The government has failed to conduct an impact assessment on the road safety implications of extending HGV driving hours, despite pushing through yet another extension to the daily limit for drivers….Read more…
‘Knee-jerk response’ to lorry driver crisis
Unite the union, which represents tens of thousands of lorry drivers, has greeted the news that the government will further extend the relaxation of lorry driver hours with anger and dismay. The…Read more…
Lorry drivers’ hours extension ‘reckless’
Unite has warned that the government’s plans to continue to relax the maximum driving timing for lorry drivers, is dangerous, reckless and potentially illegal. Unite has learned that the government…Read more…
‘Piling more pressure’ on ‘exhausted drivers’
The main industry body for road haulage stands with Unite in its opposition to recent measures announced by the government that will extend lorry drivers’ hours. From Monday (June 12), the maximum…Read more…
Making ‘difficult situation worse’
The decision of the Department for Transport (DfT) to relax the regulations on the maximum number of hours lorry drivers can work will not resolve the problem of a shortage of drivers in the…Read more…
Unite lorry driver manifesto launched
Unite has launched a radical manifesto to tackle the chronic driver shortage affecting the UK’s lorry driving sector. The manifesto has been drawn up to coincide with a ministerial roundtable to be…Read more…
European driver fatigue at ‘epidemic levels’
A new study published today (June 3) reveals that levels of professional driver fatigue throughout Europe are at epidemic levels, mirroring previous survey’s conducted by Unite. The survey, received…Read more…
Burning the candle at both ends
Working excessive hours is making workers ill, damaging their relationship with loved ones, and putting themselves and the general public in danger. These were the conclusions and testimonies of the…Read more…