Many EU countries have banned the possibility for drivers to sleep in a cab. They will face high fines, as well as the company they work for, in countries such as France, Belgium and Germany. In Germany, both the carrier and driver are going to be subject to a fine, …
Read More »How to optimize a transport company’s fleet and care about the environment at the same time
The number of loads offered every day is so high that the possibility of a truck travelling without carrying a load is even higher. In the sharing economy environment of a freight exchange lies the possibility of a better management, caring about the environment at the same time. Recently Wtransnet …
Read More »Minimum wage law enteres into force in Spain amongst other legislative news
On May 27th in Spain a new regulation concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services has entered into force. This law finally puts Spain among those countries that, such as France, Germany, Italy and Austria, have a regulation concerning this subject. The employer that …
Read More »Wtransnet uses Transport Logistic to launch a premium Freight Exchange with high quality standards as per the German certifier DQS
The Spanish leader in developing technological platforms for the procurement of transport has presented at the Munich trade fair, Qualis Logistics, a new freight exchange to which only audited companies will have access. Qualis Logistics is an exclusive freight and truck exchange for audited companies. This concept is the outcome …
Read More »The obligation to inform online the displacement of workers begins in Italy
Foreign companies that do international transport or cabotage in Italy will have to report online the displacement of workers with the new Minimum Wage Law. Italy and the transport come to the fore. If last week we read in the press about the first cases of sanctions against Spanish carriers, …
Read More »RaudoVan “most express” delivery for a good cause
Luismi Martín, the manager of RaudoVan, has brought his own experience in the transport world to the refugees in the campsites of Lesvos, Greece. Sometimes the best ideas come in an unexpected moment. This must have crossed Luismi Martín’s mind when he thought about this solidal transport project. After being …
Read More »OneExpress chooses Wtransnet’s technology to create a private freight exchange
The new private freight platform optimizes flows among the partners of one of Europe’s most important palletised goods logistic networks. Barcelona, XX February 2017 – Wtransnet, the networking platform of transport and logistic sector, has signed an agreement for the creation of a private freight exchange with OneExpress, the leader …
Read More »We analyse, step by step, an international transport with controlled temperature vehicle
We got to see in first person what it takes to carry a vegetables freight from Spain to England in a refrigerated transport. Almería, in the Spanish south-eastern region of Andalusia, has gained the nickname of «Europe’s orchard» due to its intensive agricultural activity. An impressive number of companies have specialized in …
Read More »Loads offer growth up to 40% in Wtransnet’s international freight exchange
We have analized January’s transport fluctuation in the European market based on the trucks and loads offer growth in Wtransnet’s Freight Exchange. We compared the month of January in both 2016 and 2017, in order to understand the possible changes that might have occured in the loads and trucks offer in …
Read More »Business in dire straits: interviewing young transport enterprenours
We had a chat with two young transport enterprenours who decided to invest with a clear idea in mind, despite being young and unexperienced. At a time when many transport enterprises are closing business and it is really hard to find new activities in a monthly-based fluctuating world, it is …
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