FTA, one of the UK’s biggest business groups, is urging government to follow through on its promise made two years ago today to provide safe parking spaces for those charged with keeping goods moving throughout the pandemic and beyond: HGV drivers. Two years after the government pledge, FTA’s members report… Read more »
Essential Driver Appreciation Survey
The Coronavirus crisis has brought frontline and key workers into the spotlight like never before. According to an independent poll carried out in the UK, USA and Ireland by vehicle and fleet technology company CameraMatics, whether essential truck and delivery drivers feel appreciated by the public varies by location. Introducing… Read more »
From Bryan Adams on Tour to furlough at home!
Ross Hemsworth asks how can hauliers help each other in the Covid-19 ‘crisis’? There is little doubt about the devastating effects that Covid19 has had on the road haulage industry, from driver redundancies and mothballed trucks, to furloughed staff with uncertain futures, even a lack of provision of basic services… Read more »
Scania takes to the road to give back to #TransportHeroes
Scania (Great Britain) Limited is sending out its hospitality trailer to serve complimentary refreshments to the truck drivers (#TransportHeroes) who are helping to keep the country moving. A full menu of refreshments will be on offer, including tea, a range of coffees – Americano, cappuccino, latte, and espresso – hot… Read more »
Mum’s the word as Luca’s lessons share vital #DeliveringLoveToTheNHS message
When working mum Kara Buckley turned her day job into an educational project for her six-year-old son, she didn’t expect her home-schooling lessons to take on an uplifting life of their own. Kara, the senior business development manager for logistics company Pallet-Track, decided to personalise Luca’s kitchen table learning as… Read more »
Kevin Haywood shares his account of becoming an owner-driver
Kevin Haywood, owner-driver at Haywood Transport Services, gives his account of why he became an owner-driver, and how he got to running the business alongside his wife, Vicky (also a qualified transport manager). “I wanted to run my own truck from passing my C+E test back in 2013, now 32… Read more »
Number Ten delays mean critical lorry drivers forced to stop work, says FTA
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 business organisation representing the logistics industry. FTA, the biggest association in the sector, says that ever since… Read more »
FTA calls on Scottish government to recognise vital role of logistics workers
Following a parliamentary speech from Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, FTA – the business group representing the logistics sector – is calling for the Scottish government to understand the vital role of the logistics industry, and its workers, during this challenging time. Mr Swinney spoke yesterday to explain… Read more »
Logistics workers recognised as key to economic success
This morning’s government announcement that logistics workers are now categorised as “key workers” in the COVID-19 response plans has been warmly welcomed by FTA, the business organisation that represents the sector. The news comes after urgent appeals made by FTA to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, and… Read more »
Jack Richards & Son refuse delivery after drivers denied basic facilities
With the UK’s cases of coronavirus on the rise, it is more than concerning to find that some delivery sites are refusing to let drivers have access to basic hygiene facilities such as toilets and hand-washing facilities. Even after Public Health England have provided The Road Haulage Association and the… Read more »
