Why are British truck drivers unhappy?

Sky News goes on the road with truck driver Jimmy Glovan to find out why many in the industry are walking away.
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[@JMB1891]

I think a lot of workers that effectively keep the country running aren’t respected enough, not just truck drivers.

[@henryjohnfacey8213]

40 years HCV and PSV. That's correct in the front line taking all the stick. Companies Profit Margins are very very small. And most agreed contracts are not re negotiable. All transport workers work under extreme stress, with rotten hours. How about getting up at 03 10 every morning for 40 years ? and not being able to purchase your own house.

[@inesdamonteines3985]

See the careworkers.No one single shift without being kick/slap/spit/hands ✋ in faeces and urine(gloves don't cover your elbows but your elbows must be uncovered according to UK rules), Getting verbal abuse and be threaten to be out of job or put in jail if something goes wrong with their residents(80% with dementia plus other issues but registered as " normal " residents in all homecares) while doing the job of two people .The inspection comes always after the management has put their stuff in order(such coincidence) and left the staff in the dark to be criticized for errors when they've are already burnt out.More than 70% of the shifts they are understaffed but not when the inspection comes...so lucky!

[@A1K300]

this video is about truck drivers

[@kevoneone]

I made over a grand last week. Ive got an electric kettle, microwave and fridge for me cans. 3kids at home absolute peace and quiet when I park up 😁

[@fromabove1181]

@JB good point Sir!

[@a.hoctavius5848]

No one is happy when they are worked like a dog and treated like a slave

[@adventtrooper]

Better than worked like a slave and treated like a dog.

[@ConstructiveMinds100]

How there this piece of s. complain. He is the subject for the queen and most upper classes.

[@kingstone2457]

@@kevoneone u just saying the same thing in every comment. Ur work is just copy and paste mate

[@erikmorales1004]

They being a teacher

[@philmarwood69]

@Gee Boy 13 t0 16 hour days and living in a truck all week.

[@MaxiBela]

Jimmy is a nice guy, I like his attitude and unfortunately he is right.

[@SooDamGood]

He does seem nice, I feel like offering him a coffee

[@aborted4196]

Lol, who really cares he should have gotten a better education and a better job.

[@casiopistachio1107]

@@aborted4196 Articulated lorry drivers are on 50k basic mate, its a good job, it used to be more respected and higher paid a few years ago too.

[@anamelessghoul6669]

@@aborted4196 I bet your the type of person to point at a brick layer and say that eventhough they're making double your yearly salary

[@mikesanders5433]

@@anamelessghoul6669 mate AborteD’s name is exactly what his parents should have done to him 😂 The guy is clueless and clearly a troll.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Too many “managers” in the industry, sitting at their desks playing candy crush & phoning drivers up to see where they are when the tracker screen on their computer says exactly where they are ! Too many haulage firms pressuring their drivers to drive overloaded vehicles & receiving centres with tiny booking in windows that don’t account for traffic or delays. The whole industry needs to wake up & accept it has to change.

[@aarongray3463]

And in my experience those same managers can't be arsed to give the drivers the correct info when they come to collect shipments from my company

[@daquarius1222]

SOO f'ing TRUE!

[@mrpetrock8624]

some I've encountered have bad people skills demeaning or indifference to their employees and a never make a mistake or can't be reasoned with

[@utv5490]

Too many recruitment agencies laundering money.

[@OrganMusicYT]

Too many managers everywhere, managers, depute managers, managers for this, managers for that, all just so the manager can give all his pals a nice cushy job and a good pay packet.

[@riptarn]

My cpc expired during the pandemic, I refuse to pay for it. The government wrote me a letter begging me to come back because we are so much needed, but don’t offer to fund cpc. They can’t be that desperate!

[@jackjewell6926]

People seem to care more about rich ''artists'' and footballers over the people actually keeping this country running

[@dsmyify]

Ever wonder why?

[@oddities-whatnot]

@Jim young people in the UK dont want to go into haulage. If they want to do manual work the hours and pay are better for rail maintenance operatives or trades etc. The rest want jobs in IT, sales or any other equally soft roles where they can keep warm and chat all day while slurping coffee.

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi jack

[@touraneindanke]

As a concierge in Amsterdam I always show the drivers the washroom first and ask how they want their coffee. Sadly most of the time they are only a deadline but take that coffee with them in the truck. Some politely ask to put some in a thermos. I used to be a carpenter and respectfully accepted service from my costumers. And made an effort to (cleaning after the job was done) It’s nice to be treated as a guest and give it back.

[@mrtwostrike]

What’s the difference between a prison cell and a lorry…? The prison cell has its own toilet.

[@XAE_A_Xii]

no free sex compared to prison lol

[@alexanderkubanski9563]

And the prison cell has more space than a truck cab! Most truck cabs are the same size as an average garden shed

[@nigew]

Do prison cells have cctv cameras watching their every move? That’s what lorries have.

[@jonnysupreme]

Better drugs in prison n'all. So I've heard

[@magesticchicen]

@@nigew Ofc prisons have cameras watching your every move

[@brianfreeman8290]

The difference in the quantity, quality, and cost of facilities for lorry drivers between the UK and anywhere in Europe is absolutely staggering.

