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TruckPol facing closure: industry pledges eleventh-hour support through its Fight Freight Crime campaign

The Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association, together with leading sector publisher Road Transport Media, are joining forces to help secure the future of TruckPol through the 'Fight Freight Crime, Save TruckPol'' campaign ...

Accelerated work on motorways should be road to success for freight says FTA

Following the news that the government is to introduce major improvements to the way road schemes are planned and built, the Freight Transport Association has said that it can only be good news for the logistics industry.

Reduce fuel duty and kick-start the economy, FTA tells MPs

Today (21 November) saw the Freight Transport Association at the House of Commons participating in a 'Select Committee' style inquiry in the latest campaigning exercise carried out by the All-Party Group on Fair Fuel

Cycle report reinforces freight industry work in sharing roads safely, says FTA

Responding to today’s publication (21 November 2012) of the London Assembly Transport Committee's report on cycling in the capital; ‘Gearing up – An investigation into safer cycling in London

RET extension should apply to all commercial vehicles, argues FTA

Following industry's criticism of proposals to scrap the Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) for lorries which use ferry services to move goods between the Western Isles of Scotland and the mainland, Scottish Government has agreed to extend fare savings to commercial vehicles of six metres. But, FTA asks ...

As further snow warnings issued, FTA praises highway authorities for helping to keep essential traffic moving

The Highways Agency and local authorities deserve credit for learning hard won lessons from last year to ensure that the road network remained largely operational for essential traffic during the recent severe weather. So says the Freight Transport Association, whose members account for approximately half the UK's road freight vehicles ...

FTA delighted with vital infrastructure investment in Northern Ireland

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is delighted with this morning's ministerial announcement that funding will be made available to upgrade key infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland, including £105m on the A8 from Larne to Belfast. The leading trade body has been a long time and vocal supporter of dualling this heavily ...

Fuel duty action could hand economy £3.6 billion lifeline, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association has called on the Chancellor to cut fuel duty by at least five pence per litre and scrap the increase planned for August. In its pre-Budget submission to the Treasury, the leading trade body argues that such action could save consumers and businesses £3.6 billion and prove to be a vital shot in the ...

New chairman pledges to maintain FTA Road Freight Council’s winning ways

The Freight Transport Association's freight councils have a well-earned reputation for turning powerful argument into demonstrable achievement; from defeating poorly devised and potentially counter-productive proposals to make 'eco-driving' a mandatory part of professional driver training, to seeing off EU proposals banning ...

Professional bodies join forces to boost prospects for UK vehicle technicians

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Freight Transport Association, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE), which is a Professional Sector of the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE). The three organisations have agreed to ...