The Road Haulage Association is concerned that hauliers may be in for a surprise when the time comes to renew their insurance premiums since the Lord Chancellor released details of a proposed change to the way that compensation payments are calculated.

“The UK road haulage industry must set an example for road safety. Operators who are not adhering to essential safety standards should be sought out and removed from the industry.” That’s the demand from Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association.

Only a cut in the current fuel duty rate of 57.95ppl will support the competitiveness of the UK economy. That’s the message from the Road Haulage Association – the only UK organisation dedicated to those responsible for the movement by road of 85% of the UK economy.

One of Europe’s largest road transport events, the Microlise Transport Conference, will take place on Wednesday May 17 at Coventry’s Richo Arena.

The UK’s road haulage industry has been made the scapegoat to cover the decades of under-investment in road maintenance by infrastructure providers, that’s the view of the Road Haulage Association.