With More Than 34 000 Trucking Companies Registered In The UK, Haulage Has Become Incredibly Competitive, Forcing Clients To Choose Wisely Despite the Corona virus pandemic, Brexit in 2021, and the driver shortage, the UK haulage industry appears to be alive and well, and ready to face new challenges of 2022. The UK trucking industry, is recognised as the fifth largest employment sector, with a net worth £75 billion, make it an important role player to the economy. Most well established trucking companies strive to reduce the carbon emissions to Euro 6 Standard, thereby removing 2.2 million tons of carbon waste from the atmosphere. These ethically responsible companies make ideal haulage partners, contributing to the sustainability of the industry and treading lighter on the planet. Return load hauliers and trucking companies servicing a comprehensive customer base in the UK and across Europe, forms a vital link between different kinds of transport, including sea freight, airfreight and rail freight and is an important mode of transport for moving goods across the UK and Europe cost-effectively. Because of the highly competitive market, haulage companies in general offer highly competitive rates and turnkey solutions, without compromising on quality. Phenomenal fleets that contain the most technologically advanced equipment support excellent service. Same day and overnight services are offered on haulage across the UK and in Europe. Smaller or medium sized trucking companies in the UK offer a personalised service and decision-making is less formal. 24-hour haulage solutions are on offer for the UK and for the rest of Europe, delivering from UK ports and transport hubs, using ultramodern fleets. Clients are entitled to use login details to access the Truckcom Traffic Management System, to track the expected delivery times. Electronic, signed proof of deliveries are available immediately after the goods have been delivered. The UK’s driver shortage has been addressed by an innovative drive from the government, and has been reduced from approximately 100,000 to 85,000. Aspirant drivers are being trained and tested as fast as possible. Free training programmes and an increase in wages have seen a migration to the profession. Trucking is an inevitable and important part of haulage and developments in the trucking industry over the past decades have been phenomenal, including vehicles and state-of-the-art technological equipment that has become available to assist drivers and companies for optimisation of service levels. Computers and technology do not get exhausted, can be enhanced and are almost fail-safe. The only factor that has remained constant is the driver at the wheel, working long and tedious hours, doing dangerous work and bearing enormous responsibilities. Driving on the motorway is extremely tedious. Miles of tarmac, with an occasional lane change, to keep things interesting. When exiting the freeway, busy residential areas are filled with cyclists, uneven roads and non-standard road layouts. Initially long and narrow dirt roads were designed for horses and carriages. With the prevalence of automobiles, earlier developing countries, such as the UK, created a relatively narrow and small road network, to cater for these slow and small vehicles. As demands increased, the road system is referred to as un-formulaic. The UAE and US have wider and standardised road systems, built from the start to cope with heavy haulage. Comprehensive media coverage has led to public awareness of the HGV driver shortage, and substandard HGV driver facilities. £50 million of Treasury funds was allocated for this purpose to improve the HGV parking areas and rest stops. Although this is theoretically acceptable, no concrete evidence is prevalent. Planning permission for HGV facilities is extremely difficult due to objections from local councils, resulting from extensive complaints from residents who, on the one hand, want same-day-deliveries, but do not want increased truck traffic in their area. It is a long process to plan and complete new facilities.
About Us: KCharles Haulage is a well-established, highly acclaimed UK based transport company, offering same day or overnight transport of chilled, frozen and ambient products across Europe. Booking can be done online for vehicles transporting bulk freight, truckloads and trailers of different volumes, fitted with tracking systems. The company is goal driven and eco-friendly, yearning for a sustainable business model while reducing the carbon footprint. Specialising in transportation of a comprehensive product range including fresh and processed foods, beverages, packaging materials and a variety of other products. As industry market leaders, KCharles Haulage assists customers with urgent deliveries and meticulously meets delivery deadlines. For more information, please contact https://kcharleshaulage.co.uk/