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Skills shortage top of Agenda at FTA meeting with Secretary of State

Addressing the issue of driver shortage in the freight industry was at the top of the Agenda during a meeting between the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Secretary of State for Transport …

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FTA says grants will encourage green truck take-up

The FTA says the Government’s plan to extend its Plug-In Van grant scheme to trucks is a positive step to encourage take-up of green technologies in the logistics sector ...

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FTA says Juppé’s call to move border would cause cross-Channel chaos

The FTA has stressed the importance of retaining border controls in Calais in the wake of comments by presidential candidate Alain Juppé that they should be moved back to Dover ...

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Transparency in shipping line prices welcomed by FTA

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says it looks forward to more transparency in shipping line prices following an investigation by the European Commission. The fifteen shipping lines …

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PCV operator training award to be presented by FTA

The FTA will present the Operator Training Award at The routeONE Excellence Awards, which take place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Wednesday 2 November during Euro Bus Expo 2016 ...

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FTA Air Freight Working Group takes flight

With increasing airport capacity in the south east of England high on the Government agenda, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is launching a new Air Freight Working Group to look at issues …

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FTA says postponement of Belfast road scheme is bad news for transport operators & economy

News that a vital road improvement scheme in the centre of Belfast has been put on hold following the Brexit vote is bad news for transport operators and the economy, according to the FTA ...

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Bridgestone Tyres sponsors FTA Driver of the Year contest

The Freight Transport Association is looking for the country’s top truck driver for the FTA Truck Driver of the Year (18-tonne) 2016 competition sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres. Following the …

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Lorry ban would put more vehicles on London’s roads, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association says London mayoral candidate Caroline Pidgeon’s call for a peak-hour lorry ban is short-sighted and would put hundreds more vans on the city’s roads at the busiest …

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If it's not Heathrow then it's Dover for freight shipments, warns FTA

Failure to keep Britain connected with its world markets through a global hub airport will see freight imports and exports passing through the Channel ports to be flown via European airports ...

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