MP tables freight crime bill as industry concern grows
Published On: Sunday 20 April 2025
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed a move by Rachel Taylor, MP for North Warwickshire and Bedworth and the chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for freight and [...]
RHA calls for government intervention on clandestine entrants
Published On: Wednesday 16 April 2025
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) this month called on the Home Office to make adequate investment in a scheme designed to deter so-called clandestine entrants from targeting heavy goods vehicles [...]
Kevin Rooney appointed new senior traffic commissioner
Published On: Tuesday 15 April 2025
The transport secretary has announced that West of England traffic commissioner (TC) Kevin Rooney will take the reins as senior traffic commissioner (STC) from 1 June – a role he [...]
National Highways marks 10 years of Operation Tramline
Published On: Tuesday 8 April 2025
National Highways, which operates and maintains the English motorway network, has marked the 10th anniversary of its Operation Tramline initiative by highlighting some of the most shocking examples of unsafe [...]
2035 diesel/petrol van phase-out date remains in place
Published On: Monday 7 April 2025
The British government has confirmed that it will maintain the previous administration’s decision to postpone the phase-out date for diesel and petrol vans to 2035, despite honouring its manifesto commitment [...]
Volvo Trucks will open the order-book for a new version of its electric tractor unit with a 600 km range and a potential charging time of 40 minutes before the [...]
The government’s plug-in truck grant will continue at current levels into the 2025/26 financial year, the Department for Transport has announced. The scheme enables up to £16,000 to be claimed [...]
Logistics giant Gregory Group is set to receive 14 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) into its 1,400-strong fleet, charged by a newly installed infrastructure, which will contribute to the company’s [...]
Charge towards zero-emissions infrastructure steps up a gear
Published On: Monday 31 March 2025
Progress on the development of the electrical charging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure that the UK road transport sector will require to meet looming decarbonisation targets took several steps forward this [...]