This statistic illustrates the number of employed heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018, in thousands. In 2018, there were 323,000 HGV drivers employed. The lowest number of drivers was recorded in 2013 with approximately 259,000 HGV drivers in the UK.
Heavy goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000)
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Freight Transport Association (UK). (May 2, 2019). Heavy goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625314/number-hgv-drivers-in-employment/
Freight Transport Association (UK). "Heavy goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000)." Chart. May 2, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625314/number-hgv-drivers-in-employment/
Freight Transport Association (UK). (2019). Heavy goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625314/number-hgv-drivers-in-employment/
Freight Transport Association (UK). "Heavy Goods Vehicle Drivers in Employment in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625314/number-hgv-drivers-in-employment/
Freight Transport Association (UK), Heavy goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625314/number-hgv-drivers-in-employment/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Heavy goods vehicle drivers in employment in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2018 (in 1,000) [Graph], Freight Transport Association (UK), May 2, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625314/number-hgv-drivers-in-employment/