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FTA celebrates most successful ever Transport Manager conference series  

Bookings for FTA’s Transport Manager 2019 autumn conferences, sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres, have already passed the 1,500 mark, making the current series the most successful in over 20 years of the event. Five conferences have already taken place since the series started in September, but there’s still space at...

WJ&J Green chooses Michelin EffiTires

Moray-based bulk haulier WJ&J Green has eliminated all instances of trailer tyre failures after signing a five-year Michelin EffiTires tyre management contract, which includes the roll-out of Michelin’s EffiTrailer telematics system.

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Stena Estrid successfully completes sea trials

Stena Line’s Stena Estrid, the first of five vessels being built for the leading ferry company in China, has successfully completed her sea trials in China’s Yellow Sea. Following three days of extensive testing, the new vessel performed excellently across a wide range of stringent test criteria and is now...

Operators convinced by TruTac compliance

  A.I.M. Commercial Services Ltd, the CV and PSV industry support experts say they have significantly raised the compliance standards for their customers throughout the UK, since switching to the TruTac range of tachograph analysis and fleet management software.

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VisionTrack provides video telematics expertise to UK’s HGV platooning trial

VisionTrack is providing advanced video telematics technology for a fleet of commercial vehicles being used as part of truck platooning trials taking place within the UK. The company has joined a consortium of partners, led by Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), that is conducting the tests on behalf of Highways...

IRHA advises members in wake of Essex tragedy

The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is advising its members involved in international haulage to be vigilant in carrying out vehicle checks, in circumstances where they are travelling by ferry. The warning comes in the wake of the Essex tragedy, where 39 stowaways lost their lives.

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Declining EU immigration hits UK logistics sector

Logistics businesses are struggling to fill job vacancies as the number of EU nationals immigrating to the UK for work continues to plummet, according to a report released this month by FTA.

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Toga Freight Services signs exclusive deal

Toga Freight Services Ltd, the long-established International Freight Forwarders based in Dublin, have announced a major deal with German Logistics company Loxx Logistics GmbH.

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LERS launches guide to help road operators save fuel costs and reduce emissions

The Freight Transport Association’s Logistics Emission Reduction Scheme (LERS) has launched a free guide to help all road operators, from owner-operators upwards, to reduce their use of diesel.

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Brigade Electronics presented with Queens Award for Enterprise

Brigade Electronics plc, a leading commercial vehicle safety supplier has this week been presented with the Queens Award for Enterprise in recognition of its international trade success having been awarded the accolade earlier this year.

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Goodyear partners with Reynolds Logistics

Tyremaker, Goodyear has announced a new, five-year partnership with Reynolds Logistics, the family-owned leading bulk logistics company specialising in the haulage of liquid products. Reynolds Logistics distributes bulk fuels and hazardous goods throughout the UK and Europe, providing efficient and innovative logistical solutions.

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Gray & Adams innovates a UK-first for NewCold Logistics

Gray & Adams, the leading supplier of temperature-controlled semi-trailers and rigid vehicle bodywork, has designed an automated loading pod, built inside a 15.6m refrigerated body, that holds 60 pallets at -22 degrees C. This innovation, coupled with a 44-pallet capacity double deck trailer, can be loaded in under seven minutes,...