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FTA concerned by uncertainty on Severn tolls

June 18, 2013

The House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee has today held an extra session with the transport minister, Stephen Hammond, to discuss management of the Severn crossing tolls post-2015, and has reinforced the key message from FTA that these tolls are an active barrier to organisations, particularly in logistics, who wish to do business in Wales.

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FTA wants significant capital spending

June 18, 2013

Ahead of the Chancellor’s 2013 Spending Review outcome, which is to be announced on June 26 for the period starting April 2015, the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA’s) submission to HM Treasury has called for it to ensure that infrastructure spending is protected.

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Cummins ISB engines certified to Euro 6

June 17, 2013
Cummins euro 6

Cummins’ latest ISB engines have now been certified to the Euro 6 standards, ready for January 2014. These engines have met all of the stringent levels of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen when measured on the World Harmonised transient and steady state test cycles. The more challenging on-board diagnostics (OBD) regulations have also been…

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Evans Transport chooses Volvo

June 17, 2013
Evans Transport chooses Volvo

Four ‘Classic’ Volvo FH13-500 6×2 mid-lift tractor units, fitted with the spacious Globetrotter XL cab, are the latest of several such units to join Evans Transport’s 140-strong fleet, which operates nationwide.

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