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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Amber O'Connor

Day in the life of a transport manager - traffic jams, Brexit, and dangerous goods

Standing in the middle of Europa Road's 1Hub, I feel disorientated. But it is hard not to with all the forklifts whizzing by, and there's plenty of them inside the gargantuan depot - large enough to house seven football pitches.

Found in Dartford, Kent, this groupage depot is the largest of its kind in the UK - a stopping place for all sorts of freight being imported and exported to and from the country.

Yet Sarah Elliott, standing next to me, is unfazed. For the newly-appointed transport manager, this is simply another day. Likewise, the other workers go about their jobs unbothered by the stranger standing in a high-viz in the designated walkway.

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