Saturday 04 May 2013 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: ftai, road safety, o-licensing
The FTAI claims that those of its members that have been independently audited through the association’s accreditation scheme have already felt the benefits of making road safety a high priority.
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Friday 08 March 2013 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: transport, haulage
According to figures in the latest Trailer Market Forecast Report for Western Europe, the heavy trailer market fell by 6.3% in 2012.
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Wednesday 06 February 2013 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: fta, european-commission, eu, security
The FTA has expressed concern over the level of security currently provided to drivers and vehicles in transit as they shuttle goods across borders between EU member states.
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Wednesday 16 January 2013 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: fta, freight, managers
Sarah Bell, West of England Traffic Commissioner, recently encouraged the UK’s transport managers to develop good relationships with their maintenance contractors.
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Thursday 13 December 2012 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: bcc, uk, economy, export
A report issued recently at the International Trade Conference of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) shows that UK firms are confident that their turnover will improve.
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Thursday 29 November 2012 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: fta, dft, speed-limit, freight
The transport industry argues that another benefit would be a reduction in the number of avoidable overtaking collisions.
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Friday 21 September 2012 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: rha, tachographs, driving, road-haulage
Falsifying driving records is planned in advance and is one of the most serious offences in road haulage. Drivers do it because they can carry on driving for far longer than permitted under EU safety rules, which are designed to protect themselves and others.
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Thursday 16 August 2012 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: bibby-financial-services, transport, storage
The information we have from the turnover of our transport and storage client base clearly shows that the second quarter of 2012 has been more positive for the sector.
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Tuesday 26 June 2012 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: fta, licensing, vehicle, freight, transport
The new law – which is due to come into force from July – includes more road safety enforcement, including vehicle safety checks and requirements for planned preventative maintenance.
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Monday 16 April 2012 | By Susan Brooks
Tags: olympic, games, 2012, tfl, transport, london, pallet, deliveries, freight
Small businesses across London will support this announcement on night-time deliveries. This is a victory for common sense, when the roads will be heavily congested
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