Susie Jones
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Les conducteurs de poids lourds contestent l'expression "pénurie de conducteurs".

Créée: 15/08/2024

Mise à jour : 16/08/2024

Le 11 avril 2024, le [DfT] (https://www.fleetpoint.org/fleet-management-2/driver-shortage/consultation-opened-of-how-to-address-the-driver-shortage-for-hgv-and-coach/) a ouvert une consultation sur les mesures à prendre pour remédier à la pénurie de conducteurs. Il s'agit de propositions visant à permettre à une personne de passer ses examens théoriques et de manœuvre hors route avant d'obtenir un permis de conduire provisoire pour les poids lourds.

Depuis Covid-19 et le Brexit, le secteur a connu une baisse du nombre de chauffeurs de poids lourds. La pandémie a retardé les tests [30 000] (https://oceansidelogistics.com/shortage-of-lorry-drivers/) pour les nouveaux conducteurs, et le Brexit a durement touché les entreprises de flotte - de nombreux chauffeurs de camions européens quittant le Royaume-Uni.

Un rapport 2023 du SNAP suggère que le secteur pourrait atteindre un "point de basculement" (https://snapacc.com/tipping-point/) dans les 10 à 15 prochaines années. Le secteur évoluant rapidement, les commandes en ligne sont l'une des demandes qui se développent le plus rapidement. Combinés au vieillissement de la main-d'œuvre, les besoins du secteur dépasseront la pénurie de chauffeurs qualifiés.

Qu'en pensent les chauffeurs routiers ?

Sur [les médias sociaux] (https://www.facebook.com/snapaccount?locale=en_GB), SNAP a demandé aux conducteurs d'exprimer leur opinion sur la proposition du DfT. De nombreux conducteurs n'ont pas commenté le projet, mais 72,5 % d'entre eux ont contesté l'expression "pénurie de conducteurs", la qualifiant d'alarmiste.

Au lieu de cela, ils ont déclaré que les éléments suivants incitaient les conducteurs expérimentés à quitter le secteur et, parallèlement, dissuadaient les nouveaux candidats :

Salaires

Sur les 72,5 %, 28 % ont indiqué que la faiblesse des salaires était un facteur dissuasif. Les conducteurs sur les pages de médias sociaux de SNAP ont suggéré qu'ils pourraient gagner plus dans d'autres professions :

*J'ai un permis de conduire pour les poids lourds, mais je n'ai aucune envie de l'utiliser. Je gagne actuellement plus d'argent à l'heure en tant que moniteur d'auto-école. Il ne s'agit pas du tout d'une pénurie de conducteurs".

*"Mieux rémunérer les chauffeurs et leur offrir de meilleures conditions de travail".

Il y a eu des idées fausses concernant les salaires des chauffeurs de poids lourds au Royaume-Uni - l'opinion étant que les chauffeurs de poids lourds gagnent plus que le travailleur moyen. Selon [National Careers] (https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/large-goods-vehicle-driver), le salaire moyen d'un chauffeur de poids lourds au Royaume-Uni se situe entre 22 000 et 40 000 livres sterling, les chauffeurs expérimentés gagnant le plus.

Installations

Les installations ont également fait l'objet d'un examen minutieux de la part de nombreuses personnes - 20 % d'entre elles ont accusé les normes médiocres d'avoir fait fuir les chauffeurs qualifiés. La qualité des installations dans les relais routiers du Royaume-Uni a fait l'objet d'un examen minutieux de la part des professionnels du secteur, qui sont nombreux à déclarer qu'elles ne valent pas l'argent.

Le DfT a pris des mesures significatives avec son programme de subvention de 6 millions de livres sterling pour le stationnement des poids lourds et le bien-être des conducteurs (https://www.smmt.co.uk/2024/05/first-class-facilities-truckstops-to-be-upgraded-with-16-5m-funding/#:~:text=Under%20the%20plans%2C%2038%20truckstops,significantly%20upgrade%20facilities%20for%20drivers.). - soutenu par un montant supplémentaire de 10,5 millions de livres de la part de l'industrie. Ce programme permettra d'investir dans 38 relais routiers en Angleterre afin d'améliorer les installations destinées aux conducteurs, notamment de nouvelles douches et de nouveaux restaurants, ainsi que d'améliorer la sécurité.

Outre l'amélioration des installations, le projet devrait permettre de créer environ 430 nouvelles places de stationnement pour les poids lourds, ce qui réduira le nombre de parkings de délestage et permettra aux sites d'être complets dès le début de la soirée.

Manque de travail

De même, 20 % des conducteurs ont expliqué qu'ils avaient un permis mais qu'ils ne trouvaient pas de travail. Selon l'[Office for National Statistics (ONS)] (https://backlinelogistics.co.uk/the-9-best-and-worst-locations-to-be-an-hgv-driver/), il y a plus de 183 000 emplois de chauffeurs de poids lourds au Royaume-Uni. Malgré cela, les possibilités d'emploi varient d'une région à l'autre, ce qui se traduit par une demande inégale sur le territoire britannique. De nombreux conducteurs ont fait part de leur expérience en matière de recherche d'emploi :

*Je suis titulaire d'un diplôme de classe 1 depuis sept mois et je n'arrive pas à trouver un emploi. J'aimerais bien savoir où se trouve la pénurie".

"Quelle pénurie ? Il n'y a pas beaucoup de travail à prendre. "

Certificat de compétence professionnelle du conducteur

10 % des personnes qui n'étaient ni d'accord ni en désaccord avec l'expression "pénurie de conducteurs" ont déclaré que le [certificat de compétence professionnelle (CCP)] (https://www.gov.uk/driver-cpc-training/getting-your-driver-cpc-card) avait joué un rôle essentiel dans la réduction du nombre de conducteurs de poids lourds.

Introduit en 2009, le CAP vise à améliorer la sécurité routière, le professionnalisme et la sensibilisation à l'environnement. Il permet également de s'assurer que les conducteurs sont au fait de toutes les exigences en matière de santé, de sécurité et de législation. Les résultats d'une consultation concernant une révision de la politique du CAP ont révélé que [47 %] (https://www.hgvtraining.co.uk/hgv-training/what-is-cpc/#:~:text=It%20was%20brought%20in%20to,1000%20for%20driving%20without%20it) des conducteurs de poids lourds ont déclaré qu'il était inefficace ou très inefficace. Sur les médias sociaux du SNAP, un conducteur a fait le commentaire suivant :

*Je ne paie pas pour faire 35 heures, pour apprendre à faire ce que j'ai passé des années à faire tous les jours. Je ne paierai pas pour faire 35 heures, pour apprendre à faire ce que j'ai déjà passé des années à faire tous les jours".

Le gouvernement a présenté une série de modifications du CAP afin d'accroître la flexibilité lors du renouvellement et de l'obtention de la qualification. Parmi les changements apportés à la durée des cours, le gouvernement développera davantage le contenu des cours de base en collaboration avec l'Agence des normes de conduite et des véhicules (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency).

Des facteurs externes, tels que le Brexit et le COVID-19, combinés à des problèmes liés à l'industrie, ont eu un impact significatif sur les taux d'emploi dans le secteur du transport routier. Dans un environnement en constante évolution, le secteur doit continuer à apporter les changements nécessaires pour attirer et retenir davantage de conducteurs.

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