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  • No-deal plans are a recipe for post-Brexit chaos 

    on Sep 24, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on No-deal plans are a recipe for post-Brexit chaos 

    The Road Haulage Association is warning plans in the Government’s latest technical notice on commercial freight in the EU are too little, too late

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  • FTA says huge obstacles on Brexit still remain

    on Sep 16, 18 • in UK News • with Comments Off on FTA says huge obstacles on Brexit still remain

    The government’s technical notices for a No Deal Brexit will create an array of red tape and paperwork, and yet still do not provide answers to the key questions being asked by those responsible for moving the UK’s goods and services between the UK and Europe, according to FTA, the leading business group. 

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  • RHA advises hauliers to check their eyesight

    on Sep 4, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA advises hauliers to check their eyesight

    The Road Haulage Association has welcomed a police crackdown on defective eyesight and has called on hauliers to check theirs

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  • Hireco delivers every time

    on Aug 21, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Hireco delivers every time

    When you invest in a Hireco trailer, you invest in the knowledge, expertise and understanding that comes from years of experience in the transport industry. That’s the promise that Hireco makes to every person and organisation it does business with, and it delivers each and every time

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  • Range T High Renault Sport Racing unveiled

    on Jul 3, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Range T High Renault Sport Racing unveiled

    Renault Trucks and Renault Sport Racing have combined their expertise to produce the Range T High Renault Sport Racing – a new special limited edition series of trucks. Boasting an elegant, sporty look, featuring Sirius yellow paint – the iconic colour of the F1 Renault Sport Racing team – together with the yellow and black check that forms the striking livery of all Renault Sport models, production is being restricted to just 100 vehicles

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  • Jamie Watson joins Intelligent Telematics

    on Mar 13, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Jamie Watson joins Intelligent Telematics

    Intelligent Telematics, the leading provider of connected vehicle cameras to the fleet, road transport and insurance sectors, has appointed Jamie Watson as Field Operations Manager. In his new role, he will oversee the engineering team responsible for the installation of the company’s range of industry-leading devices to ensure a quality service is being provided to fleet customers

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  • RHA gives cautious welcome over cross-border haulage post-Brexit

    on Feb 8, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA gives cautious welcome over cross-border haulage post-Brexit

    The Road Haulage Association has welcomed Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s acknowledgement that “Our road haulage industry is right at the heart of the £110 billion of trade that takes place between the UK and EU every year”

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  • Stena Line’s Belfast services deliver record 2017

    on Feb 1, 18 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Stena Line’s Belfast services deliver record 2017

    2017 marked another record trading year for leading ferry company Stena Line across its travel and freight services.  Freight volumes on its Belfast to Cairnryan, Liverpool and Heysham routes exceeded a record 514 000 units, which represents a 3% year on year increase.  Car volumes topped 360 000, a 2.5% year on year increase with over 1.5m passengers accounting for a similar 2.5% annual increase.  Coach traffic delivered the biggest increase at 10.5% underscoring Belfast’s ongoing tourist boom.  

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  • Maritime Transport upgrades and extends Microlise Fleet technology 

    on Jan 16, 18 • in UK News • with Comments Off on Maritime Transport upgrades and extends Microlise Fleet technology 

    Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime), a top 25 UK transport operator with a turnover exceeding £200m, has upgraded its Microlise Telematics to include new proof of delivery (pod), driver performance management and remote digital tachograph download functionality. 

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  • Government delays threaten break in UK supply chain says FTA

    on Jan 7, 18 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Government delays threaten break in UK supply chain says FTA

    The UK’s logistics industry is demanding that the Government publishes the results of its Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s recommendations on the future role of European workers in the UK immediately, instead of waiting until its proposed publication date next year.  According to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), waiting until the UK is on the point of leaving the European Union before deciding the future of EU workers in such a key sector could have a catastrophic effect on all aspects of the nation’s supply chain and its ability to deliver what British business and industry

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