Brexit, strong growth in freight transport, shortage of containers… The fast-growing freight world must also face a shortage of truck drivers, acute in several countries.
The red zones are concentrated in the United States and the United Kingdom.
But Russia, Poland and Germany are also affected.
There would thus be a shortage of 100,000 drivers in the United Kingdom.
So much so that the British Ministry of Transport has put in place emergency measures to train drivers.
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Up to 50,000 additional truck driving tests will be available each year
», He announced.
To cope with the shortage, British hauliers have also had to revise the average salary of truck drivers upwards.
It is around 30,000 pounds (35,000 euros), compared to around 41,000 euros in Germany.
Across Europe, the shortage amounts to 400,000 drivers, estimates the analysis firm Transport Intelligence which published in August a study entitled
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