Agenda highlights:
- Make your business Brexit-proof
- Get heads up about upcoming road haulage rules
- Network with your peers and ask industry and Government experts how to remain compliant when operating abroad
Your key takeaways:
- Brexit toolbox for hauliers
- Trailer registration rules
- Advice set to stay compliant road haulier abroad in 2019
- Get your free Navitrans demo
Event Itinerary
10.30 am – 15.30 pm
PART 1: Compliance Session
- Forthcoming legislative changes for international haulage and state of play of discussions in Brussels, including drivers' hours rules, tachograph rules and operator licensing for vans – Speaker: Sarah Laouadi, FTA
- A focus on enforcement priorities in Europe including the ban on weekly rest in the vehicle and how it is enforced in various European countries & update on the latest developments on minimum wage rules – Speaker: John Lucy, FTA
- Trailer registration: a new trailer registration scheme is about to be launched. What trailers will have to be registered? By whom? What will the registration process look like? – Speaker: Ian Gallagher, FTA (Milton Keynes) / Craig Phillips, DVLA (Liverpool) / Ian Gallagher, FTA (Brands Hatch)
- Situation around Calais and beyond: what can operators do to protect their drivers and lorries against stowaways & update on the revision of the code of practice
Lunch break
Part 2: Brexit: impact on international haulage and how to prepare for it
- Haulage market: Will you need permits to operate in the EU? What will change for your drivers? How and when can you ensure that your drivers have an international driving permit? – Speaker: Clare Boam(Milton Keynes) / Morag Rethans (Liverpool) / Rupesh Mehta (Brands Hatch), Department for Transport, Road EU Negotiations, Roads EU Exit
- A focus on hauliers' responsibilities in terms of customs: Attendees will be briefed on their new responsibilities and how to avoid being hold up at the border because of missing documents or mishandled customs formalities
- Status of EU employees: How to discuss post-Brexit options with EU employees without breaking any HR rules?
- Wrap-up on Brexit preparedness: What can you do?