{"id":5715,"date":"2024-09-24T15:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekologistyka24.pl\/?p=5715"},"modified":"2024-09-24T15:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:07:43","slug":"waste-transport-and-shortage-of-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekologistyka24.pl\/en\/transport-odpadow-a-deficyt-kierowcow\/","title":{"rendered":"How will the driver shortage affect waste transport?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lack of experienced drivers capable of handling the supply chain in many industries is not a new problem. It was signalled by haulier organisations several years ago. At the time, attempts were made to plug the gaps by hiring drivers from across the eastern border. However, this was a temporary solution, as the problem is growing again. How will it affect (or is it already affecting) the waste industry? And what measures are being taken to rectify the situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post-Brexit landscape<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the UK left the European Union at the end of January 2020, islanders did not realise the problem they would face. Labour migrants working there had to return to their home countries, and when they did, the local economy was hit hard. For it turned out that the islanders relied so much on foreign workers that when they were gone, the economy virtually came to a standstill. It was no different for lorry drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem of vacancies in the transport sector has existed before<\/a>but the sudden outflow of large numbers of migrants meant that the British had to take drastic measures. Since there was no one to bring goods to factories or shops, there were no sales. Since there were no sales - the state did not generate profits. The situation was so critical that a plan was devised to employ refugees as drivers. However, it met with public discontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe at the threshold of the crisis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Statistics don't lie<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The situation on the islands was not isolated. A shortage of drivers was, and still is, faced by many European countries. In 2021, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) signalled that there is a shortage of nearly 400,000 drivers in Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representatives of the European transport industry, interviewed by IRU analysts at the time, listed several reasons for such a large deficit. The most common reasons, in their view, were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n