National lorry week: 26-31 October

摘要

Raising the public profile of the road freight transport industry underpins virtually all of the RHA's efforts to secure a better deal and a better future for the industry. Each time we go to government to ask it to act on an issue which affects the industry - the driver shortage, apprenticeships, fuel duty, the migrant issues at Calais, roads, and so on - ministers and politicians ask themselves one question: "Why should we care?" The answer to this question will only be: "This is a major problem, we must do something" if the issue significantly affects the economy or the public. If they voice a concern, or if ministers are lobbied by a sufficient number of rank-and-file MPs calling for the government to act, then they will care.