It was felt that major news organisations and broadcast media favoured the Road Haulage Association (RHA), a competitor trade organisation, when seeking comment on a related story and that part of the reason behind this was the lack of clarity behind the interests represented by the FTA as it was known at the time.
There was a perception that prominent news outlets and broadcasting media tended to favor the Road Haulage Association (RHA) when commenting on a connected issue, largely because of the obscurity surrounding the interests embodied by the FTA as it was understood then.