The lorry driver jobs mentioned in the article in The Sun (which, BTW, is a paper with a reputation for accurate reporting that's just a little above that of the National Enquirer in the States) is talking about jobs with Waitrose, a national, up-market supermarket chain. It's good that they're offering decent pay and conditions, but from everything I've read, it doesn't really compare to most haulage firms.
I dunno. I guess it's possible that Brits are basically such lazy bastards that they can't cope with the demands of driving a big rig, but I think it says something that the average age of a British HGV driver is currently around 50. The current shortage hasn't come out of the blue. The industry has failed to attract new drivers for decades, and thousands of people who once worked as HGV drivers have got so fed up with the shitty life and low rewards that they moved on to do other things.
In the USA I think another big reason for our shortage is also because young people are growing up with automatic transmissions and the thought of learning to drive a truck stickshift (which has a double clutch much harder to shift or downshift than a car with a manual transmission) to them it seems like an impossible feat. This is what I have heard from a lot of young people at work when I tell them they should start driving almost always the first thing they say is "I dont know how to drive a stickshift".
I guess I'm lucky that my first vehicle I had was a stickshift just like most boomers. I can imagine if you dont know anyone with a stickshift vehicle it would be hard to find someone that let you practice on their vehicle. I still think I would find a way but a lot of people are not too ambitious.
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I messaged him asked him again about it. And he sent me these links. He contracts with some company for work and saw these.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15996194/lorry-drivers-plumbers-earn-money-salary/
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/hgv-driver-shortage-how-you-21157855
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Interesting.
The lorry driver jobs mentioned in the article in The Sun (which, BTW, is a paper with a reputation for accurate reporting that's just a little above that of the National Enquirer in the States) is talking about jobs with Waitrose, a national, up-market supermarket chain. It's good that they're offering decent pay and conditions, but from everything I've read, it doesn't really compare to most haulage firms.
I dunno. I guess it's possible that Brits are basically such lazy bastards that they can't cope with the demands of driving a big rig, but I think it says something that the average age of a British HGV driver is currently around 50. The current shortage hasn't come out of the blue. The industry has failed to attract new drivers for decades, and thousands of people who once worked as HGV drivers have got so fed up with the shitty life and low rewards that they moved on to do other things.
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In the USA I think another big reason for our shortage is also because young people are growing up with automatic transmissions and the thought of learning to drive a truck stickshift (which has a double clutch much harder to shift or downshift than a car with a manual transmission) to them it seems like an impossible feat. This is what I have heard from a lot of young people at work when I tell them they should start driving almost always the first thing they say is "I dont know how to drive a stickshift".
I guess I'm lucky that my first vehicle I had was a stickshift just like most boomers. I can imagine if you dont know anyone with a stickshift vehicle it would be hard to find someone that let you practice on their vehicle. I still think I would find a way but a lot of people are not too ambitious.