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Hauliers Speak Out and Demonstrate Sharp Divisions.
UK – Some months ago Jack Semple, the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) Director of Policy, put together an informative document giving a view of the forthcoming vote on Britain’s position as regards staying in, or leaving, the European Union. Now the organisation has revealed the results of its own survey of members to understand their position on what is undoubtedly a vitally important decision now known internationally as ‘Brexit’.
The RHA (as with this publication) is keen to stress its neutrality on the referendum choice and maintain a position of total impartiality, but Mr Semple’s perspective piece certainly covers much ground which has not been adequately investigated in much of the media, sectors of which appear to be plainly biased in one direction or the other.
The RHA survey results show that 60% of the members who took part are in favour of their company leaving the EU, while 30% wish to remain part of the EU and 10% are still undecided, a stark contrast to many other similar investigations and one which demonstrates clearly the variation in management positions between large and small freight organisations.
Among the SME member organisations (operating less than 65 vehicles), 62% expressed a desire to leave, and only 28% felt they should remain. By comparison, the majority of companies running larger fleets of vehicles showed they wanted to remain, seizing 80% of the vote. Only 17% of those larger companies felt they would benefit from leaving the EU. Chief Executive Richard Burnett observed:
“The numbers speak for themselves, they show a very strong difference of view between SME and larger haulage companies. And it is a reality that a significant proportion of those saying they believe ‘Leave’ is in their best interests cite wider political reasons. It’s also clear that many of our members are frustrated by what they see as a lack of clear independent facts in the debate.” Read more
Source: HANDY SHIPPING GUIDE
