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Warwickshire teenager scoops top prize in freight industry competition

A teenager from Warwickshire has won the top prize in a national careers competition, hosted by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) on its stand at the Skills Show 2017 and run in partnership with careers campaign Think Logistics.

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Rail investment strategy needs to include freight support, says FTA

The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP), announced this week by the Department for Transport (DfT) may, on paper, be a more sustainable and profitable method of planning and developing the ...

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Determination to press ahead with Direct Vision Standard is flawed, says FTA

London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan is misguided in his determination to press ahead with new design regulations for heavy goods vehicles operating in the city, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned today (22nd March).

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Logistics industry still in the dark about employees' status, says FTA

Today’s (27 March 2018) release of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s interim report into the status of workers from the European Economic Area fails to answer the questions which ...

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HGV Road User Levy charges are unfair hit on small business, says FTA

The government’s amendments to the road user levy charges announced today (28 March 2018) are another step on the road to improving air quality for all of us, but at the expense of small ...

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Chris Welsh MBE to retire from the Freight Transport Association

After 36 years’ dedicated service, Chris Welsh MBE will be retiring from the Freight Transport Association as its Director of Global and European Policy at the end of May 2018.

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A year to give logistics the certainty it needs, says FTA

With a year until the UK’s departure from the European Union, the Freight Transport Association is urging the government to up the pace on the negotiation of trading arrangements, or risk ...

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£220m upgrade is overdue, says Freight Transport Association

The Freight Transport Association, the leading body representing the logistics industry, has welcomed today’s appointment of a consortium to deliver the A6 dual carriageway scheme between ...

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FTA welcomes relaxation of driver licensing for alternatively-fuelled vans

The announcement that licence regulations are to be relaxed for drivers of some alternatively-fuelled vans has been warmly welcomed by the Freight Transport Association.

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Bath Clean Air Zone will hit SMEs hardest, says FTA

The proposed Clean Air Zone for Bath could have a significant impact on the costs of local business in the area, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), following the publication of the local council’s consultation document on the scheme.

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