Monday, 17 OCTOBER 2011 - CATEGORY : PRESS RELEASES
Aix-en-Provence, France, 17th October 2011:
VIALTIS specialises in services for international road hauliers and is an accredited distributor for the TOLL2GO automated toll payment system.
The new TOLL2GO system is interoperable in Germany and Austria, and allows German and Austrian toll charges to be paid using a single unit.
TOLL2GO is the result of a partnership between the ASFINAG (GO-Box System) and Toll Collect GmbH companies. This service will allow hauliers to use the current Toll Collect unit (On-Board Unit or OBU) to pay toll charges and road taxes in Germany and Austria.
For hauliers using the German and Austrian road networks, VIALTIS offers subscription assistance for the new service and provides OBUs for vehicles with a rated gross vehicle weight of 12 tonnes and over, as well as a range of additional services (toll card management, monitoring of online transactions and invoices, automatic deduction of Austrian VAT, etc.).
Régis Cottereau, Director of Road Activity, explains: "The new TOLL2GO interoperable system makes things a lot simpler for road hauliers. And once again, VIALTIS has confirmed its commitment to offer customers an ever broader range of services and to promote systems encouraging automated toll payment interoperability throughout Europe - yesterday in France and Spain, today in Germany and Austria".
About VIALTIS:
VIALTIS is a service company dedicated to international road transport companies. A privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Transport Union, Geneva), the Group has 10 offices in Europe with more than 6,000 customers in over 40 countries. Since 1982, VIALTIS has developed lasting relationships with carriers of all sizes, thanks to its professionalism and expertise and by offering its customers substantial reductions in their charges. An independent road services expert, its business activities revolve around eight areas of competence: fuel, tax refunds on diesel fuel, recovery of foreign VAT and its financing, tolls and road taxes and ferry and train bookings and consultancy services throughout Europe. VIALTIS is ISO 9001:2008 certified.
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VIALTIS specialises in services for international road hauliers and is an accredited distributor for the TOLL2GO automated toll payment system.
The new TOLL2GO system is interoperable in Germany and Austria, and allows German and Austrian toll charges to be paid using a single unit.
TOLL2GO is the result of a partnership between the ASFINAG (GO-Box System) and Toll Collect GmbH companies. This service will allow hauliers to use the current Toll Collect unit (On-Board Unit or OBU) to pay toll charges and road taxes in Germany and Austria.
For hauliers using the German and Austrian road networks, VIALTIS offers subscription assistance for the new service and provides OBUs for vehicles with a rated gross vehicle weight of 12 tonnes and over, as well as a range of additional services (toll card management, monitoring of online transactions and invoices, automatic deduction of Austrian VAT, etc.).
Régis Cottereau, Director of Road Activity, explains: "The new TOLL2GO interoperable system makes things a lot simpler for road hauliers. And once again, VIALTIS has confirmed its commitment to offer customers an ever broader range of services and to promote systems encouraging automated toll payment interoperability throughout Europe - yesterday in France and Spain, today in Germany and Austria".
About VIALTIS:
VIALTIS is a service company dedicated to international road transport companies. A privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Transport Union, Geneva), the Group has 10 offices in Europe with more than 6,000 customers in over 40 countries. Since 1982, VIALTIS has developed lasting relationships with carriers of all sizes, thanks to its professionalism and expertise and by offering its customers substantial reductions in their charges. An independent road services expert, its business activities revolve around eight areas of competence: fuel, tax refunds on diesel fuel, recovery of foreign VAT and its financing, tolls and road taxes and ferry and train bookings and consultancy services throughout Europe. VIALTIS is ISO 9001:2008 certified.
Thursday, 30 JUNE 2011 - CATEGORY : PRESS RELEASES
Aix-en-Provence, France, Thursday 30 June 2011
As the official distributor of the viaTOLL electronic toll collection system, VIALTIS is proposing the viaBOX electronic badge to European carriers for the payment of road tax in Poland.
The new compulsory road tax, which can be paid using the new viaTOLL electronic toll collection system, comes into effect in July 2011. It applies to vehicles with a gross weight of more than 3.5t and coaches with more than nine seats that use certain sections of toll motorways, express ways and A-roads. To begin with, this network will cover 1,600 kilometres of Poland's busiest roads, and, by 2018, could be extended to include 2,000 km of motorways, 5,000 km of express ways and 600 km of A-roads.
