When it was suggested Transport News runs a series of features on lorry drivers, the challenge was to identify just how many people there are driving a truck for a living today, writes Kevin Swallow.
We bring the latest stats and look at life as a lorry driver with Stevie Walker, the boss of Lochmaben Transport based in Lockerbie and the magazines resident roadtester.
Freelancer Lucy Radley speaks to the partner and head of commercial road transport at JMW Solicitors Laura Hadzik and Charlotte Le Maire, a specialist criminal and road regulatory lawyer and barrister, about the heavily regulated and legislated industry and how lorry drivers can avoid being on the wrong side of the law.
And Lucy spoke to Road Haulage Association’s regional director for Scotland Martin Reid about recruitment and the unprecedented challenges facing operators.
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