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To keep their trucks moving. and small firms like this have had to put their wages up, too. as of 1st ofjune this year, we had to give our drivers, across the board, about a 25% pay increase, which if you think about it, thats a lot of money. we are retaining our drivers and bringing new employees to the company, but we had to make a decision now that weve had to pass that cost, or certainly the drivers wages element, to our customers, to be able to carry this forward. in time, this will all put...

To keep their trucks moving. and small firms like this have had to put their wages up, too. as of 1st ofjune this year, we had to give our drivers, across the board, about a 25% pay increase, which if you think about it, thats a lot of money. we are retaining our drivers and bringing new employees to the company, but we had to make a decision now that weve had to pass that cost, or certainly the drivers wages element, to our customers, to be able to carry this forward. in time, this will all put...

Like germany or france, theres no real need to be in the uk. on top of that, during the pandemic, many new drivers couldnt take their hgv licence test. 30,000 tests were delayed last year. at this family—owned haulage firm near bristol, the boss is out when i arrive, back behind the wheel. and if it wasnt for me doing the interview today id be driving myself, because it has become the case, mainly, were both driving weekly. competition for drivers is fierce, supermarkets paying double rates to...