lolipop:
Not so much a shortage of trucks as a shortage of Drivers to keep trucks rolling 24/7
Many supermarkets RDCs only have enough permanent Drivers to cover 2 shifts over 5 days with nobody to cover all the other shifts /holidays /sick days.The "dog shifts" are more often than not covered by Agency,when the demand for Agency out strips the supply they struggle. Then its blame the Government for their own failings.,like training Not forgetting many have contracted out to the likes of Stobarts etc etc and many Drivers dont have much desire to work on short term contracts.
More often don’t have a desire to work in the retail distribution sector.