Despite repeated advice and increased prevention measures, security is an escalating problem for road hauliers and now accounts for annual losses of £1 billion.
So reports the Road Haulage Association. The RHA claims the issue does not figure strongly on the horizon of the Home Office or the police.
There are no targets, no key performance indicators and no resources allocated to this specialised area. As a result, there is a shortage of resources and no consistency in police forces or between forces. It appears to come into the “too difficult” category, according to the RHA. There are one or two beacons of best practice in individual police forces but they are the exceptions that make the rule painfully obvious.
To help raise awareness of crimes against transport companies and their freight the RHA is holding its annual security seminar at Towcester Racecourse, Northampton, on Tuesday, March 11. New products and practical, haulier-focused initiatives designed to help companies protect themselves from criminals will be on show. The seminar sessions, “Combating Freight Crime” will include a line-up of speakers and will be chaired by John Stalker, former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester.
The cost of this event is £49 plus VAT for RHA members and £149 plus VAT for non-members and includes entry to the seminar, exhibition, refreshments and lunch.
To book
You can book you place at www.rha.net (see RHA Security Seminar 2008 under Security Services) or ring Jan Mills on 01932 841515,mobile 07786 193341 or e-mail: [email protected]
This seminar has grown out of work the RHA has done on developing security standards and working with the police and other agencies and is sponsored by Reliance Security and Royal & SunAlliance, supported by Crimestoppers, JAGOLT and TruckPol. The association has developed its security audit service and RHIMSS security accreditation scheme whereby operators can have their security procedures checked by experienced assessors. Details are available from Steve Ellis on 01733 261131 or 07979 531465 or [email protected] or visit:
