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FTA welcomes better targeting of truck enforcement on roads in Scotland and Northern Ireland from today

From today non-compliant truck operators on Scotland and Northern Ireland’s roads will be more effectively targeted at the roadside by enforcement agents who have been granted similar stopping powers to those in England and Wales.

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High volume semi-trailers: FTA welcomes next step in considering length increase

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the publication of a consultation by the Department for Transport which considers the opportunity for increasing the length of semi-trailers by up to 2.05 metres.

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Big-hearted FTA members tally £50,000 for Transaid

Freight Transport Association members have donated £50,000 to support the work of international development charity Transaid as part of their annual membership renewals since January 2010.

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FTA welcomes opposition parties’ support for Freight Facilities Grant in Scotland

The Freight Transport Association’s strong belief that Scotland can only meet its tough environmental obligations if greener forms of transport are encouraged seems to have been adopted by Labour and the Lib Dems in the run up to the Scottish elections on 5 May.

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Big announcements from FTA as projects and products launched

A highlight of the Freight Transport Association's stand at the CV Show this week is the launch of the second annual Logistics Report ...

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DfT minister welcomes pioneering scheme to cut freight carbon emissions

The Freight Transport Association has warmly welcomed ministerial endorsement of the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme in a letter to its Chief Executive Theo de Pencier, received on 7 April 2011 ...

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Logistics delivers the economy despite the odds, says FTA industry report

A toxic combination of rising business costs, public spending cuts, tough trading conditions, restrictive regulations, severe weather, national security issues and natural disasters meant that 2010 was a particularly tough 12 months for UK logistics ...

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Minister awards Van Excellence certification at CV Show

Transport minister Mike Penning MP awarded Van Excellence certificates of accreditation to AAH Pharmaceuticals, Enterprise Managed Services, Iron Mountain and the London Borough of Redbridge when he visited the Freight Transport Association’s stand (5D80, Hall 5 ) at the CV Show this morning.

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Stewart Oades to serve second term as FTA President

Stewart Oades has been elected to serve a second two-year term as President of the Freight Transport Association at a recent FTA Board meeting ...

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