UK haulage crisis: Extra charges to retain drivers add to cost of moving goods

Supply Chains are dependent on the professional trade and customs industry. The current situation in UK with a shortage of lorry drivers & customs experts underlines how important it is to develop and train a new workforce to enter these sectors in the future. Everywhere.

Hauliers are adding “driver retention surcharges” of up to £65 per load to customer bills to boost driver wages and prevent them moving to more highly paid positions.

The move is increasingly widespread as haulage firms seek to stem the flow of drivers moving elsewhere as the sector faces a shortfall of up to 100,000 drivers.

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