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Define the exchange-rate clause clearly in the quote and contract
23 June 2026
Define the exchange-rate clause clearly in the quote and contract

Avoid ambiguity about the party, source and date for exchange-rate changes. Put payment currency and price-adjustment terms in writing.

Cost and investment
Deferred payment or a discount for cash
22 June 2026
Deferred payment or a discount for cash

A cash discount is interest paid to you for paying early. Work out its annual equivalent and compare it with your own cost of funds; a deferral charge also enters the VAT base.

Cost and investment
On an overload, does the operator or the consignor pay
22 June 2026
On an overload, does the operator or the consignor pay

For an overload the fine is written separately for the operator and the consignor, and on a gauge violation the consignor pays twice the operator's amount. For those hauling their own goods in their own vehicle, the 2026 amendment left a single fine.

Regulations and standards
A reasonable delivery time stands in the regulation as an undertaking
22 June 2026
A reasonable delivery time stands in the regulation as an undertaking

Article 40/7 of the Turkish Road Transport Regulation sets the delivery-time undertaking for specific permit holders, the Turkish Commercial Code turns delay into a money figure, and a chilled load has a hard limit.

Regulations and standards
How to include lifecycle cost in bid scoring
21 June 2026
How to include lifecycle cost in bid scoring

Set the evaluation period and cost items before bidding. Separate supplier data from operating assumptions and apply one comparison method to every offer.

Cost and investment
Three documents to ask an upfitter for
21 June 2026
Three documents to ask an upfitter for

The regulation asks different things of a firm doing serial work and one doing single-vehicle work. To compare quotations on one basis, ask for three documents: the approval certificate, the quality system and the authorised technical officer.

Supply relationships
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
Who signs a modification project: an electric vehicle needs two signatures
20 June 2026
Who signs a modification project: an electric vehicle needs two signatures

The regulation lists the disciplines the person signing a project must have studied. For electric and hybrid vehicles a second signature, from an electrical or electronics engineer, is added.

Regulations and standards
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
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
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
Why selling spare capacity is less free than it looks
18 June 2026
Why selling spare capacity is less free than it looks

The idea of filling a vehicle that runs back empty with someone else's load runs into three separate articles. The same vehicle cannot be registered to two certificates at once.

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
Modification or assembly: two words, two approval routes
17 June 2026
Modification or assembly: two words, two approval routes

The regulation defines modification and assembly separately and ties them to different documents: an AİTM conformity or type approval certificate for modification, the Annex V/D conformity report for assembly.

Regulations and standards
Ambient or product temperature: which one gets recorded
16 June 2026
Ambient or product temperature: which one gets recorded

For quick-frozen food, ambient temperature is recorded throughout the trip and the product itself is measured with a probe. A logger report alone does not show that the product was at -18 °C.

Measurement and traceability
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