Keeping Logistics Moving: Mental Health, Wellbeing and Retaining Talent

Do you employ professional drivers?

Professional driving comes with pressures many people never see: long hours, fatigue, tight deadlines, traffic stress and isolation. These challenges don't just affect wellbeing,they impact performance, absence rates, safety and staff retention.

Did you know?

• 72% of HGV and van drivers experience regular stress or anxiety at work.
• 46% have considered leaving the industry due to stress and burnout.
• 57% say they receive no mental health support from their employer.
• 91% believe work-related stress negatively affects their driving.

Join this practical session to explore the realities facing today's logistics workforce and learn how better support for employee wellbeing can improve retention, reduce absence, enhance safety, and create a stronger, more resilient workforce.

Drawing on real-life experiences from the transport sector and Lancaster University-backed research, we'll share practical strategies that employers can implement immediately.

Help your workforce stay healthy, engaged and productive—while keeping your business moving.