• 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 [...]

  • Long-range Volvo electric 44-tonner on the way

    Published On: Monday 7 April 2025

    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 [...]

  • Government extends plug-in vehicle grants

    Published On: Friday 4 April 2025

    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 [...]

  • BEV boost for Gregory Group

    Published On: Wednesday 2 April 2025

    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 [...]