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WORK HAS begun on the A9/A82 Longman junction improvement scheme, as previewed in Transport News, August. The work in Inverness was expected to last around nine weeks, the majority of which will take place off […]

THE ROAD Haulage Association and telematics company Microlise report that government has pledged £1m to support Road to Logistics, a not for profit scheme founded by the two organisations. ‘This is the culmination of three […]

ALTHOUGH focusing on spending, the Road Haulage Association was disappointed that Chancellor Sajid Javid made no mention of the keenly anticipated reduction in fuel duty in September’s Spending Review. ‘Recently we have seen much speculation […]

THE RHA says that a move to give councils powers to fine lorry drivers is about generating revenue. Local Government Association (LGA) has called on government to allow councils to enforce against moving traffic violations. […]

NEWS THAT a cross party group of MPs is considering proposals that would ban all handsfree calls whilst driving has been met with real concern by the haulage industry and by agency drivers. Mobile phones […]

UK HGV registration figures for quarter two of 2019 indicated an increase by a massive 46% over last year, an unusually high leap, largely due to the implementation of the EU Smart Tachograph legislation on […]

LATE AUGUST newspaper reports suggested that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has recognised the impact of fuel duty on the economy and RHA chief executive Richard Burnett was quick to respond: ‘After many years of tireless […]

COMMERCIAL trailers over 750kg and all trailers over 3,500kg must be registered before towing them through most mainland European countries to comply with road traffic regulations. This means that trailers making international and EU journeys […]

GOVERNMENT plans to strengthen compliance with Operation Brock (the queueing system to be introduced for lorries in Kent in the event of a No Deal Brexit) will place the responsibility to travel with correct documentation […]

THE FIFTH annual National Lorry Week will take place between 16-22 September, confirms the RHA who announce three new core partners SNAP, Driver Hire and Goodyear. Hauliers can help promote the industry as a great […]