As the in/out referendum approaches, two polls have indicated an inclination by road transport industry representatives to favour a UK exit from Europe. At the Microlise Transport Conference in May, [...]

Telematics provider Microlise has joined forces with charity Care After Combat and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) to set up Road to Logistics: a pathway by which vulnerable former service [...]

The transport minister Lord Ahmad has called the HGV road user levy “justified and consistent with the free movement of goods”, following the recent news (Transport Operator, May) that the [...]

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said its fears that increased security at Calais would push migrants seeking passage to the UK further afield to smaller French ports are becoming [...]

Van owners can look forward to a crackdown by the police and the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), thanks to mounting concerns over slipshod maintenance and overloading. That is [...]

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has emphasised the importance of drivers’ awareness of laws regarding prescription drugs that came into force last March. The association was responding to news that [...]

Employers using agency drivers with self-employed status or who are hired through ‘umbrella’ companies have been warned by HM Revenue & Customs that they may well be breaking the rules, [...]

Ray Ashworth, the managing director of DAF Trucks, has warned that growing concerns about road safety and air pollution, combined with increasing ‘localism’ in regional government, may lead to a [...]

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has spoken out against a decision by the European Commission to challenge the legality of the HGV road user levy, the net effect of which [...]