The Road Haulage Association (RHA) says the government should consider extending the suspension of the HGV road user levy, as rising inflation maintains pressure on hauliers.
Millions of people across the UK will be encouraged to kickstart a rewarding career in logistics, with the government unveiling a multimillion-pound new plan to bolster the supply chain and create a more resilient and greener haulage sector.
Several unofficial fuel protests have been planned in a move to highlight the frustration felt across the industry in relation to the unsustainable rises in the costs of diesel. With diesel costs now at an all time high, transport bosses have felt their already paper thing margins eroded even further.
Rising cost of fuel, driver shortages and the coronavirus pandemic have all been blamed for the collapse of a haulage business. Adam Jones and Sons said “significant trading losses were incurred during Covid” and the only option was to cease to trade. Based in Halesowen, West Midlands, the firm appointed administrators in May.
The UK government has announced more than £200m ($243m) of funding for a three-year ‘comparative’ demonstration programme to determine whether hydrogen-powered fuel cells or batteries would be the best zero-emission solution for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
Marketreports.info has released a report titled Global Road Haulage Market that includes industry growth factors for the projected period of 2022-2030.
