Transport for the North has launched its draft Strategic Transport Plan today (16 January) which sets out a vision to boost the North of England’s economy through a 30-year transport investment programme.

Debt-ridden construction firm Carillion has announced it is going into compulsory liquidation after last-ditch attempts to save the company failed. 

Alstom U.K. & Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of Maria Griffin as Quality, Railway Safety and Performance Director. 

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has announced that more than 100 haulage operators were found to have lorries fitted with emissions cheat devices at roadside checks between August and November 2017.

Boris Johnson has rounded on Virgin Trains over its "absurd" and "ridiculous" decision to stop selling the Daily Mail on its services.

The Department of Transport has come in for criticism over its failure to anticipate the longest-running strike battle in the history of Britain's railways.

Despite the closure of the ‘Jungle’ camp in October 2016, migrants are still returning to Calais. Their goal? To reach the UK by whatever means possible and with total disregard for the safety of themselves or the HGV drivers on which they prey.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has given Ashford Borough Council the green light to raise clamp release fees on HGVs by 275% on a stretch of the A20 in Kent. 

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has appointed Philip Hoare as CEO of its UK and Europe region.  

Although generally optimistic, the RHA remains cautious about the reduction, and eventual scrapping of tolls on both of the Severn crossings that link England and Wales.

With Storm Eleanor hitting many parts of the UK, and a number of lorries blowing over in high winds as a result, this is a good time to remind ourselves of what to do to keep safe on the road.

Chris Grayling has defended his decision to jet off to Qatar as hard-pressed commuters were hit with eye-watering rail fare hikes. 

A senior Labour MP was left stranded on a broken down train today as he travelled the country campaigning against eye-watering rail fare hikes.

Chris Grayling has been accused of "running scared" after it emerged his visit to the Middle East will prevent him explaining eye-watering rail fare rises until Friday.

Labour has blasted another round of “staggering” rail fare hikes as it claimed season tickets have rocketed by almost £700 since the Conservatives came to power.

TV doctor and peer Lord Robert Winston has backed calls for hospitals to offer free parking for patients and their visitors.

Lord Adonis has called for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to quit as he stepped up his attacks on the Government approach to Brexit.

The RMT union has blamed rail companies and the government ahead of New Year's Eve strikes.

Labour has accused the government of reneging on pledges to improve Britain's Boxing Day rail services despite vows to do so when in opposition.

The RHA welcomes the Department for Transport’s announcement today of funding for a number of ‘A’ road improvement schemes. The transport secretary is launching a Major Road Network consultation which will decide on which projects will benefit from a cash-injection from the National Roads Fund.

The Government is considering introducing the UK’s first pay-per-mile system for drivers in a bid to cut emissions and traffic.

The Road Haulage Association believes the increased fines for drivers failing to pay the London Congestion Charge (from £130 to £160) announced by Transport for London is unjustified as a deterrent for poor behaviour and is little more than a tax on Londoners.

The future of local buses is a more bespoke, ‘Uber-style’, service, according to the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.

There has been a lot of speculation in the media recently about the HGV driver shortage, the possibility of Christmas delay disasters, and post-Brexit supply chain disruption as a result. The RHA is therefore keen to set the record straight.