PUBLISHED: 16:11 14 February 2019 | UPDATED: 16:22 14 February 2019 Jessica Hill The new team at Drivers Direct, Bury Saint Edmunds office Archant The director of a new employment agency for drivers in Suffolk says that with Brexit around the corner, the shortage of drivers in the UK is getting to “crisis point”. Drivers Direct new office - Bury Saint Edmunds. Picture: Drivers DirectDrivers Direct, one of the UK’s leading providers of temporary and permanent drivers to commercial organisations, has just opened a new franchise in Bury St Edmunds. MORE: The opportunities for Suffolk as a major distribution hub in the age of online shoppingIts director, John Major, claims that the demand for drivers has never been greater.“We are addressing a big demand for drivers, there’s a real shortage in the UK at the moment,” he said. “There has been for some years but it’s getting to a crisis point. I don’t know … [Read more...] about Boss of new drivers agency claims the shortage of lorry drivers has reached crisis point
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Police hunt lorry driver after multi vehicle pile-up on A47
Video PUBLISHED: 13:39 14 February 2019 | UPDATED: 15:58 14 February 2019 Police are searching for a lorry driver. Picture: James Bass Archant Police are on the hunt for a lorry driver after he disappeared following a multi vehicle pile-up. Emergency services were called to the A47 on February 7 at about 6.10pm at Harford Bridges.The incident involved a lorry and three cars, and happened westbound just after the A140 slip road.The drivers of a black Ford Fiesta, black Peugeot 207 and grey Citroen C4 remained on the scene when officers arrived.But the HGV driver had already left the scene.The road was blocked and reopened at 7.40pm the same day. Police are interested in speaking to anyone who may have dash cam footage of the A47 at the time of the collision, anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have any other information to assist the enquiry.They should email PC Chris Paton at Norfolk Police on [email protected] quoting incident number 374 of … [Read more...] about Police hunt lorry driver after multi vehicle pile-up on A47
‘Staggering’ Northern Ireland lorry driver four times over limit in petrol station
'Staggering' Northern Ireland lorry driver four times over limit in petrol station BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Police in Antrim have described how they were "lost for words" after arresting a lorry driver who was almost four times over the drink-drive limit. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/staggering-northern-ireland-lorry-driver-four-times-over-limit-in-petrol-station-37691252.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article37691249.ece/da282/AUTOCROP/h342/Police_generic.jpg Email Police in Antrim have described how they were "lost for words" after arresting a lorry driver who was almost four times over the drink-drive limit. In a post on social media, PSNI Antrim said they received a report on Monday night of a male in a service station in the town "staggering all over the place" and went to investigate. "It’s very rare as police officers that we hear something that leaves us lost for words. Generally we think we’ve seen … [Read more...] about ‘Staggering’ Northern Ireland lorry driver four times over limit in petrol station
Lorry driver highlights need for headlights in rainy conditions
Motoring by Press Association 11/12/2018, 1:55 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A lorry driver has shown exactly why motorists should turn their headlights on in wet and rainy conditions – by posting a photo of a near-invisible car behind him. Scott Chidley, of Morebath, Devon, shared a picture on Facebook of the view from his lorry’s side mirror during heavy rain on the M5 on Saturday. The view behind is so obscured that he was forced to draw an arrow on the photo, pointing to a faint blur – which is all that’s visible of the following car. Chidley urged drivers to follow the ‘wipers on, lights on’ procedure – where drivers put their headlights on in wet weather as well as when it gets dark. “We have over foot long mirrors,” he commented alongside the photo, pointing out the comparative size of his HGV’s side mirrors. “Imagine in car mirrors? Please, … [Read more...] about Lorry driver highlights need for headlights in rainy conditions
Lorry driver ‘fixes’ his broken indicator by sellotaping a Lucozade bottle to his rear lights
STUNNED police officers caught a lorry driver using a Lucozade bottle for an indicator. The bottle was flattened and stuck onto the rear lights using tonnes of sticky tape. West Yorkshire traffic cop Dave Cant stopped the vehicle on the M62 near Bradford. Having tweeted pictures of incident, 'Traffic Dave' joked that the Lucozade bottle was actually a good colour match. The brake light on the lorry was also broken, as well as having a smashed wing mirror and cracked windscreen. Pulled over on November 3, the unnamed driver had even overloaded the vehicle to make matters worse. The driver was fined and prohibited from moving the lorry until the weight issue was rectified. He was in the process of delivering beds, with the vehicle originating from "the wrong side of the Pennines", according PC Cant's tweets. When asked what the driver will get [as punishment], the officer also quipped "hydration and lots of energy". Another Twitter user commented: "That is quite possibly he worst HGV … [Read more...] about Lorry driver ‘fixes’ his broken indicator by sellotaping a Lucozade bottle to his rear lights