The Road Haulage Association calls for extra support from the French military as danger intensifies for Calais residents and lorry drivers because of the migrant camps.

One year on and the migrant crisis at Calais has escalated to unprecedented levels of violence and intimidation to the point where the safety of UK-bound drivers and the UK economy is at grave risk. That’s the stark warning from the Road Haulage Association.

Road haulage is a key service industry for the UK economy, keeping businesses competitive and ensuring that shops have food and goods to sell. Every year, the industry keeps improving and 2015 was its best year ever, according to the Road Haulage Association.

The standoff between the rail companies, the unions and the government has been rumbling on for most of 2016, and ahead of his debate on the subject, Conservative MP Henry Smith speaks to PoliticsHome about the crisis.

An improved funding package for apprentices in the transport sector has been announced that will open up even more opportunities for smaller firms.

Every day, victims of road traffic accidents die needlessly because individuals immediately at the scene don’t know the basics of  first aid.

A member of the Road Haulage Association's staff was attacked at the Port of Calais last night (03 August) when a boulder was thrown at his car. 

The former Shadow Transport Secretary calls on Highways England to learn from the reduction in suicide rates on the railways, following a coordinated response across multiple agencies.

The Road Haulage Association has sought legal advice and intends to honour its commitment to its members by pursuing the case for compensation from the truck manufacturers who have been identified as being involved in a coordinated truck price fixing cartel.

The Road Haulage Association welcomes the transport committee’s timely report on road haulage report, published today, which fairly sets out many of the challenges facing the industry and is pleased that it reflects many of the points that the RHA has been making to government since 2014.

The Road Haulage Association welcomes the news that the gateway to the UK is to remain at Calais.

The Road Haulage Association says the entire UK haulage industry is victim of the lorry price fixing cartel which has been heavily fined.  

Britons should worry about this week's ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on China’s maritime claims, says Lord West, 'because it reveals to us the type of superpower China is becoming.'

Tory MP Philip Davies and Labour's Mary Glindon MP writes for PoliticsHome on the airport expansion decision, saying 'any further delay is unnecessary and risks adding to economic uncertainty.'

Following Theresa May's appointment as PM, EY lays out the key infrastructure projects it believes the Government should prioritise.

The Road Haulage Association is disappointed to learn of proposals to build a 4m high, 1km long wall at the Port of Calais.

A year after the Airports Commission’s final report, David Cameron has indicated that he will leave the decision on airport expansion to his successor. Let Britain Fly urges the Government to fast-track a new airport runway.

Support for Heathrow expansion has been “unanimous and unambiguous” say industry leaders and MPs, who roundly deride today’s announcement to delay this vital decision.

All lane running (the use of hard shoulders) is in the interests of all road users to minimise delays without compromising safety.

Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake writes that the North, as well as the South, will benefit from the expansion of Heathrow with up to £25.5 billion in economic benefits forecast.

The programme for High Speed 2 (HS2) is facing cost and schedule pressures with options for extending the opening date for phase 1 now being considered and steps are being taken to bring cost estimates within available funding, according to a report by the National Audit Office.

UK road hauliers call for action to steady markets and nerves at ‘earthquake moment’

The Road Haulage Association is astonished at the report from the Institute of Mechanical Engineering which claims that levels of congestion 'are rising fast because almost a third of lorries are being driven empty'.

The Road Haulage Association renews its call for French military at Calais, as migrants once again surge upon British trucks.