Road Carriers
Assotiation
"Latvijas Auto"
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Valdis
Trezins
"Latvijas Auto" President
Creation of a new transport corridor
to allow fast and efficient freight deliveries by road transport from Asia to
Europe is in line with the economic policy of Latvia and the interests of the
country's manufacturing, trade and transport enterprises. Participation in the
Beijing-Brussels Caravan is of special significance for Latvia's international
road transport companies which, in cooperation withroad transport operators in
China, Kazakhstan and Russia, will in the future transport container freights
from China to European countries as within the framework of this project.
After Latvia joined the European
Union,some of its frontiers became part of theEU external border, which offers
additional advantages for freight transit across Latvia's territory to other EU
countries. The Latvian sea ports Ventspils,Riga and Liepaja open the way for
further transportation of freight by sea.
Following the abolition of customs
barriers between Latvia and the rest of the EU, the speed of transportation has
grown considerably, which in turn has increased the operational potential of the
road transport companies. A new transport corridor will facilitate more
efficient utilisation of road vehicles owned by Latvian transport companies. The
Latvian companies' transport potential and their experience with international
carriage haulage over many years guarantee quick and efficient deliveries of
Chinese freights to Europe along the new transport road.
Road Carriers Assotiation
"Latvijas Auto"
Road Carriers Assotiation "Latvijas Auto" is one of the largest public
organisations in Latvia that unites professional enterprises engaged in
international road transport of freights and passengers. "Latvijas Auto" was
established on 23 March 1990 and marked its 15th anniversary earlier this year.
Over this period, the number of members in the Association has grown to almost
700 companies, which have a total of some 6000 vehicles at their disposal. In
recent years, the road transport operators have considerably modernized their
fleet of vehicles, and the greatest part of their fleet now consists of Euro-2
and Euro-3 standard vehicles, which fully conforms to European Union
environmental and technological requirements. "Latvijas Auto" has been a member
of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) since 1992 and acts as the
guarantor of theTIR system in Latvia. From the time of "Latvijas Auto"'s creation
up to this year, the Association has issued more than 1 million carnets to road
transport operators.
"Latvijas Auto" member companies
conduct their transport operations to more than 30 countries across Europe and
Asia.The greatest volumes concern Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium,
France, Austria, and the CIS countries. The Association cooperates actively with
similar professional associations and with government bodies in other countries.
Our cooperation is especially close with our colleagues in Poland, Germany,
Russia, Kazakhstan, as well as the Scandinavian and Baltic countries.
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