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The Freight Transport Association has launched a new Driver Agency Accreditation Scheme, which it says will recognise, encourage, and promote continuous improvement within the sector

The heavy commercial vehicle market fell 39 per cent in January following the introduction of Euro 6 emissions rules, according the figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the news that London boroughs will be awarded £17 million of funding for cycling improvements, which would include both cyclist and HGV driver training

The Freight Transport Association is urging Transport for London to re-think the congestion charge on freight operators, following plans to raise it from £10 to £11.50 a day

Victoria Hutson, principal standards and legislation engineer with JCB, has become chair of the British Industrial Truck Association’s Technical Policy Committee

With the toll to cross the Severn bridge set to rise, the Federation of Small Businesses in Wales and the Freight Transport Association are calling for an immediate cut in Severn Crossings tolls once the bridges pass into public hands