National food service supplier, Brakes has put to the road its first zero-emissions DAF LF Electric, for multi-temperature operations at the company’s depot in Reading. The delivery signals the company's commitment to end diesel truck acquisitions by 2030.

Brakes receives first all-electric DAF LF lorry decorated with ‘Climate Stripes’

While Grant Shapps has just announced that the DVLA has cleared nearly 40 thousand HGV applications in the last four weeks, grocery wholesaler giant Brakes says that the driver shortage is not being helped out by the recent changes to HGV licences and training. The wholesaler says newly qualified truckers will take up better-paying Class 1 jobs instead of Class 2 roles, where there are more vacancies. In response to the situation, the company has ceased participation in the government's scheme and has launched its own HGV training programme, reports The Grocer.

Brakes receives first all-electric DAF LF lorry decorated with ‘Climate Stripes’

Food wholesaler says HGV licence changes won’t fix Class 2 driver shortage

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