Just like vehicle tax in Poland, the income from the viaTOLL system will be used to finance the Polish National Highways Fund, which will make additional investments in the development of the highways network in Poland and in the modernisation of the existing road infrastructure.
The information used to pay the tax will be collected by the electronic viaBOX, which will be mounted on the windscreen of each vehicle and is fitted with a DSRC-type short-range, wireless communications technology. This compulsory tax will be strictly controlled by the Polish authorities, and evasion will be punished by fines of as much as PLN3,000 (about €750).
Thanks to VIALTIS, hauliers will be able to fit out their vehicles before entering Poland, thereby avoiding the risk of having to wait at the distribution points and the risk of being fined.
This new service offer confirms VIALTIS' position as a major force on the European electronic toll collection systems market.
"As the direct distributor of viaBOX electronic badges, we are now in a position to offer carriers who regularly travel through Poland, or who only occasionally use A-roads and motorways in Poland, a very competitive service", states VIALTIS' Sales Director, Giovanni Fotia.
The services and options in the VIALTIS viaBOX offer include fortnightly post-paid billing and free access to customer transactions on the on-line customer pages on myVialtis.com.
"We have already been distributing the similar Toll Collect system in Germany for several years. So we are well experienced in electronic toll collection systems in Europe and currently offer card- and badge-based solutions in six European countries. viaTOLL will extend our portfolio of electronic toll collection services in order to meet the needs of domestic and international carriers", adds Giovanni Fotia, Sales Director at VIALTIS.
VIALTIS is proposing a special offer to celebrate the launch, including the supply of badges free of charge - a saving of €5 per electronic badge - for all orders placed before 31 August 2011.
As the official distributor of the viaTOLL electronic toll collection system, VIALTIS is proposing the viaBOX electronic badge to European carriers for the payment of road tax in Poland.
The new compulsory road tax, which can be paid using the new viaTOLL electronic toll collection system, comes into effect in July 2011. It applies to vehicles with a gross weight of more than 3.5t and coaches with more than nine seats that use certain sections of toll motorways, express ways and A-roads. To begin with, this network will cover 1,600 kilometres of Poland's busiest roads, and, by 2018, could be extended to include 2,000 km of motorways, 5,000 km of express ways and 600 km of A-roads.
Just like vehicle tax in Poland, the income from the viaTOLL system will be used to finance the Polish National Highways Fund, which will make additional investments in the development of the highways network in Poland and in the modernisation of the existing road infrastructure.
The information used to pay the tax will be collected by the electronic viaBOX, which will be mounted on the windscreen of each vehicle and is fitted with a DSRC-type short-range, wireless communications technology. This compulsory tax will be strictly controlled by the Polish authorities, and evasion will be punished by fines of as much as PLN3,000 (about €750).
Thanks to VIALTIS, hauliers will be able to fit out their vehicles before entering Poland, thereby avoiding the risk of having to wait at the distribution points and the risk of being fined.
This new service offer confirms VIALTIS' position as a major force on the European electronic toll collection systems market.
"As the direct distributor of viaBOX electronic badges, we are now in a position to offer carriers who regularly travel through Poland, or who only occasionally use A-roads and motorways in Poland, a very competitive service", states VIALTIS' Sales Director, Giovanni Fotia.
The services and options in the VIALTIS viaBOX offer include fortnightly post-paid billing and free access to customer transactions on the on-line customer pages on myVialtis.com.
"We have already been distributing the similar Toll Collect system in Germany for several years. So we are well experienced in electronic toll collection systems in Europe and currently offer card- and badge-based solutions in six European countries. viaTOLL will extend our portfolio of electronic toll collection services in order to meet the needs of domestic and international carriers", adds Giovanni Fotia, Sales Director at VIALTIS.
VIALTIS is proposing a special offer to celebrate the launch, including the supply of badges free of charge - a saving of €5 per electronic badge - for all orders placed before 31 August 2011.
Monday, 18 OCTOBER 2010 - CATEGORY : PRESS RELEASES
Aix en Provence, France, 18 October 2010:
VIALTIS, the European leader in cutting road transport costs, has allied itself with the consortium formed by France Telecom, Bouygues and its subsidiary ETDE, Kapsch and CS Systèmes d’Information in response to the "HGV Eco-Tax" call for tenders.
