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  • Suir Valley Ventures invests in ProVision Vehicle Cameras

    on Nov 21, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Suir Valley Ventures invests in ProVision Vehicle Cameras

    Suir Valley Ventures, the entrepreneur-led venture capital fund launched in February 2017, has, together with private investors, invested a combined total of €1,000,000 in ProVision Vehicle Cameras, a leading Internet of Things (‘IoT’) company focused on providing advanced fleet and driver management systems. This is Suir’s fourth investment and follows closely on the heels of investments in an educational VR business, Immersive VR Education, leading IoT cloud platform, Wia, and reality games developer, WarDucks

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  • Alcaline chooses Schmitz Cargobull

    on Nov 20, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Alcaline chooses Schmitz Cargobull

    Pan-European haulier Alcaline has taken on 10 new mega-coiler curtainsiders and five new mega Euroliners from Schmitz Cargobull with VARIOS Top Technology, giving the operator the flexibility to alter roof heights to comply with varying regulations across Europe

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  • Insolvency figures underline need for fuel duty cut – says FTA

    on Nov 20, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Insolvency figures underline need for fuel duty cut – says FTA

    A dramatic increase in the number of road freight companies going bust highlights the urgent need for a cut in fuel duty to prevent further business failures, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest and most active membership association representing the logistics sector

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  • AO.com chooses Tiger Trailers

    on Nov 19, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on AO.com chooses Tiger Trailers

    AO.com has taken delivery of 80 new rigid trucks featuring Tiger Trailers bodywork, replacing older vehicles operating in the AO.com delivery fleet. The deal represents the first rigid bodies Tiger has built for the company, having supplied double deck trailers for its trunking fleet since

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  • CPT and TruTac launch Daily Checks app

    on Nov 19, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on CPT and TruTac launch Daily Checks app

    The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK (CPT) has today launched ‘CPT Daily Checks’, a complete first-use and daily walk round check app designed specifically for the bus and coach industry

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  • Transport Secretary praises FTA work to address skills shortage

    on Nov 16, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Transport Secretary praises FTA work to address skills shortage

    The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has praised the work of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) to attract the next generation of logistics workers

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  • Simplicity is key for new Safety Permit Scheme for trucks

    on Nov 16, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on Simplicity is key for new Safety Permit Scheme for trucks

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest transport trade association in the UK, has welcomed the broader approach to improving safety on the capital’s roads beyond the Direct Vision Standard, following the launch by the Mayor of London today (16 November) of a consultation on a new Safety Permit Scheme for HGVs. But it points out that the new permit scheme has the potential to make the regulatory environment in London even more complex

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  • TfL lorry permit scheme poses several questions says RHA

    on Nov 16, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on TfL lorry permit scheme poses several questions says RHA

    News that Transport for London has finally issued its consultation into lorry Direct Vision Standards and a new permit scheme for lorries entering London, has been met with caution by the Road Haulage Association

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  • HGV taxes pay for most of UK spending on road maintenance – says FTA

    on Nov 15, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on HGV taxes pay for most of UK spending on road maintenance – says FTA

    New independent research conducted by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the largest membership association in the freight and logistics sector, and released today (15 November 2017), has shown that HGVs pay enough tax alone to cover almost the whole of UK spending on road maintenance. 

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  • RHA disappointed at lorry park set back

    on Nov 15, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on RHA disappointed at lorry park set back

    The Road Haulage Association is disappointed to learn that the Department for Transport’s Judicial Review into the planned lorry park in Kent has been rejected

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  • FTAI seminar to provide answers for post-Brexit supply chain

    on Nov 15, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTAI seminar to provide answers for post-Brexit supply chain

    With talks between the UK and Brussels seemingly stalled over the details of Brexit, the position for future trade between the Republic of Ireland, the rest of Europe and the UK is still one of confusion. The complexities of the nation’s supply chain, which affects every element of our daily lives, are still to be confirmed for a post-Brexit world, and business is running out of time to plan for an efficient, smooth Brexit

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  • FTA addresses sector skills shortage

    on Nov 11, 17 • in General News, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA addresses sector skills shortage

    How can businesses attract new talent into the freight and logistics sector?  Currently (Nov 2017), the sector needs 52,000 LGV drivers across the country and FTA members report difficulties in recruiting skilled technicians

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