Road Haulage

The UK road haulage industry has been battling with significant driver shortages for decades. The crisis peaked in 2021 during the pandemic when the Road Haulage Association (RHA) reported a staggering shortfall of over 100,000 qualified HGV drivers. The situation has eased with the latest estimates suggesting the shortage could be down to around 50,000, but the crisis is far

Most sectors of the economy and the public in general are at the mercy of the increasingly poor state of the UK’s infrastructure, but few industries suffer more than the road hauliers as they battle to navigate crumbling roads, attempting to be as efficient and cost-effective as possible. Adverse commercial impacts from poor infrastructure The commercial issues for the industry