Britain’s supply chain of food and medicine could grind to a halt after nearly HALF of lorries are taken off road as hauliers struggle to stay afloat

Britain’s vital supply chain could grind to a halt as nearly half of the country’s lorries have been taken off the road since the coronavirus crisis began, an industry body has warned.  The lorries are transporting essential goods such as food and medicine up and down Britain as the country continues to battle the pandemic. Britain’s spiralling death toll hit 10,000 today with 737 new fatalities. The Road Haulage Association warned it is reaching crisis point with many transport firms are on the brink of collapse. Britain’s vital supply chain could grind to a halt as nearly half of the country’s lorries have been taken off the road since the coronavirus crisis began, a trade body has warned. Pictured: Lorries queuing at the Port of Dover in Kent to help deliver goods across the UK last week If they go under, the UK’s fleet of lorries which deliver essentials will stand idle. Multiple shops and factories rely on hundreds of small independent hauliers to ferry goods to them from distribution centres and ports. But 46 per cent of the trucks have been taken off the road since the crisis began, an RHA survey found. The main income for many independent… Read full this story

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