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Why is there a shortage of HGV drivers in the UK?
It is not just the UK. Countries all around the world are facing a lorry driver shortage. From Germany to Poland to USA to Australia there has been an under investment in lorry and truck driver training.
However the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the under investment in HGV drivers in the UK.
- Older HGV drivers have realised they have been treated poorly by employers and society in general and now left to retire or seek more rewarding jobs.
- In the UK DVLC, responsible for licensing of drivers in the UK, have poorly managed the authorisation process resulting in tens of thousands of drivers unable to drive without appropriate licence.
- Poor employment conditions and pay for HGV drivers in UK was hidden to most by cheap labour from overseas. However, many drivers have returned home and found worthwhile jobs in their own country and are not will to be abused by UK employers.
- By-partisan organisations seeking to promote their own agenda have seized the current supply chain problems and caused panic in the community resulting in excessive unnatural purchasing of goods and supplies perceived to be in danger of running out.
- The shortage of goods movement alternatives through airports, for example, has also inhibited speed of goods and parts supplies placing increased demand on road and rail. Changes to air passenger transport in October 2022 under easing of Covid restrictions will also open up new supply chain opportunities in the UK.
The current shortage of petrol and diesel for retail consumption which spiked last week is expected to be smoothed out by the end of this week. However the HGV driver shortage crisis will continue into 2022 at least. It is unlikely that many drivers will work to come to the UK from Europe when for example Germany alone has a shortage of around 45000 HGV drivers.
HGV drivers can expect a wage in the region of £25000 per year and HGV driver wages are likely to increase, especially for the experienced drivers. Many people may now turn to HGV driving as relatively good wages persuade them to change employment. Eventually the laws of supply and demand will correct gaps in the marketplace.
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9th September 2019 Eddie Stobart Logistics Mismanagement Of Risks May Have Led To Takeover Attempt
Eddie Stobart Logistics shares have been suspended and its CEO departed. Eddie Stobart Logistics shares are not trading after a 2 million pounds accounting error was discovered. It is now facing a takeover attempt by DBAY Advisors which already has a 10 percent share in the business. DBAY Advisors have until until 5pm on October 7 to either table a formal bid or walk away under stock market rules.
The fall in the value of the pound could make Eddie Stobart Logistics to overseas buyers looking to pick up a bargain and integrate it into global distribution network.
20th December 2018 Was Severe Disruption At Gatwick Due To Illegal Flying Of Drones Predictable and Preventable?
The ongoing flight disruption at Gatwick airport due to illegal drone use was not the first disruption to flights in the UK. The fact that risk controls against drone use are available and the fact that there have been previous incidents of disruption suggests that the Gatwick incident was likely not unlikely.
The severity of the impact on airports and business in general was also easily predictably significant.
As both the likelihood and severity suggest balanced risk controls should have been deployed poses the question of why were risk controls not deployed?
20th December 2017 Uber Told Its A Transport Company By Top Court
The European Union’s highest court ECJ has ruled that Uber is a transport company, which means for Uber it has to comply with many more rules and licensing requirements across the whole European Union EU. It decided Uber is a transportation services taxi and car hire services company not an online platform digital services company.
The ECJ also concluded that Uber exercises decisive influence over the conditions under which the drivers provide their service. The ruling could result in individual country’s in Europe imposing much tighter operating restrictions on Uber.
London’s transport authority has stopped Uber’s private car hire license due to “lack of corporate responsibility“, though Uber is still allowed to operate in London pending its appeal of the authority’s decision.
19th December 2017 Uber Is A Danger To Public Safety Warns Union
The GMB union in the UK claims that excessive hours makes the Uber taxi app service a danger to public safety. It says the Uber app “encourages” and incentivises drivers to work long hours. The allegations were presented by GMB at a court hearing in London to determine whether Uber can renew its London licence.
2nd May 2017 Armed Attacks On Ships in West African Waters Nearly Doubled In 2016
Pirates see more money in ship’s crew than cargo. They are the targets when pirates attack off Nigeria’s coast, according to a report from Oceans Beyond Piracy OBP. The crew present a potentially bigger pay-cheque than cargo, with less risk, via kidnap for ransom.
Other areas of renewed concern include the previously common hunting ground of the coastline off Somalia. Maybe complacency has set in as far as protecting ships passing East Africa is concerned.
OBP estimated the total economic cost of maritime crime in West Africa at nearly $794 million. OBP estimated the total cost of counter-piracy operations in the western Indian Ocean at 1.7 billion dollars last year.
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