LRUC

RHA Encouraged by Conservative Party Proposals

The RHA is encouraged at today's statement by Transport Minister Chris Grayling regarding initiatives by the Conservative Party to tackle the ongoing problem of fuel duty differentials between UK hauliers and their EU counterparts. more…

Tories Promise to 'Level the Playing Field for British Hauliers'

The next Conservative Government claims it will act to reduce the huge competitive disadvantages suffered by British truck operators, compared with their EU counterparts. more…

Scotland Suffers From High Fuel Duty and Unfair Competition

Lorry operators in Scotland say that the Government's high fuel duty strategy, coupled with the increasing operation of foreign lorries in the UK, is causing serious problems for the Scottish transport industry. more…

£3bn Free Ride for Foreign Trucks

Foreign lorries operating every day on UK roads are now imposing road wear costs of £195 million per year. more…

Share Ideas on Road Pricing

Should congestion charging be introduced in all UK town and city centres, or should cars be charged for each mile they travel? These are the controversial questions looking for ideas and answers from motorists in this year's Share Ideas Day on September 12. more…

Wheels of Steel

In the second of our 'Spotlight' interviews, TNN went to meet Steve Bowles, Managing Director of Roy Bowles Transport. more…

Foreign Lorries And Fuel Duty

The Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association have committed £100,000 to the Transport Industry Inquiry that will review the effects of high fuel duties on UK transport operators. more…

LRUC - RHA/FTA Joint Statement

Following on from the abrupt cancellation of the Government's Lorry Road user Charge programme, the National Chairman and Chief Executive of the Road Haulage Association and the President and Chief Executive of the Freight Transport Association, met together in Glasgow to consider a joint industry-wide strategy in response. more…

It's A Bribe Darling

According to the Association of British Drivers, the Government are 'To Rob Vital Transport Innovation Fund To Bribe Councils Into Road Pricing' more…

Lorry Road User Charging - Where is Plan B?

The Freight Transport Association says that the Government's abandonment of the Lorry Road User charging scheme without any apparent plans for what will replace it is short-sighted, irresponsible and careless of the UK transport industry's competitiveness problems with the rest of Europe. more…

LRUC - RHA Demands Action

The Road Haulage Association is deeply disappointed that the Government has abandoned the Lorry Road User Charge Scheme. more…