Minister to speak at FTA transport manager conference

The Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazzard, is to deliver a keynote speech at the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) Transport Manager Northern Ireland conference next year.

Due to take place in Belfast on March 15th at The Culloden Hotel, the conference will include a range of speakers including Jeremy Logan, Head of Roadside Enforcement at the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA), who will discuss current enforcement and future plans and developments.

Pat Delaney, the DVA’s Director of Operations, will be on hand to talk about commercial vehicle testing in Northern Ireland, including pass & fail statistics, the reasons for failures and regional variations in vehicle pass rates; advice to transport managers when putting vehicles in for testing; and plans for new test centres across Northern Ireland.

Inspector Rosie Leech from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will tackle the issue of insecure loads, using mobile phones while driving, breakdowns on the strategic road network and new alcohol limits for vocational drivers.

The conference will also look at other subjects such as Brexit and Logistics as part of an interactive session. Other topics will include avoiding incidents on the highway; leading transport safety at work; industry accreditation and earned recognition; and enhancing performance and increasing efficiency

Seamus Leheny, FTA Policy and Membership Manager for Northern Ireland, who will be chairing the event, said: “We are delighted that the Minister is able to join us for our Transport Manager Conference in March and look forward to hearing what he has to say.

“The programme focuses on the most pressing industry issues for transport managers and it promises to be a most enjoyable and informative day.”

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