The FTA: Your Fleet's Friend On and Off the Road
The FTA: Your Fleet's Friend On and Off the Road Business The UK’s Fleet Transport Association (FTA) is a huge organisation with a significant number of members, all of who are involved in haulage work in some capacity. When you consider the support it affords its members in terms of compliance training, advice and certification, it’s perhaps not surprising that over 50% of the UK’s HGV fleetsand at least a million vans are involved with the association.Part of its valuable work also involvesrepresenting haulage workers’ views by lobbying policy makers. Below is an overview of what the FTA membership offers. Compliance Our industry is constantly changing and developing in terms of legislation and policy, and for road transport operators who need tobe compliant with every rule and regulation, it can be hard to stay abreast of current information.The number of hours that a driver can be behind the wheel often changes, for example, and complying with UK standards for testing and ap