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Jan 27 2017

Longer semi-trailer trial demonstrates safety and environmental benefits, says FTA

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Department for Transport (DfT)’s announcement today (26 January 2017) that it will be extending the numbers in its Longer Semi Trailer (LST) trial this year.  This trial, which is investigating the environmental and safety impacts of the use of longer semi-trailer vehicles on the UK roads, has been under way since 2012 and has been extended to provide a longer reporting period, which will make the final results of the study more robust. To date the trial has been hugely successful, demonstrating both safety and environmental benefits for other road users, and the wider population.
  

The DfT has agreed to increase the number of LSTs involved in the programme by an additional 1,000 vehicles and to extend the trial period by five years.  This increase will take the number of LSTs on the road from 1,800 to approximately 2,800 over the next 12 months. Read more

 

 

Source: FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION