International Trucking Companies News and Trends

Stay up to date on current international trucking companies news and trends

Laws, regulations and accepted practices change frequently in the international truck freight industry. Staying abreast of these changes is vital to every trucking business. Knowing the border and customs regulations can help to save your company both time and money, which leads to increased profits. Those factors may also lead to a reputation of being dependable because they lessen the chance of your truckers showing up late for a delivery.

For international freight forwarders that do business in multiple countries, keeping the laws straight is difficult. While staying up to date on the regulations from multiple countries may seem daunting, here are some suggestions to make this as easy as possible:

1. Find out how changes in International trucking regulations affect your business.

2. Get suggestions for coping with regulatory changes.

3. Discuss the changes in the International trucking industry with other global trucking companies, truckers and experts.

 

Learn about new developments in international trucking

Online newsletters are a good way to learn about new laws, regulations and legislation that affect international trucking firms in various parts of the world. Because of the technicality of many laws, proper interpretation is a key factor in following the law. These newsletters provide expert insight that can help to alleviate misinterpretation.
Try: EIN News has a news articles concerning the international trucking industry. These articles are sorted by region and subdivided by country. You can find domestic and global trucking news at eTrucker.com. TruckingInfo.com has up to date news about all aspects of the trucking industry, including overseas trucking information.

Check out international trucking blogs

Trucking blogs provide information about what is going on Internationally. These blogs provide insight on how trucking regulations will affect your business. Many of these blogs are written by truckers and other industry experts. Additionally, blogs provide suggestions on coping with these changes.
Try: Logistics Management has numerous blogs to keep truckers up to date on what is going on in the trucking world. One full blog is dedicated to International freight companies servicing China. MassLogics has a blog with posts by members of International trucking companies. These blogs cover a variety of topics, including cross border regulations and money saving tips for every stage of trucking.

Attend international trucking events

Trade shows, summits, conferences and seminars are vital to keeping in touch with what is going on in the International trucking industry. While some companies choose to send only administrators to these events, having some of the top truckers from the company attend may prove to be beneficial, as the truckers can ask questions that are relevant to the job. This, in turn, may enable your company to come up with new ways to implement the suggestions at the events.
Try: TheTrucker.com offers a calendar of events for the global trucking industry. Events include events in the United States, British Columbia, Vietnam and France. SDCExec.com has a comprehensive list of trucking events worldwide. Food Logistics has a listing of events for trucking companies in the food transport industry.

 

• Consider holding monthly conference calls with the truckers in your fleet to ensure everyone knows the newest international trucking regulations. If that isn't feasible for your company, consider an online newsletter, which can be accessed at any time, or a print newsletter, which can be distributed with paychecks, pay stubs or driver logs.

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