear this will not do anyone any good in general, as inflation will take off , and together shortage of goods and services, could lead to unrest nation wide,
I can see it will end in tears for the country in years to come.
I will say, I have noticed a decrease in number of lorries on the road.
caveman
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- Location
- East Sussex.
I could of quoted any number of other sources.
Have you got anything to refute those figures?
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Don't read newspapers. Generally think most forms of media are propaganda bull$h!t.
I didn't even bother opening it to read the figures when I saw the source.
I didn't even bother opening it to read the figures when I saw the source.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Just leaving this here.
Now lorry driver shortage hits Europe
Mainland Europe is experiencing an estimated 400,000 lorry driver shortage as port closures in China during the Covid pandemic have sparked a global supply chain crisis threatening economies.
Surely you have already had your medical to help solve the problem ...
That you helped cause ?
you think he should go and drive a lorry in mainland Europe ?Surely you have already had your medical to help solve the problem ...
That you helped cause ?
how did he help cause the problem ?
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
You have to laugh Kwasi Kwarteng the old Etonian Secretary of State for Business and child of Ghanian immigrants says no to Visas for lorry drivers . Priti Patel Home Secretary child of Ugandan Asians says no to Visas for workers. The cabinet is full of second generation British who don't like the idea of foreigners coming to the UK and doing what their parents did.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
yea but they have to keep 17 million voters happy with “keep foreigners out”
thats quite classic really, when you get people objecting to new houses being built in a village its very often the ones in the newest houses doing the objecting
when was that vote ?
Breakthru
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Maybe too far north to have heard of new rules like Mifid 2 etc
Breakthru
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Is he an accountant or a licensed financial adviser?
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
He's with one of the majors in the central belt. I seriously doubt he's not heard of any rules.
My accountant is an accountant.
Breakthru
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
In that case he shouldn't be giving financial advice. Stupid I know but that's the rules.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
He can give me accountancy advice though, in the form of making me aware of my options and the pros and cons therein. The pre-year end meeting is invaluable in that regard.
- Location
- Limousin, France
So 446 million people are alledgedly short of 400,000 drivers, but no shelves empty here andJust leaving this here.
Now lorry driver shortage hits Europe
Mainland Europe is experiencing an estimated 400,000 lorry driver shortage as port closures in China during the Covid pandemic have sparked a global supply chain crisis threatening economies.
67 Ish million people are 100,000 drivers short.
Duhh!
Edit, our flu jab will be on time as well
