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  • CPT and TruTac launch Daily Checks app

    on Nov 19, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on CPT and TruTac launch Daily Checks app

    The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) has today launched ‘CPT Daily Checks’, a complete first-use and daily walk round check app designed specifically for the bus and coach industry

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  • Transport Secretary praises FTA work to address skills shortage

    on Nov 16, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Transport Secretary praises FTA work to address skills shortage

    The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has praised the work of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) to attract the next generation of logistics workers

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  • Simplicity is key for new Safety Permit Scheme for trucks

    on Nov 16, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Simplicity is key for new Safety Permit Scheme for trucks

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest transport trade association in the UK, has welcomed the broader approach to improving safety on the capital’s roads beyond the Direct Vision Standard, following the launch by the Mayor of London today (16 November) of a consultation on a new Safety Permit Scheme for HGVs. But it points out that the new permit scheme has the potential to make the regulatory environment in London even more complex

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  • TfL lorry permit scheme poses several questions says RHA

    on Nov 16, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on TfL lorry permit scheme poses several questions says RHA

    News that Transport for London has finally issued its consultation into lorry Direct Vision Standards and a new permit scheme for lorries entering London, has been met with caution by the Road Haulage Association

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  • HGV taxes pay for most of UK spending on road maintenance – says FTA

    on Nov 15, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on HGV taxes pay for most of UK spending on road maintenance – says FTA

    New independent research conducted by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest membership association in the freight and logistics sector, and released today (15 November 2017), has shown that HGVs pay enough tax alone to cover almost the whole of UK spending on road maintenance. 

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  • RHA disappointed at lorry park set back

    on Nov 15, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA disappointed at lorry park set back

    The Road Haulage Association is disappointed to learn that the Department for Transport’s Judicial Review into the planned lorry park in Kent has been rejected

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  • FTAI seminar to provide answers for post-Brexit supply chain

    on Nov 15, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTAI seminar to provide answers for post-Brexit supply chain

    With talks between the UK and Brussels seemingly stalled over the details of Brexit, the position for future trade between the Republic of Ireland, the rest of Europe and the UK is still one of confusion. The complexities of the nation’s supply chain, which affects every element of our daily lives, are still to be confirmed for a post-Brexit world, and business is running out of time to plan for an efficient, smooth Brexit

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  • FTA addresses sector skills shortage

    on Nov 11, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA addresses sector skills shortage

    How can businesses attract new talent into the freight and logistics sector?  Currently (Nov 2017), the sector needs 52,000 LGV drivers across the country and FTA members report difficulties in recruiting skilled technicians

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  • HSE reviews approach to trucker’s toilets – RHA relieved

    on Nov 7, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on HSE reviews approach to trucker’s toilets – RHA relieved

    The Road Haulage Association has expressed its relief at news that the Health and Safety Executive has reviewed it’s approach concerning access to facilities for visiting delivery drivers and has re-examined the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, in particular Regs 20 and

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  • DFDS Logistics connects with Mandata

    on Nov 6, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on DFDS Logistics connects with Mandata

    A new traffic planning and vehicle tracking system are amongst the latest developments at DFDS Logistics connecting a network of UK depots with a cloud transport management system from Mandata

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  • McGowan brings his cast of voices to the FTA Logistics Awards

    on Nov 6, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on McGowan brings his cast of voices to the FTA Logistics Awards

    World-renowned stand-up comedian and impressionist Alistair McGowan has been announced as the headline entertainment act at the first FTA Logistics Awards ceremony, which will be held at London’s Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane.  McGowan, whose credits include BBC One’s Bafta-winning The Big Impression, as well as work on some of the country’s best loved tv shows (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo, Room 101 and others), will be hosting the glittering awards ceremony, as well as adding a host of laughs to proceedings with his wide range of comic impressions

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  • Highways England targets inappropriate driver behaviour

    on Nov 6, 17 • in General News, News, UK News • with Comments Off on Highways England targets inappropriate driver behaviour

    The Road Haulage Association is fully supporting Highways England’s enforcement action to target non-compliant drivers of all classes of vehicle

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