Summer is here and work in the transport and logistics sector is non-stop. This is one of the year’s biggest spikes in work, and all of a sudden your regular fleet –either your own or one you subcontract– is completely booked. Where are all the trucks? The answer to this …
Read More »Qualis Logistics strenghtens the European supply chain offering a premium freight exchange for audited companies
Qualis Logistics, the premium freight exchange exclusive for audited companies, was presented at Barcelona’s International Logistics Exhibition (SIL). Why a premium freight exchange? A premium freight exchange is the right solution that allows to respond with quickness and flexibility to the client’s needs. If a regular partner should not be able …
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 »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 »Getting the most out of a transport networking event
Whether you are attending WConnecta or another event with industry companies in search of collaborations, we’re here to give you some tips on getting the most out of every networking event. What is networking and how can it help me? You’ve most likely networked without even knowing it on LinkedIn, …
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 »The Wtransnet Foundation celebrates 10 years of providing support to the road haulage industry
The Wtransnet Foundation celebrates its 10 year anniversary in May, a decade dedicated to promoting greater competitiveness between transport and logistics companies with the support of new technologies and organisational innovations. Promoted by Wtransnet’s management, the Wtransnet Foundation is a private, non-profit organisation that mobilises financial resources and channels them …
Read More »Less-than-truckload gains ground over full-truckload shipping
Despite the fact that full truckloads (FTL) are easier for a trucking company’s traffic department to manage, the reality is that carrying a full load of freight is a daily jigsaw puzzle for operators. At the end of the day, nothing is more profitable than a trip with a full …
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