Roadtransport.com takes on a decidedly international flavour today. In the news, the FTA is calling for the European Commission to crack down on non-compliant foreign trucks, and a State of Freight report is issued on the short-sea Dover Straits routes between Kent and the Nord-Pas de Calais. Plus, industry analyst Transport Intelligence is puzzled by Stobart Group’s plan to add Carlisle airport to its portfolio – saying it “wouldn’t have put it down as one of Europe’s major air-freight hubs”.

Here in the Road Transport Blog the international theme continues, as Clare Bottle begins a series of posts on her time in Zambia assessing the country’s transport industry. Her work wouldn’t be possible without transport charity Transaid.

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