BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 16:53:00
For transport, charlotte vere, announced a temporary extension of drivers' hours to help ease the driver shortage. but dick denby has also written to her and asked her to consider a trial of 3000 of his lorries. its benefits are reducing the number of lorries by certainly a fifth, possibly a quarter, perhaps even a third. you can move 50% more freight potentially, - but still use one driver. and that's a very key thing for us at the moment, - because of the driver shortage. i have to say that i was quite - surprised with the announcement. they are safety rules, after all. and it just demonstra...