AÖSp = Allgemeine Österreichische Spediteursbedingungen (General Austrian Forwarders' Terms and Conditions )
The scope of application of the General Austrian Forwarder's terms and conditions is according to agreement. Amongst other things they govern the legal relationship between the principle and the forwarder as well as the liability of the forwarder.
German Federal Office for Goods Transport
CIM = Règles uniformes concernant le Contrat de transport international ferroviaire des marchandises
The CIM are the uniform rules concerning the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Rail and can be found in Appendix B of the COTIF.
See also COTIF.
A "Code of Conduct" is a set of rules outlining suitable behaviour in different situations and contexts, which companies generally voluntarily agree to comply to.
The WALTER GROUP has developed its own Code of Conduct, which serves as a guide for the decisions and business practices of our employees and executives.
Rolls of sheet metal are also referred to as coils. In order to be able to safely load these coils (rolls that can weigh several tonnes) either suitable packaging (rack) or a trailer with a coil well is required.
The well is a coverable recess in the floor of the trailer, approx. 5 to 8.5m in length. If the coil well is covered, any other goods can be loaded on these vehicles.
With combined transport, different modes of transport such as trucks, trains and ships are optimally combined to handle transport as environmentally-friendly and cost-efficiently as possible.
CONNECT is our online portal for customers through which orders can be conveniently processed at the click of a mouse. Other features: current order overview and provision of useful additional information.
Form-fit load securing method for securing lateral accelerations (against forces acting sidewards). Used in the chemical industry, among others.
See also Form-fit.
EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange
Force-fit is a type of load securing.
With "force-fit" load securing, lashing the goods down increases the weight force of the goods, thus achieving a better load securing.
This is achieved e.g. by lashing with tensioning straps.
Form-fit is a type of load securing.
With "form-fit" load securing, the goods are loaded perpendicular to the boundary of the loading hold (front wall, side panel, stakes, etc.) without gaps between the loads.
Form-fit loading, in combination with XL trailers, is considered a particularly efficient method of securing loads.
FTL is the English abbreviation for 'Full Truck Load'.
See also Full truck load.
'GREEN transport' is an LKW WALTER brand which encompasses all our activities for reducing the polluting emissions of our transports.
Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) are standardised international commercial clauses. They are prepared and published by the International Chamber of Commerce (current version: Incoterms 2010). The parties (vendor, buyer) of a commercial transaction may agree upon a clause of these Incoterms. With the help of Incoterms, the fundamental vendor and buyer obligations, particularly the transfer of risk and costs of a delivery, are regulated between the commercial partners.
ISO = "International Organization for Standardization"
LKW WALTER has been quality-certified according to ISO 9001:2008 since 1992 and environmentally-certified according to ISO 14001:2004 since 2016.
LOADS TODAY, Europe's leading full truck load exchange, is an internet platform from LKW WALTER for transport partners.
A major advantage of LOADS TODAY is that transport partners from LKW WALTER only find full truck loads that are commissioned and paid by LKW WALTER in LOADS TODAY.
The long lever ratchet, also known as a tension ratchet, acts as a tension element in load securing with straps. As of April 2014, a long lever ratchet has to provide pre-tensioning forces of 375 to 500 daN in accordance with EN 12195.
See also Short lever ratchet.
Order booking via our CONNECT online customer portal.
See also CONNECT.
A global, voluntary initiative from the chemical industry with the purpose of improving the health, safety and environmental situation through strict self-monitoring.
SHEQ = Safety, Security, Health, Environment, Quality
In 2005, LKW WALTER consolidated the fields of safety/health, environment and quality. In 2008, the Security Management was installed. Since then, these topics have been merged under the term SHEQ.
The short lever ratchet, also known as a pressure ratchet, acts as a tension element for load securing with straps. As of April 2004, a short lever ratchet has to provide pre-tensioning forces of 250 to 350 daN in accordance with EN 12195.
See also Long lever ratchet.
Short sea shipping refers to the transport of goods at sea within a continent. For LKW WALTER it is one of the possible transport options in combined transport.
See also Combined transport.
Is also referred to as a loop lashing. Form-fit load securing method for securing lateral accelerations (against forces acting on the side). Is used in the steel industry, among others.
See also Form-fit.
Form-fit load securing method for securing force effects in and against the direction of travel. It is used in the chemical industry, among others.
See also Form-fit.
Under the term trailer trucking we refer to the carrying out of feeder services in Combined Transport, i.e. traction of LKW WALTER trailers from the loading point to the terminal/harbour or from the terminal/harbour to the unloading point.
See also Combined transport.
In contrast with standard trailers, XL trailers have several characteristics that further support load securing - e.g. reinforced front wall, 4 door locks, reinforced curtain, at least 32 side slats, stronger structure and reinforced side panels.
Our own trailer fleet consists exclusively of XL trailers.
See also EN 12642 XL.