The France Telecom/Bouygues (ETDE)/Kapsch/CS Systèmes d’Information Group is one of four candidates to have responded to the government's call for tenders concerning the implementation in France of a special taxation system aimed at vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and covering almost 15,000 kilometres of toll-free major roads and motorways, and which should generate an annual revenue for the government of over 1.2 billion euros by 2012. The other candidates are Sanef/Egis/Atos/Siemens, Autostrade and Billoo Development.
Taking into account the necessary European interoperability, this project relies on the use of innovative technology in the field of electronic toll collection, enabling vehicles over 3.5 tonnes to be taxed and monitored in France.
For this call for tenders, VIALTIS and the consortium comprising France Telecom/Bouygues (ETDE)/Kapsch/CS Systèmes d’Information have combined their expertise to respond in a precise and relevant manner to this public/private partnership. In addition to the pertinent expertise that the four partners are able to bring to this genuinely complex project, VIALTIS will operate on a European scale to distribute badges to road transporters.
This will involve VIALTIS exclusively distributing pre-pay badges in the 27 European Union countries (except France) to foreign road transporters operating on the taxed networks in France. These "non-subscription" badges will be available directly from distribution points and can be recharged according to the journeys made by the transporter. The network offered by VIALTIS responds perfectly to the requirements of the HGV eco-tax project thanks to its 10 subsidiaries in Europe, as well as its network of partners, primarily road transport associations.
VIALTIS has also positioned itself as a key player in the European electronic toll collection market by aiming to establish itself as a benchmark official electronic toll collection company (SHT) for the distribution of badges to subscribed transporters who will enjoy all the benefits offered, in particular the range of discounts.
Operating in the market for over 10 years, VIALTIS aims to develop this business thanks to investments in the tens of millions of euros, to become a leader in electronic toll collection and to offer road transporters a genuine alternative to existing offers.
VIALTIS CEO Sébastien Schmitt: "The consortium can offer concrete guarantees in terms of the development, integration and distribution necessary to provide an effective response to the specifications issued, and to be successful in this call for tenders. As a privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Union), VIALTIS has the benefit of many years' active cooperation with IRU member transport associations. This is a unique advantage, in that VIALTIS can rely on the support of road transport professionals."
About Vialtis
VIALTIS is a service company dedicated to international road transport companies. A privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Transport Union, Geneva), the Group has 10 offices in Europe with more than 6,000 customers in over 40 countries. Since 1982, VIALTIS has developed lasting relationships with carriers of all sizes, thanks to its professionalism and expertise and by offering its customers substantial reductions in their charges. An independent road services expert, its business activities revolve around seven areas of competence: fuel, tax refunds on diesel fuel, recovery of foreign VAT and its financing, tolls and road taxes and ferry and train bookings throughout Europe.
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VIALTIS, the European leader in cutting road transport costs, has allied itself with the consortium formed by France Telecom, Bouygues and its subsidiary ETDE, Kapsch and CS Systèmes d’Information in response to the "HGV Eco-Tax" call for tenders.
The France Telecom/Bouygues (ETDE)/Kapsch/CS Systèmes d’Information Group is one of four candidates to have responded to the government's call for tenders concerning the implementation in France of a special taxation system aimed at vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and covering almost 15,000 kilometres of toll-free major roads and motorways, and which should generate an annual revenue for the government of over 1.2 billion euros by 2012. The other candidates are Sanef/Egis/Atos/Siemens, Autostrade and Billoo Development.
Taking into account the necessary European interoperability, this project relies on the use of innovative technology in the field of electronic toll collection, enabling vehicles over 3.5 tonnes to be taxed and monitored in France.
For this call for tenders, VIALTIS and the consortium comprising France Telecom/Bouygues (ETDE)/Kapsch/CS Systèmes d’Information have combined their expertise to respond in a precise and relevant manner to this public/private partnership. In addition to the pertinent expertise that the four partners are able to bring to this genuinely complex project, VIALTIS will operate on a European scale to distribute badges to road transporters.
This will involve VIALTIS exclusively distributing pre-pay badges in the 27 European Union countries (except France) to foreign road transporters operating on the taxed networks in France. These "non-subscription" badges will be available directly from distribution points and can be recharged according to the journeys made by the transporter. The network offered by VIALTIS responds perfectly to the requirements of the HGV eco-tax project thanks to its 10 subsidiaries in Europe, as well as its network of partners, primarily road transport associations.
