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The APSRG is making 12 recommendations, most notably calling for the government to conduct a call for evidence on the state of play of resource efficiency in UK companies to determine barrier preventing them from being resource efficient.

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04 Jan 2016 Transport

Proposed new migrant camp at Dunkirk will double the problem for UK-bound hauliers says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is dismayed at the news that a new migrant camp is to be built at the Dunkirk ferry port, approximately 30 miles from the Port of Calais.

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23 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA welcomes measures to alleviate Forth Road Bridge misery

Although deeply disappointed at the news that the Forth Road Bridge is to remain closed to HGVs until February 2016, the Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the proposals arising from a meeting today with the Minister for Infrastructure, Keith Brown.

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22 Dec 2015 Transport

Continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge to HGV traffic will cost the industry an additional £40m says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@rhanews) is dismayed to learn that delays are once again affecting the Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge). Despite maintenance teams working hard to complete the repairs necessary to bring the bridge back into use ahead of the planned operational date of the beginning of January, it is to remain closed to HGV traffic until the end of February.

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18 Dec 2015 Transport

Calais migrants now outnumber security forces by 18:1

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is extremely concerned that despite the deployment of 1,300 French riot police and gendarmerie at Calais, the reality is that with approximately 300 operating at any one time, they are now massively outnumbered by 18:1.

16 Dec 2015 Transport

Improving the Weymouth to Waterloo rail line

Dorset South MP Richard Drax writes following his Westminster Hall debate which pressed the Government to consider options to speed up journey times between Weymouth and London Waterloo.

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15 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA renews its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers at Calais

Following a visit by RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) to Calais last week, the Road Haulage Association (RHANews) has renewed its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers and restore law and order to the Port.

15 Dec 2015 Transport

Cuts to TFL budget could prompt fare rises and compromise safety, MP warns

Labour’s Gareth Thomas speaks to PoliticsHome on the impact the Chancellor’s cuts will have on the London Transport network.

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14 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA has a challenging but positive meeting with Business Department

The RHA (@RHANews) has today held what chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) has described as a challenging but positive meeting with the skills Minister Nick Boles MP to press the case for more action to solve the chronic LGV driver shortage.The meeting was held at the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (@bisgovuk)

Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims

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11 Dec 2015 Transport

Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims

UK freight operators have joined in efforts to assist thousands of homeless families affected by the Cumbrian floods.

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11 Dec 2015 Economy

Approval for HGV Driver Trailblazer Apprenticeship: “Our hard work has paid off” says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) (@RHANews) has welcomed the approval from the Business and Innovation Department (BIS) (@bisgovuk) for an LGV apprenticeship Trailblazer scheme but is pressing for confirmation that the scheme will cover the cost of licence acquisition.

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10 Dec 2015 Transport

Response to airport decision

In response to theGovernment confirming its support for airport expansion, Ralph Smyth, Head of Infrastructure and Legal at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said:

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10 Dec 2015 Transport

Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims

The Road Haulage Association (RHA), is delighted by the news that TPN, The Pallet Network (@OurTPN) is pulling together its 117-depot nationwide freight operation to collect emergency relief donations from around the UK and send them to the thousands of homeless families affected by the Cumbrian floods.