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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) said that while it welcomed publication of the long-awaited European Commission proposals for commercial road transport and which contained many positive elements, the proposals failed to bring clarity and simplicity.
IRU welcomed the solutions to specific problems including strengthening of rules of establishment, making it harder for letterbox companies to operate, enhanced cooperation between Member States on enforcement, clarification of breaks for double crewed vehicles ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has protested against the closure of four rest areas on the A16 and A26 and is calling onthe French authorities to provide more safe lorry parking around Calais.
It says that an announcement in March by motorway operator Sanef, drastically reduces the number of stops where ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has described the closure of secure overnight truck parking areas between Brussels and the Channel coast in a bid to tackle the migrants crisis as counterproductive. It says that the move threatens the safety of drivers, removes essential facilities, and could impact negatively on ...
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Pakistan has signed a guarantee agreement for TIR an important step in making the global transit system a reality in the country. Signatories included the Federal Board of Revenue and IRU member, the Pakistan National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce.
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The first ever border crossing to use electronic consignment notes between Spain and France has taken place, says the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The e-CMR version of the traditionally paper based CMR consignment note will allow transport operators to input electronically, store logistics information and exchange data, in real ...
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Ukraine is supporting a planned new pilot for the electronic TIR (eTIR) scheme on an inter-modal trade corridor with Turkey across the Black Sea, says the International Road Transport Union. It follows the “resounding success” of the eTIR pilot project between Turkey and Iran, it adds.
IRU secretary general, Umberto de ...
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A report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) says that African countries could save themselves billions of dollars by implementing the TIR convention for international transit traffic.
Transit costs in East and Southern Africa concludes that the system could cut costs by hundreds of dollars per container, and would be ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has called for urgent action to further improve conditions for truckers in and around Calais and create secure truck parking areas on Europe’s core road network, following the protests in Calais on 5 September.
It said that action to further improve security was urgently required, ...
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China has ratifed the TIR customs transit system convention for moving goods across international borders and it will enter into force on 5 January 2017, says the United Nations.
It will lead to “new efficient and faster transport opportunities and transport routes between China and Europe” and could be “a real ...
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The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has signed an agreement with Netherlands-based platform for electronic consignment notes, TransFollow to make international paperless freight a reality.
An initiative of Dutch transport associations, and IRU members, TLN and EVO, TransFollow has over recent years become the standard provider of electronic consignment notes (CMRs) ...
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