Half of UK truckers considered quitting in 2023

University of Oxford survey reveals discrimination and poor truckstop facilities are major problems

The UK’s heavy dependence on trucks and their drivers became clear in the wake of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic with empty shelves and petrol pumps across the country. To avoid repeated supply chain disruption, it is critical that truck drivers are recruited and retained. But a report from the Trucking Lives project provides new evidence of the challenges truck drivers face and reasons why they are looking to leave – or have left – the job.

Over half of current truckers...

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