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草榴社区 urged to carry out safety checks as lorry driver shortage hits harvest

NFU Mutual has urged farmers forced to use their own tractors and trailers for harvest transport to regularly check brakes and hitch mechanisms to minimise the risk of incidents.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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草榴社区 urged to carry out safety checks as lorry driver shortage hits harvest

NFU Mutual has urged farmers forced to use their own tractors and trailers for harvest transport to regularly check brakes and hitch mechanisms to minimise the risk of incidents. The warning comes...

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