Government plans for “unfettered cabotage” will punish UK hauliers, RHA tells MPs

Conservative MP and former transport minister Sir John Hayes is calling on the government to fix the HGV driver shortage by giving monetary grants to facilitate training, issuing emergency licensing schemes to clear the backlog caused by the pandemic, launching a government-led recruitment drive, and ensuring facilities for drivers are improved to encourage women into […]

The House of Commons Transport Committee has renewed its call for longer and more frequent emergency refuge areas on all-lane running (ALR) schemes, after an AA survey revealed more than a fifth of drivers rate ALR motorways as dangerous.

A government-funded campaign has been launched this week aiming to tackle the industry’s long-term recruitment issues and future-proof its talent pipeline.