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FTA welcomes early Christmas present but wants more from Chancellor

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Chancellor's decision to cancel January's 3p per litre fuel duty increase, but is disappointed that he did not go further and abandon all planned rises before the next election and move to reduce fuel duty by 3p a litre ...

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Minister to address transport seminar as big freeze threatens Scotland

Keith Brown MSP, Transport Minister, will be speaking at a Freight Transport Association seminar for transport managers which will take place on Tuesday 1 November at the Dunblane Hydro Hotel, in Dunblane ...

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Learn the latest on commercial vehicle engineering and win prizes at FTA Fleet Engineer

The Freight Transport Association’s highly popular Fleet Engineer seminars, which take place at two venues this autumn, are ideal for fleet engineers wishing to keep themselves informed of all the latest developments in commercial vehicle technology, as well as giving them the chance to win some fantastic prizes courtesy of ...

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FTA urges operators to prepare for new digital tacho paper standards

The Freight Transport Association is warning operators to prepare for changes to digital tachograph specifications, which come into force on 1 October. New rules will impose a quality standard for the paper that is used to print data from the vehicle unit where this is used as a legal document ...

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Breakthrough in gas powered HGVs requires incentives and infrastructure

The Freight Transport Association has called upon the government to provide the necessary assurance to freight operators to embrace gas as a viable alternative to conventional diesel in its Gas Manifesto published today.

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Logistics industry set to give Santa a run for his money on Cyber Monday

Santa may be able to deliver Christmas all in one night, but the logistics industry will be getting a head start on what is expected to be the busiest shopping day ever. Cyber Monday in the UK falls on 3 December this year

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Quentin Willson brings fuel prices to the fore at FTA's Labour fringe event

Speaking at the Freight Transport Association's (FTA) Labour Conference fringe event – The battle for transport priorities: balancing affordable fuel, the deficit and the environment – top motoring journalist Quentin Willson set out his views on the impact of high fuel prices on the economy ...

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FTA’s call for Eurotunnel track access charge review buoyed by EC support

Having commissioned a comprehensive report into the impact of Eurotunnel tolls on rail freight, the Freight Transport Association has warmly welcomed an announcement made by the European Commission today that it will take steps to investigate whether legislation affecting rail freight charging has been infringed ...

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Network Rail’s five-year plan welcomed by FTA

The Freight Transport Association has warmly welcomed Network Rail’s support for rail freight in its plans. Developing Rail Freight in Control Period 5 sets out proposed freight schemes from 2014–2019 ...

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Hat-trick for FTA as party conferences get the message

A consistently strong presence at the Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative party conferences has helped the Freight Transport Association influence and build greater understanding from policy makers and MPs about the big transport issues ...

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