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Foreword
Freight Best Practice is funded by the Department for Transport and managed by Faber Maunsell Ltd topromote operational efficiency within freight operationsin England.Freight Best Practice offers FREE essential informationfor the freight industry, covering topics such as savingfuel, developing skills, equipment and systems,operational efficiency and performance management. All FREE materials are available to download from
www.freightbestpractice.org.uk
or can be orderedthrough the Hotline on
0845 877 0 877
.Throughout this guide you will see thissignpost - directing you to relevant publicationsfrom the Freight Best Practice programme.
Disclaimer: While the Department for Transport (DfT) has madeevery effort to ensure the information in this document is accurate,DfT does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of that information; and it cannot accept liability for any loss or damagesof any kind resulting from reliance on the information or guidance thisdocument contains.