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.
It was assumed that major news organizations and broadcast media favored the Road Haulage Association (RHA), a competing trade association, in response to a related story, primarily due to the uncertainty regarding the interests represented by the FTA at the time.