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Commons Recognises Unfair Foreign Competition
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the acknowledgement by the House of Commons Transport Select Committee that the UK road transport industry faces unfair competition from continental haulage due to the higher levels of diesel duty which it pays and the prospect of the removal of restrictions to foreign lorries working in the UK. more…
£4,500,000 Fleet Investment for ATS Euromaster
ATS Euromaster is in the process of taking delivery of 150 new light commercials as part of its fleet replacement programme for 2008, valued at more than £4,500,000. more…
Logistics in the Classroom
Logistics is not a subject that you would traditionally expect to find being taught in schools. However, with the continued support from the Road Haulage and Distribution Training Council (RHDTC)* it soon will be. more…
Menzies go "Forward" With Isuzu
Company purchases 20 new Isuzu 7.5t trucks as well as Scotland’s first 18 tonne Isuzu. more…
Eco-Readymix Stick to Theor Principles
Wrexham-based, Rockrite Haulage Ltd - trading as Eco-Readymix - have purchased their first-ever Volvo truck from Thomas Hardie Commercials. more…
ContiNetwork dealer delivers full tyre management package
Outsourcing tyre management to ContiNetwork partner TAB Tyres is bringing significant savings and less hassle to leading Essex transport and distribution company FP Young Transport Limited. more…
Do What With Your Van?
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has launched an on-line survey of van users. more…
FTA Transport Manager Seminars 2008
The Freight Transport Association’s annual series of Transport Manager seminars will take place at twelve locations across the UK between 17 September and 4 December. more…
RHA Welcomes Freeze but Wants to See More
The Road Haulage Association has welcomed the announcement that the 2 pence per litre increase in fuel duty proposed for October is to be postponed but considers it to be a very small step indeed towards helping the industry upon which literally every home and business in the UK is totally reliant. more…
Further Diesel Duty Cuts Needed
The Freight Transport Association says that the Chancellor’s welcome decision to scrap the proposed 2p per litre rise in fuel duty from October must be only the first step in a major review of commercial vehicle taxation. The move will save UK industry £280 million per year. more…
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