This leaflet is one of a series of documents from the ITS Assist Project. ITS Assist is a Department for Transport (DfT) initiative that aims to encourage and promote across the UK the use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as tools to implement local transport policy objectives. The project provides advice, guidance and information to local authorities on development and deployment of ITS solutions. As part of this process, a series of Advisory Leaflets and Notes as well as Technical Papers have been produced. These documents are available via the Internet, and on request from the DfT. This leaflet provides an introduction for local authorities to the potential benefits from using ITS to aid coordinated freight management within their area. It outlines some of the ways that ITS can be used to enhance freight management by local authorities but also describes some of the direct benefits of ITS when used by industry. The leaflet aims to complement the Department for Transport’s systems-orientated Good Practice Guide 341 (Telematics Guide), by offering a more strategic overview of freight management. (Author/publisher)
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