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FTA Ireland says officials must be aware of new laws

on Aug 5, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on FTA Ireland says officials must be aware of new laws

Freight Transport Association Ireland has welcomed a move by the Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to resolve issues around working time legislation for mobile workers

Manston could provide temporary respite – says FTA

on Aug 4, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Manston could provide temporary respite – says FTA

The Freight Transport Association says news that Manston Airport will be used to supplement Operation Stack could provide respite for local businesses and residents, but a permanent solution is urgently needed

HGV driver jailed for three and half years

on Aug 4, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on HGV driver jailed for three and half years

HGV driver, Barry Meyer, 53 was sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court after belatedly pleading guilty to careless driving causing death of Alan Neve, a music executive. Meyer was jailed for three and a half years for killing the cyclist during the morning rush hour, leading road transport solicitors,DrivingDefences.com reports

Truckers take to bikes for FTA safe driving scheme

on Aug 3, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Truckers take to bikes for FTA safe driving scheme

Truck drivers will be riding round Belfast on bikes as part of a new scheme aimed at improving safety for all road users. The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has joined forces with the walking and cycling charity Sustrans to create Safe Urban Driving – a best practice training programme to help prevent collisions with vulnerable road users in an urban environment

FTA welcomes drivers’ hours relaxation

on Jul 30, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on FTA welcomes drivers’ hours relaxation

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said that the announcement by the Department for Transport (DfT) to introduce a temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours makes “perfect sense” to help those caught up in Operation Stack in Kent, and help clear out of Kent trucks which have already made the crossing

Michelin Tyres keep remote Scottish haulier on the move

on Jul 29, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Michelin Tyres keep remote Scottish haulier on the move

The most northerly haulage company in the UK is continuing to fit Michelin tyres as original equipment and replacements across its 30-strong heavy truck fleet, nearly 100 years after its Michelin policy began

Unloved deflated and dangerous…

on Jul 29, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Unloved deflated and dangerous…

Our nation’s tyres are unloved and dangerous, according to new research backed by Highways England

BPW exceeds axle targets

on Jul 28, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on BPW exceeds axle targets

BPW exceeds axle targetsLeicester based company, BPW Limited, which last year invested in a second jig at its Leicester warehouse, has exceeded its manufacturing targets. Last month it assembled its 100,000th trailer axle, well ahead of the projected schedule

Shetland Transport chooses Gray & Adams

on Jul 27, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Shetland Transport chooses Gray & Adams

So impressed was Shetland Transport with its first two Gray & Adams insulated and refrigerated curtainside semi-trailers that it is now running another three, and has four more on order

Rejection of M20 contraflow proposal –frustrating says FTA

on Jul 27, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Rejection of M20 contraflow proposal –frustrating says FTA

The rejection by Highways England of a contraflow on the M20 in Kent during Operation Stack has been described as “extremely frustrating” by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) today