International Freight Yearbook
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Have you thrown away any tachograph charts recently?
“Have you thrown away any tachograph charts recently, Sir / Madam?” Not a question you would normally expect to be asked by an Enforcement Officer! In the electronic world of the digital tachograph, the question...
Telematics applications trebled during past five years
The number of telematics applications currently in use in the UK’s road haulage sector has trebled during the past five years – and this figure will continue to increase. External factors that drive this surge in...
Countdown to Driver CPC
The countdown is on to the introduction of additional driver training across the European Union for the freight industry. This article looks at some of the differences that might occur in the application of the rules across Member States, and suggests an action...
Developments in trailer safety
The modern semi-trailer is a very sophisticated piece of technology. Anyone who has purchased a trailer will know that there are a huge range of features and options that need to be specified and year on year more options become available...
Growing freight - pushing the envelope
Sea containers are getting larger. Network Rail is looking at how to accommodate them to improve the rail service for freight customers. The link between changes in the shipping industry and their effect on the rail network may not be an obvious one. But it...
Looking ahead - new challenges for logistics
Much has been written over the past few years about the need for manufacturers and retailers to work more closely together – and progressively the spirit of collaboration has started to include logistics service...
Multi-modal dangerous goods regulatory changes for 2009-2010
The years 2009-2010 see a set of new modal regulations affecting the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail, sea and air. These regulations flow from the United Nations Recommendations on...
The challenges of globalisation
There have been, and I am sure there will continue to be, many debates about the effect of globalisation overall, but whatever your view, there is no question that globalisation continues apace. It may face difficult times in the years to come...
