The RHA welcomes the Government's move to crack down on illegal lorry parks, but more legal parks are required to solve the problem.

Ageas UK comments on annual results published today at a transport conference, celebrating Britain’s most improved roads and identifying persistent high risk roads.

The cost of modernising the Great Western railway is currently estimated to be £5.58 billion, an increase of £2.1 billion since 2013, and there are delays to the electrification of the route of at least 18 to 36 months. Delays to the electrification programme will cost the Department up to £330 million.

RHA supports tougher penalties for those using hand-help phones while behind the wheel. 

1922 Committee Chairman Graham Brady MP and Parliamentary Labour Party Transport Committee Chair Gavin Shuker MP join forces to write in support of Heathrow Airport expansion.

The Justice Committee Chair writes that plans to expand Heathrow announced this week are 'a perfect recipe for judicial review'.

Ahead of her debate, Labour MP Seema Malhotra calls for a direct rail link between Feltham and Heathrow Airport with a new station en route at Bedfont.

The UK needs a long-term strategic approach to infrastructure provision, which is able to cope with future demands on services, according to the National Needs Assessment of UK infrastructure which is launched today.

Airbus today celebrated the delivery of its 10,000th aircraft - an A350-900 for Singapore Airlines.

Chair of the APPG on Visitor Economy and Tory MP Nigel Huddleston spoke to PoliticsHome about tourism post Brexit ahead of his Westminster Hall debate. 

The National Audit Office has today published its findings from its investigation into the Department for Transport’s grant of £30 million towards the construction of the Garden Bridge, the proposed pedestrian bridge and garden spanning the River Thames in central London.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee chair Neil Parish MP joined stakeholders from the energy sector including Calor Gas, to discuss the questions of improving UK air quality and reducing emissions.

Heathrow has claimed they are able to offer a comprehensive plan to get UK regions connected to growth quicker and give all of Britain a ‘Brexit boost’.

The benefits of Heathrow expansion could be delivered four years early, giving the British economy a £1.5bn ‘Brexit boost’ whilst a third runway is built, according to new proposals to be launched on the first day of the upcoming Conservative Party Conference. 

 The Government must stop dithering and make the long awaited announcement on the future of airport capacity for the South East says GMB.

A new poll from ComRes shows that parliamentary support for Heathrow expansion grows as Government decision looms.

Following the death of a constituent, Conservative MP Claire Perry spoke to Agnes Chambre about why the penalties for dangerous driving must change.

Faversham & Mid Kent MP Helen Whately writes following her debate this week on 'fly-parking by HGVs in Kent' in which the Roads Minister committed to 'a new survey of parking provision across the country'.

Longer semi-trailers (LSTs) work well for the economy, congestion, air quality and pollution, says the Road Haulage Association. The government should make more permits available to the industry.

The Road Haulage Association is disappointed that despite assurances that the action by Calais hauliers would take the form of a go-slow, this now appears not to be the case.

Following the resounding success of National Lorry Week 2015, this year’s event promises to be even bigger. Taking place between the 19 - 24th of September, the awareness week will take the theme of ‘The Next Generation’ and has been developed to engage with schoolchildren and college students to highlight the wide range of employment opportunities available within the industry.

Former international development minister Lord Foulkes of Cumnock questions why he has been met by a "wall of silence" as he seeks answers about why St Helena's airport is not operational.

To even his most hardened critics, it did seem pretty impressive.