Branch Membership 2012 - Freight Transport Association

FTA Membership
Freight Transport Association (FTA) is one
of the largest trade associations in the UK,
representing the transport interests of
14,000 members and working to ensure the
safest, most efficient and sustainable logistics
operations throughout the supply chain.
Our experience and expertise in the transport
industry puts us at the forefront of new
information and changes to legislation, ensuring
our members are the first to know, and are
kept up-to-date with the latest developments
in supply chain activity and policy.
This comprehensive membership
package, offered at a heavily discounted
rate and specifically designed to meet
the requirements of branches of parent
companies in membership, provides access
to a variety of resources and offers the
support you need to run a compliant and
efficient transport operation.
Membership of FTA will:
increase your compliance – with
the latest information, best practice
advice and notification of updates to
key legislation
save you time – with industry
leading support and advice at your
fingertips
reduce costs – through information,
advice and member only prices on a
wide range of products and services
amplify your voice – through
representation of your issues and
concerns to key decision makers at
local, national and European levels
Did you know?
• 26,000 legal and technical calls were
handled by our Member Advice Centre
over the year
• 93 per cent of those who attended
FTA’s Transport Manager seminars
would attend again
• FTA’s efforts as part of the FairFuelUK
campaign meant the cancellation of
the planned fuel duty increase, saving
operators £1,700 per vehicle over
the year
• With FTA’s lobbying, vehicle excise duty
has remained unchanged for the last
two years
• Membership of FTA is 0.3% of the
operational cost of one HGV for a year *
• FTA’s Recovery Service saves an operator
over £250 per year in comparison to a
national competitor **
Support Transaid and make a difference
Your membership fee will include an
opt-out £10 donation to Transaid.
Transaid is an international development
charity that seeks to tackle poverty
and disadvantage, through improving
transport across the developing world.
www.fta.co.uk/transaid
*
Based on a comparison of operating costs for a 44 tonne artic (£135K average) and FTA membership (£400 average)
**
Based on a average call out of four breakdowns a year