newsWith 2013 Road Safety Week under way – the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has supported the national campaign by voicing the importance to drivers to stay focused and not be distracted by the phone when behind the wheel.
newsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said today that more must be done, including from the logistics industry, to improve the safety of cyclists on our streets. However, FTA does not believe that banning HGVs from peak hours is the answer.
blogBBC documentary promises to reveal warehouse conditions an expert has said could cause ‘mental and physical illness’.
newsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) is delighted to announce the launch today (Monday 2 December) of the FTA everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards 2014.
newsThe Chancellor of the Exchequer’s confirmation that fuel duty will be frozen next year – saving industry around £186 million – is a positive step but is not enough to deliver significant benefits to the economy, the Freight Transport Association has said. Only a reduction in fuel duty would provide the kind of confidence needed for businesses to invest in the future.
articleThe Government has narrowed its options on the new Thames Crossing but fallen short of choosing which of the proposals will prevail. Industry reacts as the decision is put back until May.
newsIn its pre-Budget submission the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the Chancellor to re-instate the duty differential for used cooking oil as a bio-fuel in commercial vehicles.
newsThe Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Government’s decision to offer local highway authorities £80 million to fix the roads most damaged by severe weather.
newsThe forthcoming FTA Safety in Logistics Conference is to focus on helping managers secure engagement with all employees on health and safety.
newsVan traffic is predicted to rise at twice the rate of cars and almost double by 2040, the Freight Transport Association has said in The Logistics Report 2014.
newsThe Freight Transport Association is backing Heathrow, as the hub airport and Gatwick go head to head in a bid to win permission from the Airports Commission to build the UK’s next major runway.
articleThe Congestion Charge hike is an unfair tax increase on essential deliveries, says the Freight Transport Association.
newsCrucial feedback on gas HGVs has been provided by the Low Carbon Truck Trial, with the provisional results being detailed in a first report commissioned by the Department for Transport (DfT).
newsResponding to the Department for Transport granting consent for the expansion of the existing Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, the Freight Transport Association has said that it supports any development of rail freight that will improve network access.
newsThe Freight Transport Association says a decision needs to be made sooner rather than later in response to the announcement by the Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin that the DfT is to ‘appraise route options in detail’ at each of the proposed Lower Thames crossing solutions.
newsThe Freight Transport Association has welcomed the decision of London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee not to proceed with its proposed amendments to the London Lorry Control Scheme to add requirements for sideguards and class V and VI mirrors.
newsThe Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham will provide the stage for the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and Transport Hub to showcase key debates in transport policy.
articleWell – there’s good news and bad news – what do you want first?
newsThe Freight Transport Association has supported calls for new safer and cleaner lorry designs to be allowed on Europe’s roads as soon as possible.
newsThe Freight Transport Association has supported the Prime Minister’s announcement promising a revolution for the UK road network that has suffered from under-funding.
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