Lorry driver shortage

[TheEarlOfMoray]

How bad is it? I asked a rep to get my rape shifted asap this morning as need the space for barley but he said he would try his best but can’t promise anything due to the lorry driver shortage in the country. Personally think he’s at it but could be wrong.

 

[Netherfield]

It's bad, chap I know local to me had 3 drivers leave last week for more money, he just decided to take the 3 vehicles off the road and quit the work they were doing, then he gets the firm he was working for whining at him, but they don't want to pay anymore for the job.

 

[Mc115reed]

How bad is it? I asked a rep to get my rape shifted asap this morning as need the space for barley but he said he would try his best but can’t promise anything due to the lorry driver shortage in the country. Personally think he’s at it but could be wrong.

Probably no worse than the tractor driver shortage everybody seems too have this year but farmers don’t go crying about it and making a song and dance about it they just get on with it …

 

[Great In Grass]

This is a letter I received in early May:

 

[Tanker driver]

Its bad no one wants to drive a lorry and as wages go up there’s less need to do over time which is good

 

[Breckland Boy]

My Neighbour who I combine for can't now get a Camgrain lorry until Monday 23rd August!!

 

[serf]

Suppose lots of drivers got peed off with poxy EU directives and thought sod it do something else !

 

[Tanker driver]

I suppose some of the people that won’t load til 8 and not after 4 might have to have a rethink

 

[Woldgrain Storage]

How bad is it?

Waiting time of three weeks with one national merchant.

There are no spare drivers to cover weekends, covid isolating or double-shifting vehicles.

Haulage is as tight as everyone makes out. It doesn't help that bulk tipper work attracts lower rates than other haulage.

 

[Henarar]

Suppose lots of drivers got peed off with poxy EU directives and thought sod it do something else !

I have a licence but can't drive now cos of the stupid driver training malarkey, wasn't going to pay out for that just to do a few days

 

[ajd132]

As woldgrain said it is as bad as is being made out. 100k drivers short in the U.K.

 

[roscoe erf]

It’s f**king lovely

 

[Widgetone]

My Neighbour who I combine for can't now get a Camgrain lorry until Monday 23rd August!!

Must be bad then, before you just had to whistle and one would arrive within 30 mins.
Allegedly!

Wont help those arable folk with just a beet pad for grain storage....

 

[Woldgrain Storage]

Must be bad then, before you just had to whistle and one would arrive within 30 mins.

They used a lot of foreign drivers and would double-shift vehicles to load outside of the hours that one driver can manage on their own.

Those second drivers are no longer as plentiful.

 

[borderterribles]

Do I feel sorry for the firms that can't get drivers? Do I FECK! They weren't crying at the last EU accession when the age lower limit for an LGV licence had to be reduced from 21 to 18 to accommodate those with a tractor and trailer licence from God knows where, who came over to fill the seats vacated by UK drivers, not prepared to work for less. Or those who felt that their previous years of experience should excuse them from having to spend a week in a classroom, every five years ( often at their own expense) , just to keep their jobs. Or even those who knew they couldn't legally comply with the EU bulls!it WTD and either retired or found something considerably less stressful to do with their time.

 

[GeorgeK]

Must be bad then, before you just had to whistle and one would arrive within 30 mins.
Allegedly!

Wont help those arable folk with just a beet pad for grain storage....

Yes it might put some pressure on the heap in field, onto wagons and off to central storage model especially if the weather is catchy

 

[ajd132]

Must be bad then, before you just had to whistle and one would arrive within 30 mins.
Allegedly!

Wont help those arable folk with just a beet pad for grain storage....

Yes. Let’s remember though this is not just a Camgrain issue.

 

[Chae1]

How bad is it? I asked a rep to get my rape shifted asap this morning as need the space for barley but he said he would try his best but can’t promise anything due to the lorry driver shortage in the country. Personally think he’s at it but could be wrong.

What merchants that?

Started spring barley today. Merchant local to you reckons he'll clear me out by Wednesday.

Surprised you don't have a fancy artic! Keep up with the neighbours

 

[Hilly]

Shame they wouldn’t give farmers class 1 and help the situation out , been looking at doing it recently stuff that what a carry on yet I can drive a fastrac nearly as big on car licence absolute joke .

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Lorry driver here yesterday reckons he was on £9 an hour! I told him he ought to be double.