Need a job? Try the haulage industry…

It's not often that there's good news on the job front at the moment, so the courier services team was very heartened to read an article on the Daily Mirror website yesterday about the amount of driving jobs available in the transport industry. It goes so far as to say that 'unless more people start training as drivers there will be a shortage'.

The Mirror quotes Dr Ross Moloney, from Skills for Logistics, as saying: "The driver shortage is not new but its effects were mitigated by the economic downturn. As the UK economy recovers, resolving this issue will be critical to avoid holding up growth. This because more than 60 per cent of goods in Britain are moved on roads."

The article profiles a woman called Laurie Bartram who , at 22, is one of the youngest women in the UK to hold a Class 1 HGV licence. She's very happy with her job and says: "You need to be able to focus and have physical stamina. I love all of that. I just get on with driving and listening to my music. It's my dream job."

Apparently there are currently 75, 264 driving jobs up for grabs right now, so, if you're looking for a job or fancy a career with a transport company or in a man and van team, then it's a great time to go for it.