Tashyboy
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I thought the FT piece posted by mudball was excellent, it has 1 like ( me) and one other comment. It hits the nail firmly on the head.
The piece/story about Tesco was only partly true. What it failed to say was it sub contracted its class 1 drivers to get a lower haulage costs. Drivers left in droves. Now it is struggling for drivers. I knew last year that Me and Missis T would catch Covid, the week before Xmas my son delivered to Essex, Kent and Wales. It was rammed with Covid, guess what lad was diagnosed with On Boxing Day, Covid.
The important read for me in the FT piece was 9 hour shifts that can take 15 hours. It’s is true, the work and lifestyle balance is shocking and yet companies did pay a pittance for that role to be fulfilled. The shortage of lorry drivers is the tip of the iceberg re the Problem of skilled workforce in the Uk.
The piece/story about Tesco was only partly true. What it failed to say was it sub contracted its class 1 drivers to get a lower haulage costs. Drivers left in droves. Now it is struggling for drivers. I knew last year that Me and Missis T would catch Covid, the week before Xmas my son delivered to Essex, Kent and Wales. It was rammed with Covid, guess what lad was diagnosed with On Boxing Day, Covid.
The important read for me in the FT piece was 9 hour shifts that can take 15 hours. It’s is true, the work and lifestyle balance is shocking and yet companies did pay a pittance for that role to be fulfilled. The shortage of lorry drivers is the tip of the iceberg re the Problem of skilled workforce in the Uk.