Pay rises and improved working conditions are helping hauliers to overcome the nationwide driver shortage, according to accountancy and business adviser Duncan & Toplis.
The company reports pay rises of between 10 and 14 per cent are helping haulage firms to attract and retain drivers in the wake of a national shortage which has severely impacted the industry over the last year.
Although there is a nationwide worker shortage across many sectors, fuelled by both the pandemic, Brexit and long-standing issues, the haulage sector has been in particular need of qualified drivers.
Official figures show an 81% rise in the number of vacancies for the transport and storage industry between October and December last year compared to the same period in 2020, with 56,000 vacancies, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Meanwhile, the Road Haulage Association has warned that the industry is short of up to 100,000 drivers, with … Read more