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THE introduction of professional qualifications in the export field as a prerequisite to international operation in the UK freight transport industry has been urged in a report: "Trading with Europe: Through transport and the to tal export concept".
The report, published by the International Freight Movement Economic Development Committee of NEDO, contains many major recommendations designed to effect improvements in the transport and distribution links between the UK and the Common Market.
The making of export sales before related transport and delivery/warehousing aspects have been fully considered is deprecated.
Physical distribution arrangements, it is argued, should enter into the long and medium term planning of every export activity.
The report recommends a national conference backed by the freight transport in Government departmen manufacturers to foil Export Year with pu supporting the through port concept.
There should be a revi the freight transport i ry's professional bodi conjunction with repr tatives of manufacturi dustry, to improve education and training port staffs.
The relevant trade ciations and Governrne partments are urged to r their representation an volvement in the UK's nal trade and in the EEC.
The British Shippers cil is invited to conside proved consultative rangements for linkin porters, transport opera forwarders and short operators.
Transport operators forwarders should con methods of quoting firm ward rates and method simplifying and expeditin y in which quotations and irges are made up.
k working party consisting the Institute of Freight For.rders, Freight Transport sociation, Road Haulage sociation, the British Shiprs Council and insurance .erests should devise con!te proposals for a feasible ieme of compulsory liability ;urance covering shippers ainst errors committed by rwarders or haulage era tors.
Trade Associations and the insport and forwarding intutions, the banks, and the wernment, should take ?ps to accelerate the univer7 .1 acceptance of a standard ctionary of trade delivery The Government is also .ged to resolve as soon as )ssible the problems assoated with EEC standard ?hide weights and dimenDns, and to use its influence improve the regional spread id quantity of vehicle perits for EEC movements.