Archive for the ‘UK’ Category

  • Westlake teams up with Leicester Tigers with Match Ball Sponsorship

    on Nov 26, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Westlake teams up with Leicester Tigers with Match Ball Sponsorship

    Leicester Tigers have teamed up with Westlake after the tyre company became their official match ball sponsor

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  • FTA welcomes Operation Stack funding

    on Nov 25, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on FTA welcomes Operation Stack funding

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the Chancellor’s announcement of a quarter of a billion pounds of funding for new facilities in Kent to solve problems caused by Operation Stack is good news for the logistics industry

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  • Central government to release hold on local road transport powers

    on Nov 25, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Central government to release hold on local road transport powers

    The Department for Transport will honour the transport pledges made by the government in the summer 2015 budget, according to DrivingDefences.com

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  • Opportunity missed by Chancellor in Autumn Statement – says FTA

    on Nov 25, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Opportunity missed by Chancellor in Autumn Statement – says FTA

    Responding to the Autumn Statement announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer today – the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said that the decision not to reduce fuel duty was a missed opportunity by the Government.  

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  • ESL Fuels targets hauliers with new Ultra Diesel launch

    on Nov 24, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on ESL Fuels targets hauliers with new Ultra Diesel launch

    Four years after its purchase of the ex BP Castrol oil terminal in Stanlow and, following a multi-million pound capital investment programme at the Ellesmere Port plant, ESL Fuels is set to directly target the commercial transport and haulage sector with the launch of its new Ultra Diesel fuel product

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  • Serviceco set to launch truck and trailer maintenance brand

    on Nov 24, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Serviceco set to launch truck and trailer maintenance brand

    A Northern Ireland company described as the ‘AA for trucks and trailers’ is set to launch its new service in Belfast later this week. Serviceco will provide a comprehensive maintenance and breakdown service for trucks and trailers across the UK and Ireland

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  • Why is speeding still a serious issue on our roads?

    on Nov 23, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Why is speeding still a serious issue on our roads?

    Despite all the publicity over the last decade about speeding and the introduction of 20mph zones, recent figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that during the same period speeding is still the biggest motoring-related offence where the defendant is found guilty in court

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  • Six out of ten motorists support raising the driving age to 18

    on Nov 23, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Six out of ten motorists support raising the driving age to 18

    Six out of ten motorists back raising the driving age from 17 to18 – to save lives on Britain’s roads, according to new survey. And 76% of drivers support the introduction of 12-month probationary licences for all teenagers who have passed their test

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  • RHA launches Calais Incident Reporting Line

    on Nov 23, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on RHA launches Calais Incident Reporting Line

    As part of the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) continuing engagement with government to achieve a solution to the problems hauliers are experiencing as a result of the migrant activity at Calais, the RHA (@RHANews) has launched a 24/7Calais Incident Reporting Line – (+44) 1274

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  • Noesis selects Schmitz Cargobull for first permanent trailers

    on Nov 22, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Noesis selects Schmitz Cargobull for first permanent trailers

    A Bolton-based haulier has chosen Schmitz Cargobull for its first ever purchase of curtainsider trailers after three years of trialling solely leased assets

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