[@miras2222]

And now Nigel Farage's (man of the people with a pint of beer in GB news) solution to resolve drivers shortage is..... make them work longer hours. Thanks to Brexit we can skip EU driving safety limits & regulations and force them to work more. This sounds great for all lorry drivers who, like my husband, already work 60 hours per week. It seems 'take back control' turned out to 'squeeze key workers like lemmons and exploit them like slaves'

[@rainbowlyniscool]

@@miras2222 These tories are too cruel to be acting like this, don't they know where they came from... Eaton really went to their head they forgot basic human rights yikes

[@todortodorov940]

@@miras2222 Nigel is on the right track. If they worked 24 hours a day, productivity will double. Increase the worktime to 36 hours a day, and it will triple. It's as easy as telling the drivers to do some more driving and all problems will be solved. The Simpsons did an excellent educational course on employee management, with Homer Simpson in the main role as a nuclear power plant manager - watch and learn.

[@aminulhussain2277]

@@miras2222 Taking back control is for the rich.

[@j.calvert3361]

Actually Germany today is inundated with trucks and they haven't kept up building parking space for them...

[@zainzoala1083]

In the UK , being a lorry driver means low pay & long hour's & hard to find toilet & more like playing ' Tom & Jerry game with the police & parking fines.

[@elilan_tamil]

Yes. Sad true.

[@janhermanvanman9581]

Is £54000 a year for Hoyer a low pay? It's nearly double national average. Stop whining and browse indeed for better jobs, £22 hr is 12more than tesco pays to retail workers.

[@stoundingresults]

Same at the USA. Some towns are friendly but major cities even at industrial areas are parking tickets without remorse.

[@lfcwilli]

Low pay my arse, long hours and dull true

[@kevoneone]

I made over a grand last week. Ive got an electric kettle, microwave and fridge for me cans. 3kids at home absolute peace and quiet when I park up 😁

[@eamonfire]

Truckers have been treated like this for years in the UK. Transport minister needs to be held accountable for this. No point bleating now. Shocking.

[@hellobear]

He logistics is ridiculous. I bring in frozen items containers from Netherlands and Asia every month. And 7 out of 10 containers would be held due to whatever reason during busy times. While charging me £75 daily storage. Losing pocket both ways

[@islamafridi5055]

Well truckers have a bad attitude stupid fat bald idiots who think own the road

[@tangaz5819]

Spent to much time deflecting blame on foreign truckers. Wonder if he will be held to account. Schnapps will blame something or somebody else.

[@RingwraithRob]

I left my HGV1 career behind 2 years ago now and I will never go back. I drove containers out of Southampton as a day driver so never had the overnight problems but even so it wasn't the job it was back in 1990 when I first started. The industry needs a major overhaul and a big change of attitude, it's full of bullies who are out of touch with modern working practices and conditions!

[@thequagmire7882]

Agreed gave mine up 2 years ago as well, just had a letter from ministry of transport please come back we value your experience 🤣🤣🤣 too late much too late

[@RingwraithRob]

Absolutely, are we supposed to feel patriotic? 100% agree, too little to late!

[@nthgcangetmedown4573]

@@thequagmire7882 haha! Send the letter back with a full list of demands and see what comes back 🤣

[@thequagmire7882]

@@nthgcangetmedown4573 🤣🤣🤣

[@Samouraii]

It's ridiculous that it takes the whole system to crash for anyone to pay attention to problems that have been developing for decades. The government don't give a toss until it means they can't get fuel for their range rovers or disrupts their Waitrose shop

[@stinkypete2722]

I've driven through Europe many, many times as an owner driver in my own little haulage business (much smaller truck mind) and he is bang on.. Driving in Europe is way, way nicer in pretty much every respect..

[@AllahDoesNotExist]

Aspect

[@lsd8497]

@@AllahDoesNotExist Every respect is also correct.

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi stinky

[@stinkypete2722]

@George Washington Silence, colonial! Lest the Queen's men march on your capitol once more....

[@stinkypete2722]

@@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959 Good morning Alexis.

[@muselive100]

Every word this guy said is bang on the truth

[@weediestbroom]

Scrambled eggs, fresh coffee, little bit of salad = 💯

[@matekochkoch]

@@weediestbroom That wasn't in the UK

[@evolad2463]

except for the holland part thats just straight up nonsense

[@andyfletcher7535]

@@matekochkoch he a English driver driving a left hand drive English truck on foreign number plates. He still pays English tax and paid in pounds!! Well done for noticing us drivers do go to Europe too

[@FukYuo-yt6ir]

@@andyfletcher7535 I think he was on about the breakfast meal was not in UK mate

[@pho3nix-]

At least I'm respected in Euro Truck Simulator 2.

[@PtolemyJones]

Poor salaries and working conditions. They got away with it for years, using foreign drivers, but actually having to pay British drivers British wages is something they are really unhappy about.

[@irrelevance3859]

Exactly. People complain about it but the Companies literally love it.

[@daquarius1222]

same in Denmark! .. like 50%, if not 60% of the Driver's the deliver and drive Container's from the Port, is a easten driver ... >.< they get like 20-40Dkk an Hour ... and the companies make BIG BANG on them! ... it's f'ing mental that things like that can happen to human's, no matter how stupid, filthy, careless they are ..

