Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
I thought we ( in the uk ) were struggling with HGV drivers at the mo, its been all over the press, loads were pinged
Part of the shortage is also due to covid restrictions with less new drivers taking tests. Normally about 40k tests are taken, last year it was just 15k. Average age if HGV licence holders is 55 so there's not the usual numbers of new drivers replacing those retiring.