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Another big change in Europe will be the introduction of European Electronic Tolling Systems (EETS), which aim to ensure interoperability of road user charging between different countries.

This will mean that the number of road user charging boxes in trucks will be reduced (ideally to only one) and that processing of payments will be simplified.

Against this context of fundamental change in the logistics landscape, global exchange of best practice is crucial.
Against this context of fundamental change in the logistics landscape, global exchange of best practice is crucial
While Europe and Eurasia make clear steps towards the adoption of digital transport documents, these regions can learn from the practical experiences of Brazil and Mexico.
In both of these countries, transport consignment notes have been electronic for several years now, providing increased transparency between stakeholders and simplifying compliance with regulatory processes.
Looking at the US road transport system, the main digitalisation effort in the past few years has been the introduction of Electronic Logging Devices (ELD).
From 18 December 2017, ELD have been mandatory on all trucks operating in the US.
This introduction, supported by IRU member, American Trucking Associations (ATA), was preceded by discussions on topics such as how ELD data will be used by the authorities and how data security will be ensured.
While different in its implementation from European digital tachographs, which have been in place for many years, both solutions share the same purpose of recording driver time and occupation.
In this case, European experiences can alleviate potential fears by offering their lessons to American colleagues to demonstrate the benefits on the ground.