[@domremyuk]

@@daquarius1222 It’s not about money, British don’t want to do this type of job, they was a work from home and drink coffe and masturbate all day

[@owenporter1472]

@@domremyuk over 50k HGV applicants not being processed by DVLA. It's not the people, it's not a shortage, it's our terrific leaders intentionally causing havoc and destabilisation.

[@lordomacron3719]

@@domremyuk do get it right Tea not coffee

[@buddha1736]

15 hours days, no park ups, treated like 💩low pay, no showers, no family life, called trampers, expected to pay the cpc ourselves along with doctors Medical etc expensive to gain a HGV licence, DVSA constantly fining drivers the list goes on and on.

[@conan670431]

With the current problems UK HGV driver is a dying breed :( I know 5 guys all Bulgarians now that moved over the Germany in the last 6 months and are much happier driving there (they would never come back they say ) and those are only 5 I know personaly.......

[@kevoneone]

I made over a grand last week. Ive got an electric kettle, microwave and fridge for me cans. 3kids at home absolute peace and quiet when I park up 😁

[@argh6666]

They keep voting for the Tory party so they get what they voted for…

[@jmills1549]

Why i work in factory (pcv1, hgv2, not driving)

[@MrZeldion]

All providing the luxury and goods to those same people that look down their noses at them too.

[@EricH_1983]

Its the shear lack of facilities and truck stops! Where has it gone so wrong in the UK? Every 50 miles there should be some sort to truck stop with decent clean facilities..

[@Robert-cu9bm]

Market forces

[@markstevens1237]

Totally agree.

[@stevec6427]

I couldn't believe the frequency of services in France. Most of them are municiple run services with the essentials but it works

[@adventtrooper]

​@@Robert-cu9bm Indeed. Why would private industry create facilities for a customer that has no money? This is why (as Martin said) many facilities on the continent are government funded.

[@JScot92]

In infrastructure generally we are behind our continental neighbours. Our roads and railways are inferior. It's no surprise our truck facilities are too.

[@tonyb9136]

I stopped at a truck stop recently. It was like going back in time. What a depressing dump. Feel for these guys having to drive all day and then pulling up in a dive for a hot meal.

[@freddieparrydrums]

@FlyingMonkies325 All these electric cars won’t last. Just a load of sh1t

[@aidenrafferty7825]

@@freddieparrydrums won’t last? How so? The UK government has already said they plan to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. Many car companies have already stopped producing new diesel/petrol driven cars.

[@ludaMerlin69]

@@aidenrafferty7825and trucks? Ha. It's going to be a disaster.

[@freddieparrydrums]

@@gwennauslot1104 governments are being stupid and claiming promises too quickly

[@angelgjr1999]

Most older truckers I’ve met are a little psychologically damaged.

[@starofdavid9919]

I have every sympathy for the truckers, very experienced guys doing a totally undervalued job, they sacrifice so much for so little in return, Its the same in the building industry, I'm a Carpenter to trade and I was earning more 20 odd years ago than I could today.

[@bartley7953]

Im in construction and sat at home for 3 days when Boris had his first lockdown speech and then it was work as normal since , i constructed a nightingale hospital in Devon along the way , the construction industry has barely got a mention in the last couple of years .

[@PiOfficial]

@Kylie M the pay is amazing though 28 an hour is pretty common nowadays

[@glywnniswells9480]

Did immigration havr any effect on that?

[@martiangod]

@Stuart McDermott £22 per hour is double my driving job wage and i have to off load my van manually myself not watch someone with forklift trucks empty it, they're paid a great wage imo

[@ZootZootTesla]

@@CandyMan2001 even in the UK engineers are treated with less respect then the rest of europe, it's wild our culture, if your job is not office based and looking at excel spreadsheets it's not a career seems to be the public opinion.

[@nickwhitehead3873]

I am a bus driver, and our pay is lousy compared to other driving jobs! And we get abuse every single day, work shifts that can start at 4:00am and late working that can finish at 1:00am, we work any 5 out of 7 days and have a huge responsibility to get passengers to their destinations safely! I stand with these truck drivers, and I hope they get the pay they deserve!

[@mustafahumar4386]

Can u drive a hgv with ur licence ?

[@nickwhitehead3873]

Mustafa… sadly no, I have to train as an HGV driver as it’s a separate test! There is also a big shortage of bus drivers,but our unions are weak and don’t challenge our pay and conditions!

[@ThePrimordialChronicles]

Not trying to imply anything, but back when I lived in the UK for about a decade, most bus drivers I’ve met were some of the meanest individuals I’ve interacted with. Or to specify, that happend to me mainly in England, in Scotland it was a bit of a different story, a bus driver from Inverness even gave me a lift with his private car once he’ve seen I’ve been late to the bus I was usually taking… But outside of that, when living in England for a bit - it was absolutely horrible most of the time.

[@stevedawson256]

I drive hgv and I would never drive bus with some of the crap they put up with from passengers and other road users . I'd be inside for murder by now

[@SassyHehe]

@@nickwhitehead3873 your a legend mate and just to say I know it can be hard some days but I think your doing a smashing job brother, keep it up 👊💙

[@gregmoore167]

I am surprised Jimmy has been trucking for 40 years as he is still alive!