VIALTIS has also positioned itself as a key player in the European electronic toll collection market by aiming to establish itself as a benchmark official electronic toll collection company (SHT) for the distribution of badges to subscribed transporters who will enjoy all the benefits offered, in particular the range of discounts.
Operating in the market for over 10 years, VIALTIS aims to develop this business thanks to investments in the tens of millions of euros, to become a leader in electronic toll collection and to offer road transporters a genuine alternative to existing offers.
VIALTIS CEO Sébastien Schmitt: "The consortium can offer concrete guarantees in terms of the development, integration and distribution necessary to provide an effective response to the specifications issued, and to be successful in this call for tenders. As a privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Union), VIALTIS has the benefit of many years' active cooperation with IRU member transport associations. This is a unique advantage, in that VIALTIS can rely on the support of road transport professionals."
About Vialtis
VIALTIS is a service company dedicated to international road transport companies. A privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Transport Union, Geneva), the Group has 10 offices in Europe with more than 6,000 customers in over 40 countries. Since 1982, VIALTIS has developed lasting relationships with carriers of all sizes, thanks to its professionalism and expertise and by offering its customers substantial reductions in their charges. An independent road services expert, its business activities revolve around seven areas of competence: fuel, tax refunds on diesel fuel, recovery of foreign VAT and its financing, tolls and road taxes and ferry and train bookings throughout Europe.
Monday, 23 AUGUST 2010 - CATEGORY : PRESS RELEASES
Cooperation between market leaders
Aix en Provence - Düsseldorf, France, 09/08/2010:
On the one hand, there is VIALTIS, the European market leader in cost reduction for the transport industry. On the other hand, TimoCom, the company behind leading Europe-wide freight and vehicle exchange service TC Truck&Cargo® and TC eBid®, the European transport industry's online tendering platform. The two companies have now entered into a partnership that brings benefits to both their customers.
Increasing efficiency, saving costs – these are values that both TimoCom and VIALTIS are committed to. The collaboration between these two service providers will enable services to be consolidated and the range offered to customers to be extended for all companies involved in transport.
Cooperation as a logical consequence
TimoCom's tendering platforms are designed to prevent unladen journeys and to permit long-term scheduling of transports. Using the freight exchange TC Truck&Cargo® and the tender platform TC eBid® allows all companies involved in transport to effectively save time and money.
In combination with VIALTIS, there are now even more opportunities to make savings, as VIALTIS offers transport companies valuable services both for administrative processes and when on the road.These cover everything from paying road tolls and getting VAT refunds or reimbursement in advance, diesel fuel tax rebates and competitive fuel prices to booking a ferry.
Cooperation at the highest level
TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH was founded in 1997 and is an IT service provider for the freight industry. TimoCom has grown from a start-up venture to an established, medium-sized company in just a few years. With a large team of international employees, TimoCom provides two European tendering platforms: the market-leading freight and vehicle exchange platform TC Truck&Cargo® and TC eBid®, the online platform for transport tenders.
VIALTIS is a service provider working for international transport companies. As a privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Transport Union), the Group has 10 offices in Europe with 6,000 customers in over 40 countries.
Further information on TimoCom and VIALTIS can be found at www.timocom.com and www.vialtis.com.
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Aix en Provence - Düsseldorf, France, 09/08/2010:
On the one hand, there is VIALTIS, the European market leader in cost reduction for the transport industry. On the other hand, TimoCom, the company behind leading Europe-wide freight and vehicle exchange service TC Truck&Cargo® and TC eBid®, the European transport industry's online tendering platform. The two companies have now entered into a partnership that brings benefits to both their customers.
Increasing efficiency, saving costs – these are values that both TimoCom and VIALTIS are committed to. The collaboration between these two service providers will enable services to be consolidated and the range offered to customers to be extended for all companies involved in transport.
Cooperation as a logical consequence
TimoCom's tendering platforms are designed to prevent unladen journeys and to permit long-term scheduling of transports. Using the freight exchange TC Truck&Cargo® and the tender platform TC eBid® allows all companies involved in transport to effectively save time and money.
In combination with VIALTIS, there are now even more opportunities to make savings, as VIALTIS offers transport companies valuable services both for administrative processes and when on the road.These cover everything from paying road tolls and getting VAT refunds or reimbursement in advance, diesel fuel tax rebates and competitive fuel prices to booking a ferry.
