RHA welcomes Justine Greening's appointment of Nick Denton as Traffic Commissioner

Tuesday, 24 January 2012 9:28 AM

The Road Haulage Association welcomes the news that Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening has appointed Nick Denton as Traffic Commissioner for the South Eastern and Metropolitan Area and Kevin Rooney as Commissioner for the North Eastern Area.

“This comes as very good news for both the Road Haulage Association and for the industry at large”, said RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning.

“Both Nick Denton and Kevin Rooney are well known to the RHA and I am confident that these appointments will bring a new dimension to what has always been an excellent working relationship between Association staff and the traffic area offices throughout the UK."

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