[@fusiliers1]

Another 2-3 years he will retire

[@kevoneone]

Ive got an electric kettle, microwave and fridge for me cans in my truck. 3kids at home absolute peace and quiet when I park up 😁

[@gerrypowell2748]

Hey I worked 53 years in the building industry and guess what🤪I’m still kicking😜

[@Lacipecsenye1]

Jimmy is tough as f.

[@richardcarden7747]

Looks in rude health.

[@hanshartfiel6394]

I had my own truck and a contract with DHL taking a full trailer to Nuremberg, Germany, and bring one back to the UK. I can't say that I was ever offered a free coffee but the service I received in Germany was excellent. Never stopped on motorway service stations but on an Autohof. Autohof is basically a truck stop where truckers can get everything they need at reasonable prices. Even now that I'm retired I stop with my car at an Autohof like recently when I went on holiday in Germany.

[@martialme84]

No. Germany is in Europe and Europe is bad and evil and (most importantly) crumbling! Britain is good and pure and shiny and glorious!

[@adam.georgian]

Don’t compare UK with Germany. Germany is way above the UK

[@hanshartfiel6394]

@@adam.georgian I certainly can compare the two countries and as l'm German living in the UK I think that I am in a very good position to do so.

[@colinarcher2817]

Yip ,beautiful country.so clean

[@eliasjakewallace2239]

@@martialme84 lol

[@harenterberge2632]

Employers: more market, less government. Same employers when the market mechanism requires them to pay and treat drivers better to attract new drivers: we need government intervention!

[@grantjohnstone9787]

No sympathy for an industry that shits in its own bed for 30 years and complains about the smell.

[@keabot]

Been the same for years .. Britain doesn’t give a toss 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Enzo012]

It's like karma on a national scale. A collective kick in the arse.

[@grinchmafia7295]

Let it crumble then

[@dannydee2668]

Even if they offered 80k a year I wouldn't go back to HGV driving. The work conditions are problem.

[@fa5234]

Same for the restaurant industry. Crazy hours always on your feet low pay no family life nothing worth the suffering of working that hard for that long for 6days a week

[@itsmeguys7715]

I would

[@adamglltt89]

@@itsmeguys7715 £80k..? Show me the money!

[@docrex1678]

If somebody offered me 80K to drive a truck, I would gladly kick my work as a doctor and drive a truck instead!

[@kristofferhellstrom]

@Crane ha :D

[@hellobear]

I’m in the frozen import export business. Hers right. The people that run the show here are horrendous to deal with and disrespectful

[@evaluna8100]

So sorry to hear that. Hope the situation gets better now with the attention of the whole country focussed on it. 🙏

[@cchan824]

Respect is a strong word, shame they don’t received it all the time

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi chan

[@panoshountis1516]

Damn, right. No European lorry driver in his right mind will put his life on hold for 3 odd months to come to the rescue of a self inflicted mess. Get real, UK!

[@muskrat477]

@@latinouncle8752 that's a myth and a blatant one at that...a few industries have suffered under this cheap labour, meat factory's, farms etc. .... who did the work before?....that's right

[@bensteel3944]

To many companies in the UK have used EU labour and seen it as a ticket to drive down wages where even EU workers in the UK can't afford to live here.

[@casteretpollux]

Answer is organise across Europe. Romanian drivers are striking already. Raise the rate and improve conditions for all.

[@firstname4865]

Yeah only big money men have gained from all this over last 20 years.

[@stun5700]

People need to realise drivers keep the country moving well in guys

[@iansiddley7992]

This has been coming for 20+ years . Brick layers,tyre fitters,hgv drivers,the list is endless of shortages of manual labour jobs .

[@helainewilliams8253]

It has, spot on! Today's lot can't change a lightbulb let alone dare they get their hands dirty, decades of nanny state pampering.

[@jmills1549]

Many years ago, hgv tyre fitter £50 per week, pcv1 £3.68 ph national company, hgv2 £6.30 ph..... Factory work not driving.. Hell of a lot more.

[@mcc9887]

yep absolutely ...its all about bloody nurses and Teachers at the moment

[@shanethompson1521]

Im a truck driver for 34yrs now. And im leaving, i can work on a production line for more money and far less stress. Its a no brainer.

[@Deleted11100]

Production lines are the most tedius, mind numbing jobs mate. All the best

[@Matt-wr9cc]

@@Deleted11100 silly comment from Shane hope he enjoys his production line work 😂 Shane is a shining example of someone who complains about the money and his job but hasn’t bothered looking. I am 6 months class 1, driving a box trailer, monday to Friday, I don’t touch my load, I do 5 hours driving a day and I take home NET payment 950 a week. I am home every night god bless 😇

[@shanethompson1521]

@@Matt-wr9cc but isnt that the only reason we work in the first place?? For the money.

[@Matt-wr9cc]

@@dvlx_a997 parcel delivery companies go and see for yourself

[@adam.georgian]

🤩 wow £950/ week is very good I work as engineer (electrical) in a factory for £11.48/h. So not only hgv drivers are treated like S##T, engineers are too.. Own class 1 licence + CPC + transport manager qualified and thinking to start driving.

[@evil_tree]

When I worked in fast food we would offer the drivers a drink or some food. We both knew what it was like to be treated poorly.

