In the UK I recall we have about 70k or more drivers with HGV licence who don't work as drivers and there is a "shortage". There are two main reasons they no lo

In the UK I recall we have about 70k or more drivers with HGV licence who don't work as drivers and there is a "shortage". There are two main reasons they no longer work - first one is government changed the law, so they can no longer run a business (if you own a haulage company, you can't perform service as an owner) and so not many fancy driving without sense of working for oneself and expanding, the second reason are poor wages. So even if someone comes to terms that it is now a dead end job, the alternative cost of doing it is too high. E.g. spend years behind the wheel and in 10 years time, due to inflation you will probably be making less money than when you started. In that same 10 years time you could have learned a different trade and make up for the time spent on learning and have a view for progression.