For more than three decades David Carden drove across England’s Midlands, transporting tens of thousands of liters of fuel from holding tanks to service stations. The flammable liquid made it a dangerous job requiring skill and caution, but when he started the pay and the benefits were good, enabling him to support his young family. Gradually the conditions worsened for drivers. The hours got longer, roadside facilities deteriorated and the benefits were cut. “Eventually,” Mr. Carden said, “we lost an awful lot of what made the job worth doing.” In 2017, he quit. Now, as a critical shortage of truck drivers has caused gas pumps to run dry across […]