he or silently. thank you very much. the shortage of petrol and diesel on many filling station forecourts has brought into focus the longstanding shortage of heavy goods vehicle drivers across the uk. the road haulage association estimates there is now a shortage of more than 100,000 qualified drivers nationally. and freight firms have said they have, or are considering, wage rises to retain staff. 0ur reporter corinne wheatley reports from yorkshire on why the job of a haulier is proving so unattractive. 0n the move around the clock. hauliers say they ve never worked harder to try to keep up with demand. this company in bradford says it could double its 32 strong fleet if it had the drivers to do so. but there s an estimated shortage of 100,000 across the uk and there are delays in getting new drivers the green light. i ve got a driver now that s come to us, we want to train him up
industry. they promised to be a uk haulier right now. haulier right now. thank you very much forjoining haulier right now. thank you very much forjoining us. if you re watching at home, and you re experiencing any of the issues we are discussing you can get directly in touch with me on twitter. i had zero tank, it was on reserve, it was chaotic. my heart rate was going through the sky. every petrol station i went to. i went to asda, no petrol, no petrol, no diesel. every single place a wet. a wet to park royal is now, sorry, no petrol. i
delivering to some bp garages and became widespread answer drivers ignored please not to panic by. the group which represents haulier is unsure how many hauliers will want to come. we unsure how many hauliers will want to come. ~ ., ., , ., . to come. we will wait to see once the new provisions to come. we will wait to see once the new provisions will to come. we will wait to see once the new provisions will be - the new provisions will be officially adopted. what i can say is that the shortage of drivers is a long term problem. it is a long term issue which requires a long term solution. and this will also depend upon the type of transportation from the eu to the uk. the upon the type of transportation from the eu to the uk. the eu to the uk. the trade body representing the eu to the uk. the trade body representing major the eu to the uk. the trade body representing major uk the eu to the uk. the trade body - representing major uk supermarkets insisted they alone needed at
Trucks reportedly waived through as German border issues continue
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Reports have emerged of truckers being waved across the Czech/German border as the queues caused by Germany’s covid test requirements continue to disrupt supply chains.
Prof. Dr. Dirk Engelhardt, spokesperson for Germany’s Federal Association of Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Management, told BILD yesterday that he had heard reports of lorries being waved through:
I heard from one business owner that the backlog at the Czech border crossings was so great that the drivers were simply waved through.
The EU Commission also see the measures as a further restriction on the free movement of goods in the Schengen area. On Monday, letters of complaint were sent to Germany, as well as other countries with strict border restrictions, including Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Hungary.