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Drivers – recruiting and retaining
To tackle the problem of recruiting and retaining staff in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is to hold a Logistics Skills Shortage Summit in March. The FTA...
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Will the government give logistics the attention it deserves?
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is writing to members of the new government requesting the opportunity to discuss issues outlined in its logistics manifesto, and its wider ambitions for UK...
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On the fuel tanker agenda
...Safe Loading Pass Scheme – 2014 relaunch Energy Institute initiatives Challenges for operators Andy Mair, FTA’s head of engineering, who is chairing the event said: “This FTA conference, sponsored by...
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Banning the internal combustion engine
...vans, will also be a critical catalyst in transforming the transport sector. This a theme we shall be exploring in a forthcoming report.” Freight Transport Association (FTA) Looking at the...
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FREE guide – saving fuel costs and reducing emissions
FTA’s Logistics Emission Reduction Scheme (LERS) has recently launched a FREE guide to help all road operators to reduce their use of diesel. The guide, available on LERS’ website, provides...
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Driver CPC training must remain flexible
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is concerned that proposed revisions to the European Commission’s Driver CPC Directive (Certificate of Professional Competence) could limit operators’ ability to provide relevant training for...
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Logistics UK
After ten years with the Freight Transport Association (FTA) chief executive David Wells has revealed his ambitions for the association’s next decade which includes a name change on 1st June....
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Fuel duty may be frozen but the fight goes on
...his Autumn Statement when he also pledged to postpone any further increase in April. FTA and its partners in the FairFuelUK campaign had been working with the Treasury and MPs,...
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NEW – Safe Loading Pass scheme
The scheme has been revised by a cross-industry team, comprising representatives of UKPIA, the Tank Storage Association (TSA) and the Freight Transport Association (FTA). Since the original scheme was established...
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A Titanic transport event
For full details or to book a place at Transport Manager Northern Ireland call the FTA Member Service Centre on 03717 11 22 22 The FTA’s Transport Manager seminar takes...
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Discounted fuel with new card
The new RHA/FTA card from The Fuelcard Company Exclusive access to discounted fuel is now available to members of the Road Haulage Association and Freight Transport Association through a new...
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Standard approval to counter skills shortage
FTA, the business organisation representing the logistics sector, has learned this month that the long-awaited LGD Driver Apprenticeship Standard for Cat C+E licences, is to be published this summer. As...
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Amendments to certification are welcomed by Logistics UK
Logistics UK (the new name for FTA), has reacted positively to the changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) by government, which became effective 22 July 2020. As...
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Logistics – zero emissions achievable by 2050
With ‘a key role to play in delivering a cleaner, safer environment for all’, David Wells, chief executive of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), set out his framework for the...
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New OCRS report
VOSA and the Freight Transport Association (FTA) have taken part in a joint workshop to develop a new Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) report. As a result of recent changes...
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Crossing the finishing line
...contribution A special mention goes to the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) head of policy for London, Natalie Chapman, who was presented with an award by the Chartered Institute of Logistics...
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Awards for green leaders in logistics
...transport modes The awards will be judged by a panel of industry experts including FTA president, Stewart Oades. Launched in September 2012, the awards will be presented at the FTA’s...
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Budget priority – reduce fuel duty
As the Budget fast approaches, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) continues to press the case for a reduction in road fuel duty to ease the pressure on freight operators. In...