The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has today reiterated its support for London’s Industrial HGV Taskforce (IHTF) as Transport for London (TfL) announced the project has now resulted in the issuing of over 1,000 Fixed Penalty Notices to HGVs in London over the last 15 months. FTA’s Head of Urban Logistics Policy Christopher Snelling said: “FTA thinks the IHTF is working well. Its success is based on it being a targeted programme – identifying the potential non-compliant vehicles though intelligence or observation, and focusing on them for enforcement action. This has allowed the IHTF to concentrate
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has expressed strong concern about the unusually short timescales proposed for implementing Low Emission Zones (LEZ’s) in Scotland. Commenting on the publication FTA’s Head of Urban Logistics Policy Christopher Snelling said: “Air pollution in British cities has improved significantly in the last decades, partly thanks to the improvements in van and HGV technology that mean they now have a fraction of the emissions of the past. We are tightly regulated through the EU’s ‘Euro’ engine standards and these will continue to deliver the air quality improvements that are required of
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New trailers from Schmitz Cargobull will ensure the show goes on for bands on tour with Stardes. Stardes, the Sheffield-based specialist entertainment logistics provider, which transports equipment for concerts and touring artistes throughout Europe, has taken four Schmitz Cargobull FP25 dry freight box van trailers to provide more capacity for its operations
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Plant hire specialist Tom Prichard Contracting has turned to Andover Trailers for a new custom-built plant body after receiving recommendations about the product’s durability and reliability
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Mike Corcoran has been appointed to the position of Commercial Truck Director for Volvo Trucks. In his new role, Mike will be responsible for the Volvo Trucks new trucks business – including fleet sales – in the UK and Ireland and reports directly to Arne Knaben, Volvo Trucks’ Managing Director
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CV Show 2015 visitor registration has gone live at www.cvshow.com and the organisers are confident that this year’s Show at Birmingham’s NEC from 14-16 April has everything it needs to make the event another runaway success
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Up to 35 public sector organisations are being asked to bid for funding from a £5 million scheme to support ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV), Transport Minister Baroness Kramer has announced
Read More »Growing awareness and demand for fleet compliance and risk management has seen a surge of businesses teaming up with Applied Driving Techniques (ADT). As a result, 2014 saw a 30 per cent rise in the number of drivers being monitored and managed by ADT as companies strived to achieve higher levels of road safety, Duty of Care and operational performance. ADT significantly increased the number of driver workshops to 100 up from 30 the previous years, while total training days grew annually by more than 25 per cent. Meanwhile, the company also rolled out a new e-learning
Read More »The Freight Transport Association’s Van Excellence Operational Briefings, held in association with Mercedes Benz Vans, are taking place on two dates in 2015 – Tuesday 24 March at Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey and on Friday 27 March at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. The events are supported by Van Excellence Industry Partners; ATS Euromaster, Bott Ltd, BT Fleet, Hertz Van Rental, Lex Autolease and TomTom Telematics. Speakers include Adrian Long, Director of Policy and Stakeholder Management at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA); Chief Inspector Paul Keasey of
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With road transport operators facing a chronic shortage of qualified professional drivers the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced a one-day industry Summit to tackle the problem. The FTA Industry Summit – ‘Solving the Driver Crisis’ will be held on Thursday 12 March at the Ricoh Stadium, Coventry with a capacity of up to 500 places. The event will bring together government officials, professional HR advisors, and experienced operators to work towards solutions to the current driver crisis. Over 200 delegates have already registered for this unique event that will cover the following topics: How
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