The port of Dover handled 2.5 million trucks in 2018 and another 1.7 million passed through the nearby Eurotunnel under the channel. Britain's EU membership means trucks currently zip cross the border. Some of the largest manufacturing companies operating in Britain have warned of dire consequences if there are delays at the border. Zaccheo, whose trucks make 10,000 border crossings a year, is preparing for the worst. Alcaline has bought a helicopter to airlift urgent goods if trucks get stuck at the border.

Source: CNN February 11, 2019 13:40 UTC