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The UK logistics sector keeps the nation moving, but it comes at a human cost with truck drivers facing an acute health and wellbeing crisis on British roads.

Long shifts, poor roadside infrastructure which leads to a poor diet and high stress are causing a severe physical and mental decline across the workforce which was spotlighted at the Fit Drivers, Safe Fleets: The Business Case for Driver Health session at the Microlise Transport Conference.

Read Steve's full blog here: https://www.nobullagency.co.uk/post/driver-and-commercial-vehicle-health-must-be-in-tune-to-improve-road-safety-and-keep-the-uk-supply-chain-moving-reckons-nobulls-md-steve-carman

For generations, learning to drive has been a milestone of independence. It’s the moment young people gain the freedom to travel for work, education, and social life without relying on parents, buses, taxis or Ubers. For many young people, especially those that live outside major cities, driving isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity.

But today, that rite of passage is being pushed further out of reach as long delays in booking a driving test are leaving thousands of young drivers stuck in limbo, and the consequences are more serious than many realise.

Three quarters of the test centres in the UK, who employ just under 1,600 examiners, are now working to a 24-week wait list with the set seven-week target not expected to be met until 2027. In the meantime, drivers are having to go in search of test slots out of their area, some a long way from home.

Check out Steve’s full blog here: https://www.nobullagency.co.uk/post/shortages-long-delays-and-rising-costs---the-test-system-is-failing-learner-drivers