Recommendation 16

The fragmented nature of the road haulage sector makes it difficult for logistics operators to act in a concerted fashion to improve the conditions for HGV drivers. The actions of a few large companies, such as the major supermarket chains, exacerbates this. These companies use their market power to drive down costs but take no responsibility for the consequences. What is needed is a sector-wide solution, but, so far, despite a lot of warm words, the sector has failed to deliver this. Radical action is required to end this cycle of failure.