Truck driver shortage in Britain

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2021. 10. 05. 11:05

According to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, very few foreign truck drivers have applied to work in the UK, but this is not the result of the end of British EU membership (Brexit) but of the worldwide truck driver shortage.

Prime Minister says Brexit is not the cause of driver shortages

In Britain, the lack of truck drivers has led to severe disruptions, mainly in fuel supply, but there are also logistical problems in the food supply of shops.

At the end of last month, a panicked rush of shopping began across the country at UK petrol stations after several major dealers announced they were forced to close filling stations because they could not continuously fuel their entire network due to a chronic shortage of tanker drivers.
The acquisition caused fuel shortages across the country, which only began to ease earlier this week. (MTI)