The FTA has produced the plan titled 'Transport Solutions' which describes key activities required to address the freight transport industry's concerns.
The report stresses that the government has a key role in delivering the requirements in crucial areas. The FTA believe the government should: plan for road user charging for all vehicles; improve current and supply new roads and manage performance to maximise safety; invest in rail freight; establish extra funding for transport infrastructure and deliver the short-term solutions to improve capacity and deliver confidence in the long-term with better driver information, improvements at junctions and intersections and determine alternative routes for motorway closures.
The FTA believes a greater proportion of the £41 billion paid in tax by road users should be invested to improve reliability and service levels. At present less than 25p in every £1 collected from road users is re-invested in transport and only 10p in roads.