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Time to think ahead After the miserable weather we've had

27th June 2013, Page 2
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

recently I think everyone is writing off the summer, and probably looking forward to the next. For anyone with that mindset, I would say: -Don't wish your life away,and urge you to think about what the industry will look like in 2014.

September 2014 marks the deadline for the Driver CPC — just before the Christmas peak kicks in. If the widespread predictions of drivers packing it in and retiring prove true (and barely a week goes by without CM getting a letter from an old hand saying the training is an insult to their years of experience behind the wheel), the industry could face a shortfall in labour just when it needs it most.

All this will be on your plate before you can say Euro-6 and European whole vehicle type approval... Hell, we could even have an The only way operators can figure that out is by looking now. Without wanting to sound preachy or nagging, perhaps this summer would be better spent preparing for the next.

*40* Christopher Walton


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