Road Freight Programme

Inter-company training

How long does the training course last?

 21,00 hours(s)

In which language(s) is the training course taught?

EN

When will the next session take place?

Who is organising this training course?

Fondation créée en 2015 par la Chambre de Commerce et l’Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg (ABBL), la House of Training est un organisme agréé de formation professionnelle continue qui s'engage à contribuer activement à la compétitivité et à l'attractivité du Luxembourg en développant les compétences de ceux qui font vivre son économie.

Who is the training course aimed at?

Vehicle operators, driver, vehicle purchasers, transport planners, transport managers,  internal quality and safety manager.

What are the aims or the skills being targeted?

This training will give you the necessary knowledge of the legal basis for planning a road freight transport. Teaching is based on real existing transport operations. You will learn the social regulation, the different vehicle types and weight and how to manage contractual relationship and CMR.

What does the training course cover?

Road Freight Transport: social regulation (EG 561/2006)

  • Which vehicles and types of transport are subject to this regulation? For which types of vehicles and transport are there general exceptions?
  • Obligations of the vehicle operator and the driver
  • Prescribed driving and rest times and possible legal exceptions
  • Practical examples for calculating transport

Road Freight Transport: vehicle types and weight (EG 2018/858 and EG 96/53)

  • Classification of vehicles in freight and passenger transport
  • Standard vehicles in freight transport, applications
  • Special vehicles in freight transport, applications
  • Technical regulations on dimensions, weights and axle loads in accordance with European legislation

Road Freight Transport: contractual relationship and CMR

  • Contractual relationships in freight transport
  • Incoterms
  • Carrier liability under the CMR Convention
  • Exclusions of liability under the CMR Convention
  • Calculation of damages with calculation examples

What will you receive at the end of the training course?

At the end of the training, participants will receive a certificate of participation issued by the House of Training.

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