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Think smart, not big, to drive down costs |
 Cost reduction, streamlining and efficiency improvements are paramount in the minds of transport managers. James Tillyer, project manager for the Freight Transport Association’s specialist consultancy team, explains how the leading trade body has helped companies do just that, and saved them millions of pounds along the way |
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New parking business in Europe |
 A European focus on parking will help the debate on charges and other key issues, says Nick Lester, president of the European Parking Association and London Councils corporate director of services |
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Bringing intelligent vehicles to the road |
 The euroFOT project is a first of its kind, European-wide field operational test. Tested with real drivers on real roads, eight intelligent vehicle systems will be studied with regards to their impacts on safety, efficiency and driver comfort |
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Creating a safer road network |
 Despite an increase in the number of vehicles on our roads we continue to get better at reducing road casualties, however, there’s no room for complacency |
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Why can’t roads be more like utilities? |
 In a recent public service satisfaction survey, conducted by the Institution of Civil Engineers, only 54 per cent of respondents were satisfied with the current state of the UK’s roads and highways, down from 58 per cent measured in the previous quarter |
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Manifesto for rail freight growth |
 RFG with the Rail Freight Operators Association has produced a set of papers that argue for a strong commitment to rail freight from political parties in their manifestos for the next UK general election |
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Supporting rail liberalisation |
 What does the future hold for the European railway transportation industry? Brian Simpson MEP, Chairman of the Transport and Tourism Committee in the European Parliament, gives his views |
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