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Knowledge base
Knowledge base
Practical guides on transport to the UK, customs clearance, exhibition logistics and warehousing.
What is in the OTSL knowledge base?
The OTSL knowledge base is practical articles on international road freight: customs clearance and border procedures (SIVEP, GMR, PBN, ATA carnet), transport to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Switzerland, trade fair logistics, warehousing and returns. We cover the real risks and how to prevent them before they hit your cargo.
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Express to the line: when a van is enough and when you need a dedicated truck for parts
Weight, volume, distance and what exactly is at stake: the criteria for choosing between an express van and a dedicated…
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How to fill in a CMR consignment note step by step: who writes what and where
The CMR note is the proof of the carriage contract and the first document everyone reaches for in a dispute. We go box…
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Returnable packaging in automotive: KLT, Gitterbox and settling the loop
KLT containers and steel Gitterboxes circulate between supplier and plant in a closed loop. How the exchange works…
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Dedicated truck or part load: when paying extra pays off
A part load wins on price, a dedicated truck on the deadline and safety. We break the difference into factors…
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Trade fair logistics for NAEC Stoneleigh in Kenilworth
Organising stand fittings and exhibit transport for events at NAEC Stoneleigh in Kenilworth. Customs procedures and UK…
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JIT and JIS in freight practice: the difference and what it means for transport
Just-in-time means delivery in a time window, just-in-sequence adds assembly order. Both models explained from the…
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Driver hours vs the delivery deadline: how far a truck really gets in 24 and 48 hours
Regulation 561/2006 sets the limits on driving, breaks and rest, and those limits set real delivery dates. We turn the…
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What a production line stoppage costs and how transport prevents it
Contractual penalties clocked from downtime, special freight billed to whoever caused it, and a hit to the supplier…
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What an FTL from Poland to Germany or the UK costs: the anatomy of the rate
Instead of a price list that would be stale within a week, we take the FTL rate apart: fuel, tolls, driver time, the…
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Tilt, mega or curtainsider: which trailer type for which cargo
The three most common trailer builds in road transport differ in height, loading method and availability. Here is how a…
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Delivery of booth structures and exhibits to National Show Centre
A technical guide to trade fair logistics for deliveries to the National Show Centre in Swords, covering transport…
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Trade fair logistics Nova Spektrum in Lillestrøm: transport & customs
How to organize the delivery of booth construction and exhibition goods to the Nova Spektrum venue in Lillestrøm…
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Exhibition Logistics for Olma Messen St. Gallen in Switzerland
Discover the requirements for transporting trade fair equipment and exhibits to the Olma Messen St. Gallen…
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Trade fair logistics: delivering stand structures to Olympia London
Planning to exhibit at Olympia London? Discover how to handle stand fittings, temporary export, customs clearance, and…
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Trade fair logistics to Oslo Spektrum: booth structures and exhibits
A practical guide on organising transport and customs procedures for deliveries to trade fairs at the Oslo Spektrum…
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Anuga in Cologne: exhibitor logistics for the food fair
Anuga is the food industry fair at the Koelnmesse grounds. Part of the challenge is the cold chain: samples and…
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Spring Fair at the NEC Birmingham: a fair beyond the customs border
Spring Fair is the home and gift fair at the NEC Birmingham. Since Brexit this trip is a customs operation: clearance…
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Spielwarenmesse in Nuremberg: transport to the toy fair
Spielwarenmesse is the Nuremberg toy fair. Lots of smalls, cartons and oddly shaped displays that must arrive complete…
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Ambiente in Frankfurt: exhibitor logistics for the consumer goods fair
Ambiente is the consumer goods fair at the Messe Frankfurt grounds. Heavy delivery traffic in short assembly windows…
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Salone del Mobile in Milan: transporting furniture to the biggest design fair
Salone del Mobile is the Milan furniture fair. For Polish producers it is the trip where two of our specialisations…
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Trade fair logistics: delivery to Palexpo in Genève
Learn how to organise road transport and customs procedures for exhibition stand materials and exhibits heading to the…
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Budma in Poznań: exhibitor logistics for the construction fair
Budma is the construction and architecture fair at the Poznań International Fair grounds. How to plan deliveries of…
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Agrotech in Kielce: moving farm machinery to the fair
Agrotech is the agricultural technology fair at Targi Kielce. Farm machines mean gauge: some travel on flatbeds as…
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Plastpol in Kielce: getting machines and exhibits to the plastics fair
Plastpol is the plastics and rubber processing fair at Targi Kielce. The main logistics challenge: machines that must…
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Exhibitor logistics at MSPO in Kielce: transport, slots, backup
MSPO is the defence industry salon at Targi Kielce. How to plan the transport of exhibits and stand builds, and why a…
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Deliveries to UK retail distribution centres (RDCs): slots, specs, rejections
Retail distribution centres accept only booked-in, compliant deliveries. How a delivery to a UK RDC works and what gets…
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Project cargo: planning the logistics of a whole construction site, not a single haul
A construction site is not one transport but a sequence of deliveries that must arrive in assembly order. How we plan…
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Trade fair logistics: Transport of exhibits to P&J Live Aberdeen
How to organise transport of stand structures and exhibits to trade fairs at P&J Live in Aberdeen? Customs procedures…
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Exhibition logistics: delivery of stands and exhibits to Ptak Warsaw Expo
Rules for transporting and unloading exhibition stands and goods at Ptak Warsaw Expo in Nadarzyn. Technical guidance…
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Exhibition Logistics: Punchestown Event Centre Naas
Guide to organising event freight, stands, and exhibits to Punchestown Event Centre in Naas. Transit options, customs…
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Pallets, packaging and load securing in international transport
The sender answers for packaging, the carrier for securing. We show how to pack pallets for an international route and…
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Exhibition logistics at RDS Dublin: booth transport and exhibits
A technical guide to managing exhibition logistics and stand transport to the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin for…
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Granite slabs after a load shift: when recovery means safe removal
A stillage of 16 granite slabs shifted in transit and several slabs cracked. Stone is not carton freight: a cracked…
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Yoghurt at +2 degrees: a restack with no room for waiting
A chilled trailer of 33 pallets of yoghurt arrived with unstable stacks after a shift in transit. Yoghurt runs on a…
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Sugar syrup in glass: heavy bottles, sticky failures
26 pallets of sugar syrup in glass bottles arrived with six stacks leaning and wrap torn. Syrup fails twice: the glass…
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Spices in glass jars: restacking where one break contaminates many
33 pallets of spices in glass jars arrived with five stacks leaning and wrap torn. With jars, a single break inside a…
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