Michelin has issued special guidance for haulage companies and own-account operators parking fleets for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a survey by the Road Haulage Association which revealed 46 per cent of the UK’s trucks – around 240,000 vehicles – are now parked up with no work.
...FTA, the business organisation which represents the logistics industry, has today (7 April 2020) written to government to request urgent clarity on the COVID-19 furloughing scheme, as well as other financial arrangements for businesses facing hardship and collapse as a result of the current pandemic.
...The current Coronavirus pandemic has presented challenges for every industry, organisation and individual across the world. In particular, the increased pressures that have been placed on ensuring efficient deliveries; to stores and to homes – have never been experienced before. With the Government placing the UK on Police-enforced lockdown, not...
More vans than ever before are now being operated to the highest standards of safety, compliance and efficiency, thanks to Van Excellence, a scheme administered by FTA. Celebrating the scheme’s ten-year anniversary, FTA is pleased to announce 2019 was another successful year with 105 companies achieving Van Excellence recognition.
...FTA, the business group which represents the logistics industry, has welcomed announcements from the Treasury expanding financial support for the industry, but called for further support for the sector to ensure that goods and services continue to move freely in such unprecedented circumstances.
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