logo
episode-header-image
Sep 2021
4m 16s

The case of the disappearing truckers

Finshots
About this episode

In today's episode for September 29th 2021, we talk about why truck drivers are abandoning their profession altogether and how it's precipitating a crisis in the UK

Up next
Aug 22
Why S&P finally raised India’s credit rating
In today’s episode on 22nd August 2025, we tell you why S&P Global hadn’t upgraded India’s sovereign credit rating for 18 years, and why it has finally done so now. 
8m 31s
Aug 21
Can China’s stock market ever deliver like India’s?
In today’s episode on 21st August 2025, we tell you why China’s $11 trillion stock market has been an underperformer, what’s been done to fix it, and how it all compares to India. 
7m 47s
Aug 19
Will pharma help Kodak survive?
In today’s episode on 19th August 2025, we tell you if Kodak is on the verge of shutting down and whether its unlikely bet on pharma could keep the shutters open. 
8m 51s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2021
Where have the UK's lorry drivers gone?
The UK's suffering a huge shortage of lorry drivers, but where have 100,000 drivers gone? The shortage is now having an impact on everything from chicken in restaurants, to mattresses in furniture shops, fuel at pumps and even beer in pubs. So what's going on? We hear from driver ... Show More
17m 28s
Jul 2023
How Trucking Works
If truckers suddenly vanished the global economy would come to a grinding halt in a couple days. But as important as they are these highway heroes (mostly) are, they’re systematically mistreated by their industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
1h 1m
Sep 2021
What's the truth behind the UK's fuel crisis?
A severe shortage of truck drivers to bring petrol to the pumps in the United Kingdom means one of world's richest nations is stuck in a fuel crisis.    Is Brexit to blame? And has the issue exposed wider problems within the trucking industry? Join host Imran Khan.  With guests, ... Show More
21m 48s
Jul 2020
The Jobs Challenge
As the UK emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, millions of employees are still furloughed – either fully or part-time – with most of their salaries paid by the government. But how many of them really have jobs to go back to? Already companies including British Airways, Rolls Ro ... Show More
28m 10s
Sep 2021
Covid, HGV driver shortages and protest costs
English Covid restrictions were lifted in July. Back then, some predicted that there could be as many as 6,000 hospital admissions a day by the following month. So, what happened?The Metropolitan Police says it’s spent £50 million on policing Extinction Rebellion since 2019. They ... Show More
28m 51s
Mar 2022
Wednesday 3/23/22 - Truck Driver Part I
Trucker Dan joins the show to talk about a day in the life of a Truck Driver. We get into how he started driving for a career, the training involved to get licensed, the craziest stories he's witnessed on the road, and more. 
33m 58s
Oct 2018
Energy: America Needs Truckers
Although the industry is rarely discussed, there’s a 99% chance that almost everything you own spent at least some time on a truck. We discuss how a looming shortage of truck drivers will impact businesses from the energy sector to retail already absorbing the aftermath of tariff ... Show More
27m 17s