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EU driving and rest times: the 561/2006 guide for dispatchers
Daily driving, breaks, weekly rest: Regulation (EC) 561/2006 governs every hour of your drivers. Here are the thresholds to plan compliant routes — and avoid penalties.
Read articleGDPR and logistics: what every carrier must know
Addresses, signatures, proof photos, GPS positions: logistics handles personal data at every delivery. The concrete GDPR obligations for carriers and dispatch managers.
Read articleSmart tachograph: 2025 deadlines and obligations
The Mobility Package mandates the second-generation smart tachograph. Key deadline: upgrading international-transport vehicles by 19 August 2025 at the latest. What you need to know.
Read articleThe Mobility Package: what changed for road transport
Weekly rest outside the cab, regular return of vehicle and driver, smart tachograph: the Mobility Package deeply reshaped the rules. An overview for carriers and dispatchers.
Read articleADR: transporting dangerous goods by the book
Driver certificate, in-cab documents, hazard classes: dangerous-goods transport follows the ADR agreement. An overview of the obligations, updated by ADR 2025.
Read articleCold chain: GDP compliance, EN 12830 and temperature traceability
Carrying health or food products under controlled temperature requires documented proof. Between Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and the EN 12830 standard, here's the cold-chain compliance base.
Read articleDriver geolocation: staying compliant with CNIL/GDPR
Tracking your vehicles is useful, but geolocating employees is strictly regulated. Retention periods, off-duty opt-out, purposes: what France's CNIL and the GDPR really require.
Read articlee-CMR and eFTI: the electronic consignment note is coming (2027)
The paper consignment note is in its final years. Between the e-CMR, already ratified by 35 countries, and the eFTI regulation applicable in 2027, road transport is going digital. What to anticipate.
Read articleElectronic delivery signature: eIDAS and evidential value
Does a signature on the driver's screen carry real legal weight? The eIDAS regulation distinguishes three signature levels. Understand which one suffices for an enforceable proof of delivery.
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