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 »Restrictions, an unresolved problem for the associations
Driving restrictions have always been an unresolved issue. Every year associations propose different solutions but no institutional answer has ever arrived. Being unaware of the driving restrictions calendar has always been a torture for haulers during their routes. Every time they drive in Europe they have to check and organize their …
Read More »Macron Law and Italian legislation compared: what changes for the sector?
Protectionist policies developing in Europe as laws that impinge on minimum wage of hauliers in transfer, let us to shed light on legislative changes in Italy and France. For this reason we have asked Studio legale Callipari, Golia di Infogestweb and Dr. Sergio Antonaccio of Transport European Studies Centre to …
Read More »Wtransnet experiences an international transport increase in the freight exchange
At the beginning of Christmas campaign, a moment when road transport goods lives one of the strongest peak workload of the year, it’s time for taking stock of the activity carried out by freight exchange in 2016. During this year, Wtransnet has surpassed 11.000 partners and 31.200 daily offers, that …
Read More »WConnecta, chronicle of a successful format
November, 11th, 8.00 in the morning: the seventh edition of WConnecta opens its doors in the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona. Some of the attendants have already crossed the pleasant path among Hotel Juan Carlos I’s gardens up to the main entrance and are waiting their turn to get …
Read More »DB Schenker: “We firmly believe in outsourcing that for us in not lack of quality”
For those not used to the magic of transport we don’t have idea of all the work behind a truck circulating at 80 on the highway on which we are used to curse selfishly from our car. Today DB Schenker opens the doors for us of its 10.000 m2 plants …
Read More »WConnecta celebrates in Barcelona its most crowded and international edition with participation of 1.000 transport professionals
1.000 professionals of 23 countries gathered in the most important road transport event in Europe Alter the success of its seventh edition, organization bets for internationalization and announces that, next year, Germany will be the location. Last November, 11th the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya hosted the seventh encounter of …
Read More »Working as a network: new techniques for more efficient road haulage
Technology has affected the way transport contracts are carried out for quite some time. It comes as no surprise that the entire supply chain has done everything to adapt to modern times, using planning and new methods to increase efficiency and respond to consumer demand. Transport companies are not immune …
Read More »Waiting times and reckless drivers on the road, the main sources of stress for truckers
A while back we talked about the increase in the use of in-cabin connected devices to improve transport efficiency; this time we take a look at whether drivers consider this technology helpful or a source of stress. According to the Autobild article Technology on board: a help or a hindrance …
Read More »Worried about security in the supply chain?
After 20 years of providing innovative and efficient tools for road haulage, Wtransnet offers Doc&Data as the ideal solution for the approval and certification of transport suppliers. At a time when road haulage is undergoing a transformation in its contracting processes, some companies have opted for excellence in supplier management …
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