[@w6rb336]

Who got the lovely letter from the government if your a hgv driver? 😂

[@911HRW]

I did, what’s putting me off doing a bit part time is the CPC, after a lot of driving, I don’t believe most drivers need to sit in a class room for 35 hours to be told what they already know.

[@arieark3006]

I did. 😂😂😂they can f##k off. Not paying to do cpc so i can get treated like s##t every day.

[@minime331]

I received one, laughed and put it straight in the bin. Jokers.

[@swift9431]

Think everyone did I still drive a lorry and got one still.

[@Twiggy163]

The coffee bit in the Netherlands is accurate. During uni I had a job where i needed to help offload cargo. Whilst were all pushed to do it quickly, the common courtesy of some coffee for the driver is something we make make time for.

[@Ro9eR]

UK, Cobham M25, 7pm. Trucks unable to park, no driving time or WTD, overflowing almost on to the motorway. A34 every layby filled, no facillities. Summertime, holiday making Caravans parking in the HGV parks taking up spaces needed by a driver overnight.

[@bespoke500]

My pet hate is cravavans taking the spaces we need for the night

[@Ro9eR]

@@bespoke500 mine too good buddy. I like parking up real close to them if I can to hack them off 👍🏻🚛

[@bespoke500]

@@Ro9eR one of my mates said he parks next to them exhaust side to their door if they are sat in them 😂

[@911HRW]

So what’s the reason? Too many trucks due to too many people on this small island? Or do we upset the climate change lot by tarmacing over fields?

[@terryloker358]

@@911HRW Way to many people in the UK . New Zealand is bigger and only has 4.5 million people . That gets crowded in places in the summer . We have 14 times their population

[@tango1104]

Driving on the wrong side of the road 24\7 would have quite the toll on your mind

[@chrisbrown3278]

Maybe we are coming to understand we are all important in society and all are worthy of respect not just those few who have decided for themselves what their position is ..

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi Chris hmmmm

[@joewatkins1667]

Personally, I have always had a great respect for Lorry drivers as i understand what they do

[@jbuckley2546]

Drive lorries?

[@MyName-cw4yr]

@@jbuckley2546 for very long hours.

[@Twiggy163]

@@MyName-cw4yr and haul stuff we may need or want.

[@lucius8686]

Not a hard job

[@admiralgoody]

@@Twiggy163 not only that, sometimes they have to unload the cargo themselves, cause the warehouse service is not available due to too many other lorries un loading sometimes.

[@cohenyoel83]

Traders and hard working people are treated like crap in the uk I came here from abroad and thinking of leaving

[@kevoneone]

Bye then x

[@NewWaveSports229]

do it, get out of this crappy country. All I read says they treat their best people like they are their worst.

[@lukaszg74]

Yeah leave this place they don't respect what majority of emigrants is doing for that country

[@kevoneone]

@@lukaszg74 looks like a good old English name

[@richardcarden7747]

@@kevoneone don’t know what to make of this.

[@arkadiuszlipski1432]

I'm suprised that no one said about IR35, I was driving through my company which make me save some of money as expenses, due to IR35 I stopped driving, now I can make more money working as subcontractor in construction or even decorating.

[@ryancorn5425]

Same, it’s just another way of screwing hgv drivers.

[@amazingman63]

My wife works in a hospital where people are being offered minimum wage jobs that require degrees and qualifications. They cant seem to figure out why the young folks dont even bother sending in an application

[@japanluv]

Exactly. 13 years in the Uk. Used to work on cruising ships. Came here to work in care homes then went for NHS then been offered to be seconded to study for a nursing degree. Threw myself to deep end and chose ICU. £2100 a months (after tax) after long days, weekends and nights in London is way too little for what’s needed to be done. I didn’t come into this for the money but an ankle fracture last year at work that needed surgery and recovery made me think of everything in my life and I’m one week from resigning from NHS and don’t want to do nursing anymore. I’m a male nurse and actually my friend is pushing me to do C+E here in the UK and now this video popped up:)) I might consider a career as a lorry driver.

[@mark-se6ef]

millions in profit but they still want cheap labour

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi Mark

[@vervun5012]

To be honest, in Germany it ain't better for lorry drivers. Long hours, bad pay mostly. Some are better most are average or worst. Logistics sector itself has a problem not only for drivers but other staff as well.

[@kentr2424]

Same issues across the pond in North America - lack of decent pay and lack of respect from shippers, receivers, government officials, and just about everyone else......☹☹

[@clivegrah]

i was under the impression that TRUCKERS were Top People in the US

[@konflict8954]

Trouble is in England there is too many employment agencies for HGV, not many companies want to take on full time drivers.

[@Jefferson1228]

I used to deliver to service stations earlier this year and I was offered free drinks, sandwiches and coffees as if it was nothing. Sometimes, my bag had more food in it after work than it did before work.

[@moto46]

I'm completely ashamed with this sham of government we somehow have

[@kelly6739]

Sad thing is the sheep will think Labour, will come and help them. Cons/Lab have had years between them to sort this country out. Not one of them are worth a single vote between them.

[@chriswilde7246]

@@kelly6739 Totally agree, they are both as bad as each other, as far as I'm concerned, the British people have been treated like crap all the way back since the end of the war, and these two parties have both been in power during this period; as we all know.... Christ knows what the answer is? But it's about time we got rid of these two parties...enough is enough.

