THE UK is 15,000 truck drivers short due to DVLA delays, with shortages now threatening the country's trade flow to and from the European Union.
. Rod Mackenzie, managing director of policy and public affairs at the Road Haulage Association, told Channel 4 News that higher wages to attract new drivers would put a strain on an industry which relies on fine margins.Paul McNamara, business and global trade correspondent said that despite fears that Brexit would create queues of trucks at the borders, a shortage of labour is what has hampered the haulage industry.
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