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Fleetcheck Designed To Help Raise Van Stand...

Oct 16, 2017Comments off

A new tie-up will see customers of fleet software specialist FleetCheck given access to some Freight Transport Association resources in order to help them raise

FTA Calls On Drivers To Share Experiences

Oct 12, 2017Comments off

Following yesterday’s announcement (11 October 2017) in Westminster Hall that HGV drivers are to be fined by DVSA if they take their full weekly rest

FTA Issues Checklist For No-Deal Brexit

Oct 11, 2017Comments off

Prime Minister Theresa May and her government might think they are ready to walk out of the EU talks but the UK logistics sector is urging caution to

Standing Rates In Pounds Not Euros After Br...

Oct 03, 2017Comments off

The logistics industry has been spared a further rise in the amount of financial standing required for operators to continue trading next January by a

The Logistics Message On Brexit Is Being He...

Sep 26, 2017Comments off

As the latest round of Brexit negotiations enter their second day in Brussels today (26 September 2017), the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the

Use Of Technology Will Make Our Roads Safer

Sep 22, 2017Comments off

The Mayor of London’s announcement today (22 September 2017), of the latest version of his safety proposals for HGVs – the Direct Vision Standard (DVS)

Time To Make The Flexibility Permanent

Sep 22, 2017Comments off

The Freight Transport Association says a report released today (21 September 2017) by the Department for Transport (DfT) shows that longer semi-trailers (LSTs) continue to

Vacancies Still Concern For Freight Industr...

Aug 29, 2017Comments off

The freight and logistics sector is still suffering a shortage of skilled drivers, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA)’s July Quarterly Transport Activity Survey

The Next Step For Sustainable Road Transpor...

Aug 25, 2017Comments off

Truck platooning could save cost, congestion and carbon says the Freight Transport Association, members of which operate more than 200,000 trucks on Britain’s roads. The

Record Entries For Fta Driver Of The Year

Aug 17, 2017Comments off

Freight drivers know that their jobs are some of the most skilled, and complicated, in the UK. And more of them than ever before are