Government figures show that in the final quarter of 2024, 24% of HGV businesses reported driver vacancies, down from 28% in ...

A shortage of lorry drivers could spark the scenes of chaos that swept the UK in 2021 with fuel and food in scarce supply, a ...

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the shortage of HGV drivers is a “global problem“ and has been made worse by coronavirus He says the "principal bottleneck" relates to getting more tests for HGV ...

In 2021, the UK was hit by a perfect storm that — if unresolved — could have brought the country to its knees. The lorry driver shortage — a shortfall of more than 100,000 drivers which put pressure ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gary Whittle Southampton businesses have warned MPs that the decline of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers is threatening the ...

To meet this requirement, the DVSA will need to conduct an average of 73,000 driving tests per year. Ensuring a sufficient HGV driver workforce to support future economic needs will require sustained ...

CNN — Up to 10,500 lorry drivers and poultry workers are to be offered temporary UK visas in an attempt to avoid supply chain disruptions ahead of Christmas, the government has said in a statement.

Ministers have held urgent talks on how to address the current shortage of lorry drivers, after the transport secretary told Sky News motorists should "carry on as normal" when it comes to buying ...

As the impact of panic buying at petrol stations and a lack of HGV drivers sees the UK Government prepare to call in the army to cope with demand, here’s when the last major UK fuel crisis occurred ...