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Rising fuel costs stoke inflation and unemployment, reveals FTA’s Kent survey

Three out of four Kent-based transport operators have had to pass on increasing fuel costs to their customers, thereby stoking inflation. The Freight Transport Association asked its Kent-based members whether the rising cost of fuel over the last 12 months has influenced behaviour: over 70 per cent of respondents said they have ...

Transport minister shows support for Scotland’s logistics sector at FTA event

In addressing road freight operators at FTA’s Transport Manager Scotland seminar in Dunblane yesterday, Keith Brown MSP, transport minister, gave a clear show of support for Scotland’s logistics sector, including praise for the progress it has made in reducing its carbon emissions and the need for government and industry to work in ...

FTA sets out plan to tackle EU threat to trailer height common sense

European proposals to limit the height of future semi-trailers to just 4 metres must be stopped to end uncertainty in the sector, the Freight Transport Association has told the European Commission. FTA has written to EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas urging him to intervene and withdraw the proposals before they ...

Shipping emissions must be tackled on global scale, warns FTA

FTA has welcomed proposals to incorporate the UK’s share of emissions from international shipping into the Climate Change Act, but has warned that maritime emissions reductions should be tackled at a global level through the International Maritime Organisation, rather than nationally or at a regional level otherwise the UK’s ...

FTA keeps infrastructure investment firmly on agenda at Stormont

Earlier today the Freight Transport Association met with Danny Kennedy MLA, the Minister for Regional Development in the Northern Ireland Executive. The leading trade body took the opportunity to impress on Mr Kennedy the importance of investing in road and port infrastructure to support Northern Ireland’s export-heavy ...

FTA wins IRU backing on opposing 4m trailer height proposal

The Freight Transport Association’s fight against EU proposals to limit the height of future semi-trailers to just 4 metres has won a powerful ally in the International Road Transport Union (IRU) ...

Steady progress in race for Olympics, but 1 in 5 still 'not at all prepared'

With eight months to go before the opening ceremony, 26 per cent of road freight operators are still 'not at all prepared' for the logistical challenge posed by the 2012 Olympic Games. A survey by the Freight Transport Association shows that while progress has been made – in July, 36 per cent of respondents to FTA's Olympics ...

Compulsory lorry driver training still causing sleepless nights across industry

By September 2014 all lorry drivers in Europe must have completed 35 hours of training in compliance with Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) requirements. However, industry figures tell a different story and nearly half of FTA members surveyed claim that meeting their EU driver training requirements is a ...

Government report highlights urgent need for secure lorry parking, says FTA

An extensive survey of truck stop provision across England carried out by the Department for Transport has been welcomed by the Freight Transport Association. But the leading trade body warns that the link between the provision of secure lorry parking facilities and lorry crime must not be ignored ...

MSPs reassure FTA on future of Scotland's freight facilities grant

The Freight Transport Association met with MSPs at Holyrood yesterday to gather support for protecting the Freight Facilities Grant, which could be ended by Scottish Government next year. FFG has allowed companies to invest in shifting goods by more environmentally friendly means, crucial in helping Scotland meet its target of ...