A recent survey by the Finnish road haulage operators’ organisation SKAL revealed than only a quarter of its member firms were using electronic systems to document their operations. Alarmed at this modest level of preparedness for the rapidly advancing digitisation of logistics, the organisation was motivated to tackle the challenge of developing a suitable electronic solution for haulage firms. SKAL will present its new Aski+ solution at the General Assembly of the International Road Transport Union IRU in Oman.

IRU has informed the UNECE secretariat that, on 18 May 2018, the TIR system will become active for the People’s Republic of China.

The European Parliament’s revision of the Eurovignette Directive is an opportunity to establish a fair road user charging system, which guarantees a level playing field between different modes, and reinvests revenue in the sector to incentivise cleaner, more efficient road transport.

The Infra Contractors Association, representing infrastructure construction firms and employers in Finland, has joined the Brussels-based lobbying initiative of Finnish Transport and Logistics SKAL. Now backed by nine Finnish road transport and SME organizations, the unit will benefit from powerful synergies in European Union lobbying.

The joint lobbying unit of Finnish road transport organizations and the Federation of Finnish Enterprises in Brussels, has appointed a new member to the team starting August 28th.

For the first time in six years, the Transport Barometer of Finnish Transport and Logistics SKAL is showing clear growth in road haulage volumes and business turnover. SKAL believes that this upswing will gather pace with good road maintenance and construction, and by ensuring continued vocational training of professional drivers.

A new solution for the digital management of transport documents was introduced in Helsinki on January 19th. The MobiCarnet solution family will be launched as the outcome of an Estonian-Finnish cooperation project in the fall of 2017. The seminar gathered an audience of over 100 decision-makers and experts within the transport sector.