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Furlough funding needed now says FTA
FTA, the business organisation which represents the logistics industry, has today (7 April 2020) written to government to request urgent clarity on the COVID-19 furloughing scheme, as well as other...
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DVSA suspends periodic tachograph calibrations and inspections
Because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has decided to suspend periodic tachograph calibrations and inspections on vehicles. All lorries, buses,...
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Michelin issues tyre advice for truck fleets
Michelin has issued special guidance for haulage companies and own-account operators parking fleets for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a survey by the Road Haulage...
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Continental compiles list of Europe-wide breakdown regulations
Continental has just launched a microsite showing the different tyre-related breakdown regulations and emergency protocols that they should follow for 24 European countries. A breakdown is a...
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TfL to postpone new stricter rules for freight vehicles
Transport for London (TfL) is set to temporarily postpone the enforcement of new stricter rules for freight vehicles, which were due to come into force from October 2020, under the Low Emission Zone...
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Universal chooses Mandata
Universal Tanker Group, the waste services specialists, report a positive response from their drivers since upgrading from PDAs to tablets for electronic signature collection during waste transfer and...
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FTA strengthens member advice team
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has appointed Becky Martin as Senior Transport Advisor within its Member Advice Centre (MAC) to assist the team in supporting logistics businesses through the...
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Logistics businesses need more financial support says FTAI
The Irish government needs to provide additional financial support to logistics businesses to keep supply chains resilient during the Covid-19 outbreak, according to FTA Ireland (FTAI). The...
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Builders Merchant chooses TruTac
EH Smith Builders Merchants, based in the Midlands and South East, are using TruTac’s tachograph and compliance software to help reduce driver infringements and produce monthly DVSA reports, in line...
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Job management made easy for small hauliers
Mandata, the transport management system experts, have launched a new job management system to help owner-drivers and operators with small fleets run their businesses. Mandata Now is a cloud-based job...
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#ProudProfessionals relaunch powers up industry pride
#ProudProfessionals, the campaign that celebrates the skilled people who work across the commercial vehicle industry, has been relaunched to power up more pride in the industry. Bold new branding, with...
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FTA wants government action on driver medicals
Heel-dragging at the top of government has meant that some HGV drivers critical to Britain’s response to the Covid 19 crisis have been forced to stop work altogether, according to the UK’s leading...
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Logistics needs Government support to survive says RHA
The Road Haulage Association has implored the Government to do more to save thousands of logistics firms who face ruin as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. RHA chief executive, Richard Burnett warned...
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FTA Member Advice Centre receives record number of enquiries
Enquiries into FTA’s Member Advice Centre (MAC) have more than doubled since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak as the dedicated team seek to help logistics professionals with pressing legal, technical...
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Mandata launches new Subbie Portal
Mandata, the transport management system providers have launched a new portal that allows hauliers to work in a real-time, integrated way with their sub-contractors. Managing sub-contractors is a real...
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Daimler Truck and Volvo partner on Green Deal vision
Sharing the Green Deal vision of sustainable transport and a carbon neutral Europe by 2050, two leading companies in the commercial vehicle industry, Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group, have signed a...
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TruTac win Queen’s Award for Innovation
TruTac, the UK’s leading designer and supplier of software solutions for HGV and PSV compliance control has won a Queens Award for their innovative contribution towards safety and drivers’ hours...
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Avail Technology saves UK haulage companies up to £4,000 per driver
Manchester based Avail Technologies is revolutionising the logistics industry and largely reducing their client’s driver agency costs. This has come at a much-needed time as the logistics industry has...
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Trakm8 celebrates renewed relationship with Bibby Distribution
Leading vehicle technology specialist Trakm8 will continue to provide its industry leading tracking solution to Bibby Distribution, one of Britain’s foremost logistics and supply chain specialists, in...
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Tachosys introduces new digipostpro
Tachosys, the leading providers of digital tachograph hardware and software solutions, has expressed its thanks to those in the transport industry that are providing front line services during this...
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