[@solidoperative]

@@chriswilde7246 Are they really as bad as one another though. I can remember things ever being this bad at home in Britain under Blair and Brown.

[@solidoperative]

@@chriswilde7246 yes but let's compare this century though where the leaders are still alive. I just don't think defaulting to they are all as bad as eachother is helpful and favours incumbents that are possibly worse than the alternatives. I think Blair and Brown were overall quite prosperous. Even after the 08 crash to the end of Brown's government things were better than they are now and under the coalition and Cameron where debt as a percentage of GDP actually increased despite their austerity packages. I think it would take some doing to be worse than Boris. I know I want to avoid going back too far however a winter of discontent actually seems like a reality under Boris.

[@deadfred6231]

@@solidoperative The damage was already done before Boris came into office. Blair and Brown opened up the borders, followed America into Afghanistan and Brown pretty much sold everything. The Grant's handed out to the British public over Covid (which some we're taking where they didn't need to) is something weak senile Corbyn would never have done.

[@xj358]

Successive UK governments have applied so many rules and regulations in the UK truck industry over the years but have strangely allowed that same industry to affectively do as it pleased around drivers pay and conditions. The UK government should also move with the times and get rid of the ridiculous and outdated ''Other Work'' rule which allows drivers to be on duty for up to 15 hours a day, including being able to legally drive in both the first and last hour of that 15 hour day. The 9 or 10 hours of legal driving time can be conducted at any time throughout that extremely long shift and is nothing short of outdated and dangerous. Work is work regardless of what activity is being conducted and in this day and age, there should be no difference between driving time and other work with a maximum daily duty time of possibly no more than 12 hours. If the government has the power to legislate on drivers hours specifically for HGV drivers, it also has the power to legislate on industry specific pay for the HGV sector, something which countries such as Australia has already been doing for many years.

[@SOB821]

even sitting waiting, which will be poa is tiering in a 15hr day

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

Should go back to 1984 12.5 hour max day

[@Palestina.non.grata86]

In the last year or so, I keep hearing people say that I'm young for a lorry driver. As I write this, I'm 27, 30 years younger than the average age of a UK lorry driver. It's been rare to meet a colleague who is either my age or close to my age and it a real shame.

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

The reliance on cheap labour and the driving down of wages has driven young people away from jobs such as truck driving, farm labour, the meat industry etc. and the promise of the graduate premium has drawn those young people into an over saturated pool of higher education with ever fewer opportunities.

[@suburbanyobbo9412]

@Jim I agree. A lot of people are still in denial about the realities of immigration on wages. We know the immigration system has depressed wages, we know it doesn’t produce any significant fiscal benefit, we know it doesn’t help us support an ageing population. These points need to be hammered home.

[@muskrat477]

The exact same thing happened to those 3 industries here in Ireland...of course the myth is Irish people won't do these jobs anymore, after doing the for years, it's a blatant falsehood

[@EV-Diary]

That’s the biggest issue I think is service stations, I’m not a trucker but I drive across the country everyday and service stations are terrible! And I have the luxury of staying in hotels. Service station toilets and showers are shocking

[@sweeta17]

and yet everything in those places are very overpriced

[@peterwhittle522]

Wonder what they do with all the money they charge from parking. All motorists are treated with contempt in the UK.

[@Niamhcotts]

UK is getting worse and worse in every way.

[@djjlc]

There is no such thing as the UK

[@eineweitereratselhafteseel8801]

@@djjlc true that

[@ianc7866]

Things are now coming to a head. Things will turn round soon . It takes a crisis to enact change. Sadly.

[@gavinclarke5079]

Has been since 2010 , can’t think why

[@gregoryuk]

Good to get the perspective from an articulate speaking UK driver. More of the same required and not words from people unconnected to the industry throwing out soundbites.

[@nmb0093511]

The working class as a whole are treated with a lack of respect. Wages are low and the work load is forever increasing.

[@casteretpollux]

The way things are going about 100 people will have all the wealth and the rest nothing.

[@FU-wd9sl]

Weil sie zu faul und zu dumm sind, sich zu wehren.

[@muggedinmadrid]

I’m a teacher . I left the Uk 15 years ago to work around the world . I never intend to go back, even to retire.

[@cowabungah]

Alternative title: Why are British truck drivers unhappy when British fish are not?

[@H4rleyBoy]

I would have loved to have gone for a HGV licence when I was younger, but the cost pay and conditions even back then were terrible.

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi Kevin

[@user-hz1pn6og1h]

People forget & take for granted what is truly necessary in life. These guys are actual treasures, truck drivers, farmers, carpenters etc. There will come a time where humanity will be reminded of this hard truth. & then the real suffering starts.

[@FlyingWoolf]

I stopped bus driving because of the level of anti sociable behaviour from the public and other road users. It's maddening when your providing a service for those people.

[@andyprice72]

I was a Transport manager 25yrs ago and the RHA then were warning that there would be an acute shortage of lorry drivers in the future , unless the wages , conditions, facilities , etc, were improved .That was under a Labour government,who are now moaning that it's the conservatives fault . The only ones who needed CPC's were the managers /owner drivers. Not a lot has changed in that time . Glad I took a different career path .

[@mikemolloy2978]

Tory government for 10 years and this guy manages to blame Labour.

