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The Road Haulage Association is suporting the view of the Local Government Association that satellite navigation systems, designed for cars, are not suitable for use in heavy goods vehicles. However, the RHA does not agree with the proposal that legislation be brought in to make it compulsory for all lorry drivers who use sat-navs to use commercial devices and the Association will be inviting the LGA to meet to discuss this further. “Surely using the right sat-nav system for the right vehicle is a matter of common sense,” said RHA chief executive Richard Burnett
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In a move to strengthen its partnership with Renault Trucks, Iceland, one of Britain’s fastest-growing and most innovative retailers, has ordered an additional 79 Range T tractor units and appointed two Renault Trucks approved dealers to run its Vehicle Maintenance Units (VMUs) in Enfield and Swindon
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A £230,000 investment in the A1 in Northern Ireland will improve safety and keep traffic moving, says the Freight Transport Association
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK has welcomed news that the Department for Transport (DfT)’s will be extending the numbers in its Longer Semi-Trailer (LST) trial this year.
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DAF Trucks and PACCAR Parts has unveiled the brand-new TRP eCatalogue. As well as carrying a total of more than 70,000 parts for all makes of trucks and trailers, the online catalogue is now also available in no fewer than 17 languages. The TRP eCatalogue can be found at www.trpparts.com
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has drawn up five priorities for customs and border arrangements to keep Britain trading post Brexit
Read More »The Road Haulage Association is pleased to support Driver First Assist (DFA) – a much-needed life-saving road safety initiative supported nationally by all three emergency services
Read More »Pressures on the freight and logistics industry to deliver goods to increasingly tight timescales are being heightened by shortages of skilled HGV drivers. In fact, the industry estimates that there could be up to 35,000 vacancies for trained operators across the country
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Leading truck manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus UK has appointed Mark Lennox to the role of sales executive in Northern Ireland, covering Counties Tyrone, Antrim and Derry
Read More »The importance of nurturing Ireland’s special border arrangement with the UK was top of the agenda at an all-island meeting on the impact of Brexit on Monday
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Reducing transport costs remains the biggest objective for logistics operations according to Paragon Software System’s annual UK customer survey. Over half of respondents (57.3%) said that targeting savings is their main priority followed by improving planning accuracy (14.5%) and increasing profitability (9.7%). However, these businesses anticipate a number of barriers – including lack of investment, a skills shortage, economic uncertainty and eroding margins – which will be exacerbated by the impact of Brexit and increasing pressure on the road network
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Wincanton, the largest British logistics company, has announced a new agreement with Coca-Cola. Under the terms of the three-year contract Wincanton will manage the existing Coca-Cola warehouse at Lisburn handling both raw materials and finished product
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