Continental Cargo Carriers: Ro-Ro specialists respond to UK driver shortage

Roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) specialists Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) has launched an internal driver academy scheme in response to the critical shortage of drivers in the UK driver market. Industry body, the Road Haulage Association, estimates that there is a shortfall of 100,000 HGV drivers now, against its pre-Covid estimate of 60,000. The pandemic is said to have played a large role in the shortage, delaying 30,000 tests for new drivers. Alongside Brexit, with around 15,000 European truck drivers leaving the UK in the last year. CCC's internal driver academy will operate close to its industry leading hub facility in Dartford, Kent and [...]