TRAINING DIRECTIVE
May 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLGIVEN the difficulty that the British haulage industry has in recruiting new drivers, the last thing that it needs - some might say - would be to make it harder for would-be haulers to get behind the steering wheel and drive.Yet, that could be about to happen. The European Commission has proposed a directive that would insist that most hauliers receive basic - and maybe comprehensive - training, tested by examination, over and above the instruction that they receive to gain an HGV licence.Brussels claims that the proposal will "boost employment" in ...
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