[@irrelevance3859]

I mean. The tories have had plenty of time to solve it and they haven’t. Now we’ve got stock and diesel issues

[@markgrehan3726]

@@mikemolloy2978 He was saying that both are to blame, both have been in power and neither has done anything.

[@GypsyTyler]

Should start a Union, the government seems to think truck drivers are expandable.

[@almiromeragic9341]

I really don't understand this class society problems in UK. When a truck driver comes to my work with the things I've ordered, we always ask the driver if he wants a coffee, croissant or anything else. I work in the kitchen and it's very important to get the stuff we ordered in time. Some courtesy and politeness is the least we can offer.

[@davidtanslow3584]

Why are truckdriver s unhappy. Could it be because Truck drivers have to work twice as long as others for less money ??

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

Double the hours, half the pay.

[@gorgeousgeorge2697]

It's a sh1t job. It's always been that way. But there were many drivers readily available till Brexit.

[@davidtanslow3584]

@@gorgeousgeorge2697 I don't think there was, if anything the Brexit independence shows that the UK (since Thatcher at least) has not kept up with demand for skilled people and relied too heavily on immigration and foreign investment. I remember the 1980s and before, then the jobs were classed as a labourers job, literally people who were paid very little and didn't expect much anyway. There has always been a worldwide shortage of thickos to do the driving jobs anyway. I was an ex electronic engineer for instance who decided to have a go at HGV driving just out of curiosity. I was digging up roads alongside the likes of air traffic controllers and surveyors in Thatcher's England, the legacy of which we are experiencing even now!

[@johnzidor]

Hats off to this guy and the truck drivers around the world who keeps the world running 👏🏾🙏🏾

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Unpleasant hours, poor pay as hauliers have been using cheap imported drivers. This has been coming for years.

[@gorgeousgeorge2697]

Curious that it's Brexit that has made it happen.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

@@gorgeousgeorge2697 not at all, it’s the haulage companies. Importing cheap labour, instead of bringing on new drivers. It’s a bit like us exploring our manufacturing to the Far East look how that is biting us now.

[@muskrat477]

Farming and the meat industry up next...

[@davidedbrooke9324]

@@muskrat477So where are the staff suddenly???

[@tonyeff4447]

Part of the job is dealing with complete numpties on the road. Got to have serious patience being a professional driver

[@fredpuntdroad8701]

And that goes both ways. Nowadays so many truckers are like "So I took this giant old vehicle, that I also can barely drive, into a tight space. Now everybody needs to stop and wait for minutes to compensate for my mistake and lack of skill". With my favourite being "If I stop for the roundabout I need to accelerate again, better just blast into it and force everybody to stop for me, I'm big and therefore entitled"

[@ReggiePhoto]

So true about respect, the British people have no respect for their own drivers

[@lsd8497]

Yeah, like others do...

[@GurpreetSingh-zu8fh]

WHY DONT THESE MP’s SPEND A WEEK INSIDE A TRUCK, then we’ll see what they think

[@jamiehughes5751]

In the middle of summer after a 15 HR night shift stuck in some layby on a busy dual carriageway and no Aircon pod

[@owenbutcher1954]

Send All of our Mp's to Kabul, Pocket Lining Ponces All of them

[@sweeta17]

i would say they would discharge themselves after 1 hour

[@krislambert6625]

truck drivers know the risks

[@deadfred6231]

@@krislambert6625 They don't know until they've spent thousands on training and got into the job and then its usually too late. You'd think was obvious, but.....

[@Beatmayday]

Scrap the CPC courses and ill go drive again!

[@DavidDavid-gc9rm]

Conditions of work in the UK: - Poor Wages, - no clean petrol stations toilets with available showers, - very poor quality highways infrastructure,... . A non existing Union. (Compare to Europe Tuc and other Unions are freaking jokes)

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi David

[@alzeNL]

No mention of IR35.... dubiously absecent.

[@BradleyUK58]

Instead of importing foreign drivers how about making conditions better for our own workers. The reliance on cheap imported labour has to stop.

[@geddoubleg1816]

Maybe your own workers should stop crying like little girls and get the job done.. Ain't gonna happen 🥴🤔

[@jakethompson4596]

I am a truck driver and a few days ago I picked up a hooker while on the road she told me she only gets a handful of customers a day now its not just the truckers who are suffering

[@jakethompson4596]

@@heritagehound7565 he hands were certainly full once I pulled up

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

@@jakethompson4596 yes, but with the one white tooth in her head, I’ll bet she was a scraper, cheese grater. 😂😋

[@jakethompson4596]

@@mufc20timesbitches36 she always takes her teeth out for me

[@lukej452]

that's a good one

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hello Jake

[@jobdone7392]

We're all unhappy. The whole of the world.

[@prodbybrutalbrabos]

Always somethin to b grateful for.. that in it self can help

[@kevoneone]

Ive had 3 pay rises in the last few months took home £1162 last week

[@jom5157]

Truck stops on Ireland are free.. Where as in the UK I could pay up to 35 sterling for a parking spot for one night..

[@bushmonster1702]

Disgusting profiteering. The corruption has to stop.

[@hiddenknowledge2012]

@@bushmonster1702 England needs to stop voting tory and dragging everyone else down.

