Pricing Trucks Out Of Towns Is Not The Way Forward.
Permalink

Pricing Trucks Out Of Towns Is Not The Way Forward.

A coalition of road transport trade bodies says that Clean Air Zones (CAZ) are unfairly targeting hauliers and that pricing trucks off the road is not the way…

Continue Reading →

Business Needs Action, Not Words, To Make Brexit A Success, Says FTA.
Permalink

Business Needs Action, Not Words, To Make Brexit A Success, Says FTA.

After a week of frenetic political developments, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging politicians to refocus on the needs of business if Brexit is to be a…

Continue Reading →

15% Less: Logistics Industry Commits To Ambitious Carbon Reduction Target By 2025.
Permalink

15% Less: Logistics Industry Commits To Ambitious Carbon Reduction Target By 2025.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest membership body in the UK logistics sector, has agreed to support a short-term government target of reducing carbon emissions from HGVs…

Continue Reading →

FTA Recognises Work Of Sutton’s Tankers Ltd With Roadworthiness Award.
Permalink

FTA Recognises Work Of Sutton’s Tankers Ltd With Roadworthiness Award.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest membership body in the UK logistics sector, has presented the Sutton’s Tankers Scunthorpe depot with a 2018 Roadworthiness Award to recognise…

Continue Reading →

Quartix Becomes Gold Partner To FTA Van Excellence Scheme.
Permalink

Quartix Becomes Gold Partner To FTA Van Excellence Scheme.

Vehicle tracking and telematics provider Quartix has signed up as a Van Excellence Gold Partner for 2018 and 2019. Van Excellence is an industry-led scheme, run by the…

Continue Reading →

Apollo Vredestein Becomes FTA Van Excellence Bronze Partner.
Permalink

Apollo Vredestein Becomes FTA Van Excellence Bronze Partner.

European tyre manufacturer Apollo Vredestein has been announced as a bronze partner to FTA’s Van Excellence scheme, an innovative initiative designed to recognise excellence within the vans sector…

Continue Reading →

Reducing CO2 Emissions To Zero – ICS Publishes New Insight Into The ‘Paris Agreement For Shipping’.
Permalink

Reducing CO2 Emissions To Zero – ICS Publishes New Insight Into The ‘Paris Agreement For Shipping’.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new publication to endorse the recent adoption by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) of its ambitious strategy for…

Continue Reading →

FTA “Deeply Disappointed” In Midlands Expressway Limited’s Decision To Increase Prices On Birmingham’s M6 Toll Road.
Permalink

FTA “Deeply Disappointed” In Midlands Expressway Limited’s Decision To Increase Prices On Birmingham’s M6 Toll Road.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest and most influential business organisation in the logistics sector, has expressed concern over Midlands Expressway Limited’s decision to increase tolls, citing…

Continue Reading →

Freight Forwarders Warned Not To Expect Compensation For Felixstowe Disruption.
Permalink

Freight Forwarders Warned Not To Expect Compensation For Felixstowe Disruption.

Freight forwarders that suffered operational damage and incurred significant additional costs as a result of the disruption to operations at the UK port of Felixstowe following the introduction…

Continue Reading →

Freight Forwarders Welcome MPs’ Backing For The Expansion Of Heathrow Airport … But Doubts Remain.
Permalink

Freight Forwarders Welcome MPs’ Backing For The Expansion Of Heathrow Airport … But Doubts Remain.

Speaking after yesterday’s parliamentary vote in favour of the National Policy Statement for Heathrow expansion, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) said: “Whilst…

Continue Reading →