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Driver shortage is still an issue

Joined-up thinking can tackle driver shorta...

Sep 10, 2025No Comments

With the driver shortage still a major issue for fleet mangers, Richard Smith, RHA Managing Director offers his view on the current situation and what

Sufficient lorry parking at new fulfilment centres?

Sufficient lorry parking at new fulfilment ...

Jul 16, 2025Comments off

There are concerning reports that there won’t be sufficient HGV parking facilities built in support of Amazon’s four new fulfilment centres. Sites in Hull and

New Toll Increases for HGVs at Dartford Crossing Set to Take Effect

Dartford Crossing HGV charges to rise by 40...

Jul 02, 2025Comments off

Hauliers will pay significantly more to move goods between Essex and Kent after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed the first Dartford Crossing toll charge

Cheshire haulier celebrates 100 year milestone

Cheshire haulier celebrates 100 year milest...

Jun 25, 2025Comments off

A Cheshire haulage business has passed a significant milestone after celebrating 100 years of delivering a top-quality service across the Northwest and UK. The long-established,

Houses of Parliament

Lower Thames Crossing – RHA Welcomes £59...

Jun 17, 2025Comments off

The RHA has welcomed the Government’s announcement today (Monday 16 June) of £590m for the Lower Thames Crossing. Declan Pang, RHA Director of Public Affairs

Misery continues from ‘pot hole-plagued’ local roads

Just 3% of local roads received any road ma...

Apr 09, 2025Comments off

Just 3% of England’s 183,054-mile council-run road network received any form of road maintenance in the last 2023/24 financial year, new government data analysed by

Lower Thames Crossing Northern Tunnel Entrance

Government grants approval for Lower Thames...

Mar 26, 2025Comments off

On Tuesday 25th March 2025, the government has officially approved the A122 Lower Thames Crossing project, a significant infrastructure initiative designed to alleviate congestion at

Feight Crime

Freight crime spirals out of control

Mar 18, 2025Comments off

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has responded to the latest freight crime statistics which reveal a significant rise in the value of losses from goods

Planning and Infrastructure Bill to Parliament

Planning and Infrastructure Bill Introduced...

Mar 12, 2025Comments off

On 11 March 2025, the UK government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to Parliament, aiming to address the nation’s housing crisis and accelerate the

BYD ETH8 delivering on emissions-free transportation

The RHA has launched an industry wide surve...

Mar 04, 2025Comments off

The new survey which seeks input from across the road transport sector will be open until April and will help to inform the association’s work