Drive for Britain! United Kingdom scrambles for truckers amid supply woe
The Hindu
The United Kingdom is short of tens of thousands of drivers, as factors including Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic converge to create a supply-chain crunch
In Britain, this is the season of shortages — milkshakes were off the menu for weeks at McDonald's, chicken has been in short supply at KFC, some gas stations have run out of fuel and there are gaps on supermarket shelves.
The problems have several causes, but one stands out — there just aren’t enough truck drivers. The United Kingdom is short of tens of thousands of drivers, as factors including Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic converge to create a supply-chain crunch.
With the industry raising the specter of Christmas shortages of turkeys and toys, the government is scrambling to lure more people into truck driving, long viewed as an underpaid and underappreciated job.