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How the weighing tolerance is calculated and what it does not forgive
21 June 2026
How the weighing tolerance is calculated and what it does not forgive

The fixed 500 kg in the tolerance formula gives a 3.5 tonne vehicle a far wider proportional margin than a heavy one. The ban on continuing the journey, however, is calculated without the tolerance.

Regulations and standards
How to make bid scoring comparable
20 June 2026
How to make bid scoring comparable

Define criteria, evidence and scoring method before bids arrive. Separate mandatory compliance from scored merits and keep a decision record.

Supply relationships
How to account for a bid bond requirement
19 June 2026
How to account for a bid bond requirement

Extract guarantee type, amount, validity and release terms from the tender documents. List bank fees and credit-limit impact separately in the bid.

Cost and investment
The thirty days after a modification: an unrecorded vehicle comes off the road
19 June 2026
The thirty days after a modification: an unrecorded vehicle comes off the road

Turkey's traffic law requires a lawful modification to be entered in the registry within thirty days. Missing it costs 1,000 TL, but what really costs an operator is the vehicle being kept off the road until the entry is made.

Regulations and standards
Link the equipment case in a support application to a measurement plan
18 June 2026
Link the equipment case in a support application to a measurement plan

Programme eligibility and covered costs vary by call. Match the problem, equipment quote and outcome measurement to the current official guide.

Cost and investment
Serial or individual modification: what the chassis number changes
18 June 2026
Serial or individual modification: what the chassis number changes

Serial modification is applied for per vehicle type, individual modification per vehicle. On the individual route a report cannot be reused for another vehicle and the chassis number must match exactly.

Regulations and standards
Which authorisation certificate covers hauling your own goods
18 June 2026
Which authorisation certificate covers hauling your own goods

The regulation defines own-account carriage as moving only goods connected with your own main line of business. That is why the difference between K2 and K1 shows up in scope before it shows up in cost.

Regulations and standards
Buying equipment with a machinery loan
17 June 2026
Buying equipment with a machinery loan

The technical part of a loan application ends on your own desk. Four documents decide how long the process takes.

Cost and investment
Eight variables when selecting a refrigeration unit
15 June 2026
Eight variables when selecting a refrigeration unit

The MEB historical list combines product, ambient, body, door and road conditions. A current choice also needs route records and acceptance evidence.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Which inputs are needed to size cooling capacity?
13 June 2026
Which inputs are needed to size cooling capacity?

Define product, body, door use and unit operating conditions instead of choosing one W/m³ coefficient.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Costing a returnable container on a European route
9 June 2026
Costing a returnable container on a European route

Compare return freight, remaining trips, repair and return records by route.

Managing reusable containers
Compare cycle costs for thermal bags and rigid boxes
8 June 2026
Compare cycle costs for thermal bags and rigid boxes

For the same period and use definition, add washing, drying, damage, loss, empty return and labour to purchase cost.

Cost and investment
Inspect a used thermobox before purchase
7 June 2026
Inspect a used thermobox before purchase

Check model and serial identity, lid and body condition, repair history, loaded closure and parts availability.

Cost and investment
What information makes food-carrier quotes comparable?
6 June 2026
What information makes food-carrier quotes comparable?

Include inner dimensions, tray fit, use, accessories, cleaning, quantity and delivery point alongside capacity in one quote request.

Cost and investment
Blast room or plug-in freezer cabinet
3 June 2026
Blast room or plug-in freezer cabinet

Compare a fixed room and plug-in cabinet under the same capacity plan; treat the former eTBX as an archive example.

Cost and investment
How to read the 41% upper bound in the GEBHARDT brochure
2 June 2026
How to read the 41% upper bound in the GEBHARDT brochure

The GEBHARDT eutectic-plate brochure states savings potential of up to 41% versus dry ice. Calculate your own result from invoices, metered electricity and plate cycles.

Cost and investment