The
Road Haulage Association is the only UK organisation that focuses solely on UK hauliers.
RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning added: "Falsifying driving records is planned in advance and is one of the most serious offences in
road haulage.
The global offering is expected to be of interest to many of Yearsley Group's existing manufacturing customers who source raw materials from overseas, and it is anticipated the move will allow the group to grow its share of the UK
road haulage market.
Alternative fuel usage in the UK
road haulage sector is currently less than 1% according to members of the Logistics Carbon Reduction scheme.
The EU Council of Ministers adopted, on 24 September, three new regulations on access to international
road haulage markets, access to the market for coach and bus services and conditions for the occupation of road transport operator.
Mr Bradbourn, of Lichfield, said: "The European Commission has recognised the importance of introducing measures to help
road haulage companies survive the economic crisis.
"Organised criminals recruit drivers or corrupt
road haulage firms who know what they are doing.
It is thought that Mr McCourt, who had been working for the BRS
road haulage firm, lost control after the block crashed into the cab, and crashed into the central reservation.
The company had been alerted to the risks less than a year before the accident, when it commissioned the
Road Haulage Association to carry out risk assessments.
The European Commission is to announce tomorrow (Wednesday 23rd May) a shake-up of the regulations covering access to the occupation of road transport operator and access to the
road haulage market.
The
Road Haulage Association estimates there are 10,000 ploughing up and down our roads every day, and it won't be long before foreign truckers outnumber British.