In the second half of October Volvo Trucks with several partners will present how innovative and modern systems of communication between vehicles and the environment can contribute to the increase of safety on the roads. This show is going to take place on a testing course which is localized near Frankfurt in Germany.
Roadworks just around the corner, a privileged vehicle coming from behind with a considerable speed, a car which stopped in the middle of a road or even a huge piece of ice on the surface – these are only few examples of situations which can possibly lead to collisions or accidents. Such situations could be avoided if only trucks, cars, motorcycles and an infrastructure have the ability to communicate.

Thanks to modern communication technologies, the driver can be alerted quickly and therefore he can better avoid problematic and potentially dangerous situations. These solutions opens new gates to completely new generation of the systems of security – says Lars-Göran Löwenadler, the manager of safety in Volvo Trucks.
Communication systems presented on the testing course.

There is a Car 2 Car Communications Consortium working in the European Union, and as a part of this, producers of vehicles, providers of systems and scientists have together worked out a system, which allows vehicles and their environment to communicate. In October in Dudenhofen, Germany a first public presentation of a practical applications of this system will take place. A realistic situation will be shown to present how the system works. In the project among the participant there are nine producers of passenger cars and only one producer of trucks.

„Just like the consortium C2C-CC, Volvo Trucks pay attention to the issues of safety, taking into consideration the whole, complex road infrastructure. By taking part in this project, we participate in creating bases for the new, higher level of safety, not only thinking about the drivers of our trucks, but mainly about all road – users in the whole Europe” – explains Lars-Göran Löwenadler.

He reminds us that only by assessing debt collection in the first half increased sharply the number of the provisions of the bankruptcy court for transport companies. Eg by Euler Hermes are the 27 companies involved, while in the first half of 2008 – five.
- More than 80 percent road transport is a small company, with 3 to 5 road vehicles. – Explains the President Buczek – When I disappear, often this fact is not recorded.

According to him, now is a dangerous phenomenon for implementing the strategy practice of “survival” not only by minimizing the costs, including reducing the salaries of drivers and the resignation of the profits, but also by the escalation of fighting in freight rates, even below the cost of operations. Today the price of carriage of cargo, 40-tone set is significantly less than 1 euro per 1 km, which declined during the year by half.

- It’s debilitating process that can bring severe consequences also in better economic times during the period. – Stresses the president ZMPD.

He believes that now counts each new solution, conducive to improving the situation of road transport. Therefore, such urges financial institutions to more partnership with industry.

- Today, a number of transport companies met with representatives of the aggressive attitude of even the environment when trying to renegotiate contracts. – John Buczek stresses – particularly leasing companies do not listen to our arguments, in a very ruthless manner by enforcing its proprietary rights to the car and all the records in the contracts, especially those made “little print”.

Environment carriers has also to achieve a final agreement, which concluded in early June of Road Transport Forum with representatives of government and parliamentarians. Its effect is to change the number of rules, which currently raise operating costs, prevent or hinder the saving work of transport companies and drivers. Working material, which was formed in mid-July, can be used to create a design change in the laws, which promised the representatives of the Parliamentary Committee on carriers Infrastructure.

Were in the correct regulation of some of the problems reported among a dozen in three years by the environment of carriers, including shortening the control exercised by the Inspectorate of Road Transport, extending the period of temporary withdrawal from the movement of the vehicle while suspending the tax on transport and OC, the adoption of the model other European countries accelerated, 140-hour initial training mode drivers instead of the already enshrined in the Act 280-hour, etc. The carriers also expect a proper and unambiguous case diet regulate drivers, especially in the worrying situation that is created after last year’s resolution, the Supreme Court. The solution to this problem, promised Mr Janusz Piechociński, which has already prepared a bill of Deputies.

Always whirled in economy first shows in segment of utilitarian cars – comments Marek Konieczny, partner managed Delaer Consulting Group. On most simplification: firms cut costs and then salaries and then are enforced for discharge. Only when worse happens to employees demand falls on personal cars – tlanslators.

Konieczny checks off that it act to two part. First symptoms of end of crisis will be growth orders on deliver cars and trucks. Only later revival perceive vendors of personal cars – forecast expert.

The worst situation is in case of deliver cars. In December in Europe was sold 26,3% cars less. In whole year market has been shrunk about 10,4% In Spain, Denmark, Ireland, Estonia or Latvia decreases was higher than 30% On this background Poland surpassed not bad. In whole year sold almost 58 thousand deliver cars, 8% more than year ago. Nevertheless, next months of 2008 brought smaller dynamics of growth. In December in spite of sell-out and promotion, it has found only 3,4% purchasers cars already more than year earlier.

In case of biggest trucks, number of registration in Europe fall in December about 15% Due to good first mid-year to whole 2008 sale decrease 2,2%. Polish dealers noted in December decrease of 13,2%. Proper to remember that in 2007 sold 70% trucks more than year earlier.

Crisis appropriation also to segment of bus and coach. December was first in 2008 month where sale was less than year ago. In scale of year was yet increment of 12%.

Results in may proved to be better than forecasts of economists, who expect growth of less than 8%. NBS underlines that the May results are the best since October.

Even the largest companies (with annual income over 715 thousand. Dollars – PAP) recorded in May, 8-9% increase in production. Although it is about 7.1 less than in the analogous period year ago, and it is the result of 1,6%. better than in April this year.

NBS account good condition of automotive industry, which in May in relation year to year increase production by 29%. During the same period also increased the production of steel and coal, by 7,4% and 9,6 %.

Quoted by Chinese media Zhuang Jian with the Asian Development Bank believes that the situation of the economy in China is improving. In his opinion projected for this year 8% economic growth is achievable. Industrial production in Poland by the statistical Office of economy is improving. Give evidence of that have ever better economic performance in particular industries and regions.

As the NBS say, in May its economic condition improved 20 form 31 Chinese provinces. Rich province Guangdong in May has grow by 3,2% faster than in April. In May bigger production recorded until three-quarters from the nearly 40 industries.