Driver shortage in road haulage sector examined
29 January 2016
The Transport Committee holds an evidence session looking at the shortage of drivers, recruitment and retention of drivers, and the effectiveness of measures being taken by the Government to address the shortage. It also looks at the under-representation of women, BME groups and young people among HGV drivers.
- Watch Parliament TV: Road haulage sector: Skills and workforce planning
- Inquiry: Road haulage sector: Skills and workforce planning
- Transport Committee
Witnesses
Monday 1 February 2016, Grimond Room, Portcullis House
At 4.05pm
- Adrian Jones, National Officer for Road Transport and Logistics, Unite the Union
- Jolyon Drury, Chair of the CILT Public Policies Committee, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
At 4.45pm
- Kat Springle, Operations Director, Easy as HGV
- Nathalie Axon, Founder and Director, Horsepower training Ltd
- Jenny Tipping, HGV Driver and Driver CPC Trainer, Manpower Logistic
Further information
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