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Our experienced team will be posting important information, comment on the present and future as well as tips on how to get the best from your freight partner.
Thanks for reading – The Espace Team
EU Looks To Limit Low Wages For Foreign Truckers
Yesterday, the EU proposed to limit the days in which foreign drivers can drive across Europe on lower wages. Richer EU countries like France and Germany have complained competitors from Eastern Europe are undercutting them by sending over a driver on lower wages....
Protectionism Policies from France Are Causing Friction
The French government has taken the decision to charge a €40 fee for every foreign worker operating in France on a temporary basis, for foreign companies. This charge looks to come into place on the 1 January 2018. The Charge will affect the UK’s ability of UK’s...
Top 10 Countries With The Highest Trade Tariffs
The growth of globalisation over the past 50 years is something the world has never seen before. Globalisation has sourced from the developments of our technology, to be more specific our way of communication. Today, the internet and our mobile phones allow us to...
First “Silk Road” Freight Train From London Heads to China
Three months ago on 18th January, the first freight service from China to the UK arrived in London as part of the revival of the ancient "Silk Road". Yesterday, a train loaded with British goods had set off from Essex, London. It has begun it’s 7500-mile journey to...
BIFA Takes Control of the Brexit Bus
Yesterday, Theresa May invoked Article 50, which means the formal process of the UK leaving the EU has begun. The outcome of Brexit will have a heavy impact on the way the industry operates. Currently, the industry is filled with speculation of how things will evolve....
What Is A Freight Forwarder? Do I Need One?
What Is A Freight Forwarder? Do I Need One? Lots of business’ in the UK import and export. Foreign markets provide opportunities to make lots of money, but it may seem daunting. There is a lot of paperwork and regulations involved with importing and exporting this...
Important Considerations When Buying A Pallet
The Right Size Pallet One of the biggest considerations that need to be made is how big the pallet needs to be. Get a pallet too big is a waste and getting a pallet too small it won't fit your load.You can get pallets in a number of dimensions, so it is...
Amazon the Next Big Freight Forwarder?
People speculate Amazon is looking enter the freight industry and to be more specific become a Freight Forwarder. Amazon has conquered the online shopping industry, and now they are seeking to generate innovation and expansion. You may have heard that Amazon is now...
France Imposes Minimum Wage Legislation on International Drivers……
What is the Macron Law? The law obliges all international transport companies who transit or have their drivers working in France to pay their drivers the French minimum wage of €9.76 an hour. France introduced this law on the 1st of July 2016. However, it was unclear...
What are the 4 most common trailers?
No we are not on about film trailers. we are talking about the trailers which are on the back of trucks. There are all sort of variants of trailers to transport every kind of freight you can imagine. The 4 most common trailers are: Flat Bed Trailers As the name...