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.
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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.
articleConsultancy KPMG is the latest voice to warn driver shortages could hit retail fulfillment this Christmas.
newsThe Freight Transport Association has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of his 2014 Autumn Statement on 3 December, primarily outlining the economic benefits that could be delivered by the further development of the Government’s approach to fuel duty.
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newsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced that it has entered into a partnership arrangement with City & Guilds in order to ‘fill the void’ of skills development in the logistics sector.
newsPeople wanting to attend the FTA Driver Crisis Summit are on a waiting list for places – as over 600 delegates have already registered to be there.
newsTransport industry leaders met at HM Treasury on Friday 20 February to press the case for new Government funding towards the cost of getting new lorry drivers licensed and qualified to drive.
newsThe Freight Transport Association has said the logistics sector needs ‘better support from Government’ in order to make logistics more efficient in the UK.
newsThe London Safer Lorry Scheme (SLS), vulnerable road users and commercial vehicles, and the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be covered at the Freight Transport Association’s Fleet Engineer Conference which takes place on Wednesday 10 June.
newsAs the Calais migrant problem continues to worsen the Freight Transport Association has expressed concern for UK HGV drivers.
newsThe FTA has launched the Van Excellence Certificate of Driver Competence to help operators who want to demonstrate how professional their drivers are, and how seriously they take their responsibilities in the work that they do.
newsFreight Transport Association (FTA) has denied claims by the Local Government Association (LGA) that lorries are bringing ‘bedlam’ to Britain’s villages.
newsPersonnel leaving the Armed Forces are ideally suited to a career in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association has said at a recent event.
articleThe Freight Transport Association has backed the results of a transport inquiry that highlights the need for investment in the multimodal supply chain infrastructure in Scotland.
newsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) says figures just released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that longer semi-trailers pose no greater safety risk and are valuable in reducing HGV miles and making carbon savings.
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