Industry Association Ties Up with Online HGV Driver Supply Company Direct Access to PAYE Staff via App UK – One of the biggest problems afflicting the road haulage sector in the past couple of years has been the drastic shortage of suitably qualified drivers. With the average age of the country's HGV drivers well over 45, and many in their sixties, the paucity of youngsters entering the profession has been a concern. Even those operators with a settled staff suffer with absences for holidays, sickness etc. and now Logistics UK, which aims to cover all sectors of the industry, and has criticised the government on this matter before when still known as the FTA, has entered a partnership with Avail, a driver hire technology platform, to offer its members what it calls a transparent, low-fee alternative to traditional agencies.