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

They’re free in England too. Franchises on the motorway network are charging for parking on GOVERNMENT KAND, which is not allowed. I’ve parked on MSAs for over thirty years and never paid a penny

[@rivertwygzbed543]

@@bushmonster1702 The older I get the more I hate capitalism.

[@meghanparry6270]

I was driving 15 years and same as others said it was not good. Best thing I done was stop driving, Anyone planning to drive lorries save yourself the nightmare and do something else.

[@ajsmoth3509]

It costs a fortune to train as one too

[@FeekyChucker]

This video needs to be shared, the only report worth spreading.

[@carlwakeling4915]

They don't get paid enough.

[@mechellekingman7833]

It's not just the lorry drivers ,carers minimum wage ,care homes can get carers, no wonder .

[@bprobsb8545]

Give me a pay rise and I will get back in a class 1

[@m4onboard]

Hi everybody , I'm Polish , I'm a class 1 driver something like 8 years in Scotland , I drive locally so I'm at home every day but there have been shifts of 15 hours , During these 8 years, I have never damaged a vehicle or been fired , when I recently had an interview for a job in a large company (tesco), everything went well, I passed the test and everything, and then they blew me away, no one even called me back, so I guess it's not that bad since I still have to go through the agencies.

[@paulhollins6127]

An excellent Briish Driver working for a European haulier says it all..

[@mufc20timesbitches36]

Loads of English work for foreign hauliers. 70s Dutch was the best, then Germany, Swiss and Austrian. The games fucked.

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi

[@kerrydevlin]

Well done Jimmy,thanks for all your hard work,it's much appreciated.

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi Kerry

[@cheems5643]

Same problem in the U.S I heard there is no shortage of drivers there’s a shortage of respect and fair pay

[@dwaynehicks6838]

Should also add the general public on the road have zero respect for the truck drivers in the UK .

[@jockwilson221]

cpc lost 50.00 plus drivers.driving in uk is so bad ref rules regs fines,its just not worth doing anymore.

[@anonymousm7184]

Sounds like the NHS we all hero's during covid and now we are hated cause the waiting lists are big

[@IliaKemp]

I use to work there years ago! Nice to see the place again, it hasn't change much, thats nice too 👍

[@Tanspotty]

I know a few people who drive trucks and I've heard they get treated badly and it does make sense for them to stop. I've heard some stopping because of mistreatment as they are tired of being treated badly

[@Jewishandproud43]

In march I sent my HGV1 ADR in to DVLA for a change in details, still waiting and can't work without it, DVLA won't even open dialogue with me, they're not fit for purpose!

[@frankmlchaelglasscock6539]

Spot on

[@timbridges4246]

The fact is with all this working from home, your forms have probably been used to line the cat litter tray.

[@lsd8497]

They can't be contacted by phone anymore. I've sent them an email about 10 days ago and still haven't received any response

[@zaidhakim]

Hang on, I thought they were tons of local people who would take these jobs post Brexit? I thought foreigners were coming and taking the jobs that locals are desperate to do? That’s what we were told pre-Brexit. Where are all these people?

[@firstname4865]

20 years going the wrong way because of the eu membership, now they have to spend next 20 building back. Can't knock them for wanting to be more self efficient and not relying on others. Probably all need a kick up the behind too. I mean let's face it their wages and jobs satisfaction has gone down because of Europe's cheap labour. So they've all lost out whilst big money men have all gained. Just so they can add a few more millions on top of the millions they were already making. This is not how to run a countries work culture 😪

[@crookedpaths6612]

I visited a truck stop in Japan and the food was top notch. Even the staff canteen at the wharves were top quality food cooked by a proper cook but it only cost at the time ¥ 500 which was about £3 for a sit down meal part subsidy by employer.

[@beatonthedonis]

My uncle was a lorry driver in Belgium. He retired at the age of 60 on a pension of 2,000 euros a month and a second home in the Canaries.

[@jbuckley2546]

People smuggling?

[@beatonthedonis]

@@jbuckley2546 Can't do that in Belgium. Detectives too good.

[@helainewilliams8253]

Why does this country get it so wrong all the time, lovely truck stops abroad, but over here they have to pee in a bottle or worse and are left stranded on sides of roads overnight

[@911HRW]

Where I am, over 130 miles of motorway there are 8 services all with toilets. There is no excuse to pee in a bottle and throw it out the window for others to pick up. We’re meant to be adults.

[@charliepearce8767]

Constantly harassment from police and their sidekick DMT make the job pain in the arse....

[@alexisjoannlouisekaufman6959]

Hi Charlie

[@kirk9363]

My dad was a lorry driver for 40 years he gave up his license due to Ill health and his words to me were " Stay away from it !! truck driving used to be a pleasure now it's just a rat race" He became ill after having a stroke due to stress ironically from his job... Early starts late finishes racing around all day, too tired on a weekend to do anything... I'd just like to say aswel that the transport industry relies heavily on rail freight aswel so let's not forget about all the hard working train drivers out there moving 1000s of tons of cargo while we sleep !

[@michaelteale6386]

When I was a butcher long hours crap salary no dinner breaks. That's why no one wants to go into that profession any more. Same with these guys. They are the life blood of this country and deserve better .

[@pecker2-9]

But was it your own business??? Because its been the law since 1974 to have at least 30mins after 6hrs.