Supermarkets could have empty shelves because the Government is "sleepwalking" into a lorry driver crisis. That is the view of a cross-party group of MPs, who also warned petrol forecourts could run dry unless urgent action is taken, the Mirror reports.
Conservative Huw Merriman, chair of the Commons Transport Committee, said: "Without a new approach, the Government risks sleepwalking into another supply chain crisis. We have watched a sector struggling with recruitment and retention.
"Drivers are retiring and not enough is being done to recruit a younger and more diverse workforce. Only a radical overhaul… will see more people consider HGV driving as a good career.”
