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It is time for Ireland’s government to take urgent steps to stop individuals from targeting freight companies with false claims for unfair dismissal, wage breaches and working time issues, according to the Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTAI)
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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
Read More »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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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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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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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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The Road Haulage Association is outraged at the news that Central London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone is to start on 8 April 2019 – seventeen months earlier than originally planned
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Intelligent Telematics, the leading provider of connected vehicle camera solutions, has released a series of video clips to demonstrate the added risk of driving on rural roads. The footage, captured by vehicles using the IT1000 3G camera, highlights some of the dangers faced by fleet drivers resulting from excess speed, lack of concentration and even local wildlife. It follows the recent publication of the Department of Transports’ annual report on road casualties, which showed that over half of all fatal collisions last year occurred on non built-up roads
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DT Spare Parts’ new catalogue includes around 700 new products suitable Scania P-/G-/R-/T-series trucks. More than 2, 600 own products in the catalogue replace around 5 ,600 vehicle manufacturer references
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Marigolds & Onions, one of the leading catering and event planning businesses in Toronto, Canada, has adopted Paragon’s routing and scheduling software to meet time-critical windows for delivering fresh food for corporate, social and major sporting and charity events
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Last night the scenes at Kent’s Ashford Truckstop were an HGV driver’s nightmare as over 200 trucks were turned away because of the lack of parking space
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From 01 November, the DVSA will start to punish drivers who take full weekly rest breaks in cabs outside formal rest areas (i.e. service areas and truck stops). This will apply to weekly rests taken in public lay-bys, on or close to public roads and on motorway slip roads. Penalties will include fines and prohibitions
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