In response to increasing numbers of reports from FTA members that they are struggling to book vehicle inspections with local garages due to shortfalls of staff under the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Tony Gibbs, General Manager of FTA’s Vehicle Inspection Service, said:
Glasgow City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to receive an accreditation in both workshop and engineering best practice
Liz Hollands, Fleet Manager at FTA, was inducted into the Fleet News Hall of Fame at the prestigious Fleet News Awards 2020 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London on 11 March.
FTA has said that its members wholeheartedly support extra security provisions for smart motorways, which were detailed in a recent government report.
The government’s rejection of a charging Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Coventry is the right decision for the local economy and the city’s long-term air quality prospects, FTA has said.
With the shortage of qualified HGV drivers now reaching critical levels across the UK, representatives of the logistics sector have urged the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE) to provide the apprenticeship standards that logistics businesses need to start training the next generation of drivers.
Vital logistics workers must be excluded from the government’s restrictive post-Brexit immigration policy, FTA has said.
Entries are now open for FTA’s Transport Manager of the Year competition sponsored by Brigade Electronics, a brand-new contest to enable transport managers to showcase their extensive knowledge and gain recognition from other industry professionals.
Vehicle tracking specialist Quartix has been selected to provide tracking services at the inaugural Innovation & Technology in Transport Hub (ITT Hub) exhibition and conference taking place in May at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre.
Transaid, a London-based international development organisation which transforms lives through safe, available and sustainable transport, is helping challenge the assumption that truck driving is a male profession.
Short sea shipping can provide an alternative, more sustainable solution to moving goods across Europe than a purely road-based approach, FTA has said.
FTA has described a recent decision by Bath & North East Somerset Council to introduce a £9 daily fee for high-emission vans and £100 for HGVs and buses, as “the worst option” for organisations operating in the area saying it will “impede the work” of the region’s business community.
FTA has reinforced its commitment to health, safety and well-being, by announcing the appointment of Mick Parcell as its new Head of VIS Health & Safety and Engineering Improvement.
Pressure from FTA has led to significant improvements to the Scottish National Transport Strategy (NTS2), published in February, with the document now recognising the importance of the logistics sector to achieving sustainable Scottish economic growth.
FTA is calling on government to take measures to improve the safety of smart motorways, following a report by BBC Panorama, which raises concerns about the safety of smart motorways and indicates that reform may be imminent.
The organisers of ITT Hub 2020, the ground-breaking new event for innovation and technology in road-based transport, have announced that they will host a special area in the exhibition for the many government and non-governmental organisations which play a key role in the provision, regulation and development of current and future services across the whole sector.
FTA strongly welcomes Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to increase its financial support for businesses needing to replace their current vans and HGVs with newer, cleaner models in preparation for the tightening of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) standards later this year.
FTA has said that the new target to ban petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles by 2035 is not only extremely ambitious, it is also unlikely to be achieved unless the government takes urgent action.
FTA is relieved the government has provided clarity on HS2, but logistics businesses now need a guarantee it will use the high-speed rail line to free up space for rail freight services on existing lines. The business group is also calling on the government to commit to a nationwide programme of upgrades to the rail network; HS2 will not solve capacity issues in other regions.
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