OT Shortage of lorry drivers? What is to blame?

[frogmiller]

Didn't they stop the driving tests during Covid?

And many drivers took to driving delivery vans instead because the hours are better.

There seem to be a reluctance to being employed from a report I watched. They can earn more self employed.

£60 a night to park up to be paid for by the driver and claimed back at the end of the month.

[welovebooth]

Other road users nights out no family time.

Traffic Jams.

Bosses pushing you more and more ..

Stagnate pay.

Really if lorry drivers was French farmers they would off strike years ago.

Train driver gers 40-70k

Tube driver gets 60-80k

Lorry driver gets 20-50k

[Brin]

Other road users nights out no family time.

Traffic Jams.

Bosses pushing you more and more ..

Stagnate pay.

Really if lorry drivers was French farmers they would off strike years ago.

Train driver gers 40-70k

Tube driver gets 60-80k

Lorry driver gets 20-50k

The only lorry drives earning upwards to 50k are Haz Chem and Petroleum drivers as they are driving potential dangerous loads. Don't know where you get your 20 -50 from as they are no way near that.

[crashbang]

What would you know about driving 40 tonners?

the,'ve past a test. just like I did for coaches and bus's. driving is driving. easier with 20 ton of food than 50 odd passengers.

[clarkey1974]

I blame Dennis weaver…

[Brin]

the,'ve past a test. just like I did for coaches and bus's. driving is driving. easier with 20 ton of food than 50 odd passengers.

Completely different driving manoeuvres for a rigid bodied bus to an articulated cab. As for 20 tonne, when was the last time you saw a bus/coach that weighed 40 tonne? That's unless CAM is on one carrying his wallet.

[rolymiller]

Some good replies guys thanks. Interesting that it is a global thing not just a uk thing. Maybe some drivers have found other more worthwhile occupations during lockdown and have chosen not to return to Lorry driving since the ease up.

[howdydoo]

I know this lass called Cath, who would, for family reasons, love ...... and I mean love........, to be a long distance lorry driver

[rolymiller]

She's been married 30 odd years Howdy so her hubby must be doing summat reight...

[crashbang]

The only lorry drives earning upwards to 50k are Haz Chem and Petroleum drivers as they are driving potential dangerous loads. Don't know where you get your 20 -50 from as they are no way near that.

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