British Truckers REFUSE to Haul Tesco & Amazon Loads — Here’s Why

Have truckers stopped hauling for Tesco and Amazon? The claim is all over social media. The numbers tell a different story, and it matters more than the headline. On 28 September 2026, the RAC's average UK diesel price hit a record 199.18p a litre, up 56.8p since the end of February. In this video I check five popular claims about Tesco, Amazon and the lorries that supply them against the published figures. I show you the arithmetic that's squeezing hauliers on fixed-rate contracts and what it means for your weekly shop and your deliveries. In this video: Why there's no reported walkout from Tesco or Amazon contracts How the Tesco distribution pay dispute was settled at 4.5% without a strike Why Amazon and Tesco feel fuel costs in different places The £100 haulage job that now loses about £11, worked through step by step Why hauliers on 2% margins can't simply "pass it on" The fuel duty rises scheduled for 2027 and what they add per lorry What would actually fix it, and what each fix costs Three practical things to watch as a shopper CHAPTERS 0:00 Diesel hits a record 0:58 What this video will prove 1:40 Myth 5: The walkout 3:37 Myth 4: It's a strike 6:12 Myth 3: Amazon and Tesco are in the same boat 9:02 Myth 2: They'll just pass it on 12:27 Myth 1: It ends when diesel falls 15:13 The signs were there 16:27 How each side is responding 17:44 What would actually fix it 19:17 What it means for your shop 19:56 Close SOURCES RAC fuel price data and statements, 28 September 2026 Road Haulage Association (RHA) figures on margins, fuel share of costs and extra weekly fuel cost per vehicle RHA Managing Director Richard Smith, opinion piece, September 2026 Unite the Union, press releases, July and September 2026 The Grocer, Motor Transport, Food Manufacture and trans.info reporting on Tesco, Morrisons and Hovis pay disputes trans.info, DHL Supply Chain and Eddie Stobart Tesco contracts, October 2025 PetrolPrices.com, UK diesel price and fuel duty policy summary, September 2026 HGV Ireland, UK haulier fuel surcharge reporting, September 2026 Auto Express, motorway services fuel prices, September 2026 Amazon Flex published earnings range; Delivery Service Partner recruitment guides Figures labelled as "my working" or "illustrative" in the video are my own calculations from the sources above and are shown so you can check them. Figures are correct at the time of recording and may change. DISCLAIMER This video is general, sector-wide analysis and commentary for educational purposes only. It is not financial, legal, employment or business advice, and it should not be relied on for decisions about your own business, contract, job or investments. Any scenarios describing hauliers, drivers or contracts are illustrative, not accounts of any specific company. References to named companies are based on publicly reported information and are not allegations of wrongdoing. If you're making decisions on a haulage contract, employment matter or business finances, speak to a qualified professional. Fuel prices, policy and company positions change quickly, so check current official sources before acting. If this explained what's really behind the headlines, a like helps it reach the next person wondering the same thing. Subscribe for the next video, where I'll run the per-lorry numbers on the 2027 fuel duty decision when it lands. I'm Dwight Givens. Follow the lorry. #UKHaulage #DieselPrices #Tesco #Amazon #SupplyChain