The government’s “insane” immigration policy is to blame for the lorry driver shortage, and not Brexit, the head of retail giant Next said this week. Next chief executive Lord Wolfson is calling on the government to think again and allow more HGV drivers to work in the UK to tackle the ongoing shortages and disruption. […]
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A new system of managed migration will allow the road transport industry to recruit skills internationally after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, has assured operators.
The transport minister gave a keynote speech at an event this week to highlight the essential roadside facilities required by HGV drivers. Hollies truckstop in Cannock was the location for the event, which called for the “lorry driver’s voice” to be at the heart of improving rest stops. Roads minister Richard Holden (pictured left) said: […]
The DfT is to hold a zero-emission vehicle summit in Birmingham this September.