Cooperation at the highest level
TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH was founded in 1997 and is an IT service provider for the freight industry. TimoCom has grown from a start-up venture to an established, medium-sized company in just a few years. With a large team of international employees, TimoCom provides two European tendering platforms: the market-leading freight and vehicle exchange platform TC Truck&Cargo® and TC eBid®, the online platform for transport tenders.
VIALTIS is a service provider working for international transport companies. As a privileged partner of the IRU (International Road Transport Union), the Group has 10 offices in Europe with 6,000 customers in over 40 countries.
Further information on TimoCom and VIALTIS can be found at www.timocom.com and www.vialtis.com.
Friday, 20 AUGUST 2010 - CATEGORY : PRESS RELEASES
VIALTIS- TRANSCAMION has entered into a partnership agreement with UND Deniz for the whole of Europe.
Aix en Provence (FR) –Munich (DE), 20/08/2010:
Bookings for the Tekirdag-Toulon Ferry are now open to transporters. For the first time, there is a regular service between Turkey and France.
This mode of transport saves approximately two days as compared to journeys by road. The 3 boats making the crossing each have a capacity of 2800 linear metres. Drivers make the journey by plane, a service organised by the Ferry company.
Bookings for lorries and trailers to make the Toulon – Tekirdag crossing can be made as of now with VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION, the UND DENIZ Line's partner for Central Europe.
The responsiveness of both partners ensures bookings are quickly confirmed. The ferries are very well equipped to handle lorries and crossings take place in both directions 3 times a week to a set timetable.
The UND Deniz Tasimaciligi A.S. crossing offers a new regular RoRo service between Turkey (Tekirdag) and France (Toulon). In addition to regular departures, the transit time is slashed to 72 hours and therefore offers time savings as compared to travel by road.
Departures from Tekirdag (Turkey)
Departures from Toulon (France)
Drivers are flown using the Istanbul ↔ Marseilles connection
For information and bookings: Transcamion Ferry Booking Agency Munich
Direct tel: +49 898 960 73-47, e-mail: eastmed@transcamion.com
Direct fax: +49 898 960 73-83
About VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION Ferry Booking
With more than 120,000 HGV crossings per year, VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION is one of the largest ferry booking companies in Europe and can offer virtually every destination within Europe and the Black Sea.
VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION specialises in ferry bookings for road transport companies.
Thanks to direct partnerships with 150 ferry companies, VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION can offer more than 1,300 sea connections in Scandinavia, the Baltic Sea and the north-west of Europe, plus the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION can provide crossings for all types of vehicles: utility vehicles, lorries, articulated trucks, super trucks and for transport of dangerous cargo.
Thanks to privileged relations with the ferry companies and thanks to its competencies, VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION can guarantee fast and reliable bookings which suit the needs of its customers and offer booking confirmation via SMS, fax, email or by letter.
More information is available from www.vialtis.com
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Aix en Provence (FR) –Munich (DE), 20/08/2010:
Bookings for the Tekirdag-Toulon Ferry are now open to transporters. For the first time, there is a regular service between Turkey and France.
This mode of transport saves approximately two days as compared to journeys by road. The 3 boats making the crossing each have a capacity of 2800 linear metres. Drivers make the journey by plane, a service organised by the Ferry company.
Bookings for lorries and trailers to make the Toulon – Tekirdag crossing can be made as of now with VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION, the UND DENIZ Line's partner for Central Europe.
The responsiveness of both partners ensures bookings are quickly confirmed. The ferries are very well equipped to handle lorries and crossings take place in both directions 3 times a week to a set timetable.
The UND Deniz Tasimaciligi A.S. crossing offers a new regular RoRo service between Turkey (Tekirdag) and France (Toulon). In addition to regular departures, the transit time is slashed to 72 hours and therefore offers time savings as compared to travel by road.
Departures from Tekirdag (Turkey)
|
Day |
Boat | Departure | Duration | Arrival |
| Wednesday | Mercia | 06:00 | 72 hours | 06:00 (Sat) |
| Friday | Beachy Head | 06:00 | 72 hours | 06:00 (Mon) |
| Sunday | Wessex | 06:00 | 72 hours | 06:00 (Wed) |
Departures from Toulon (France)
|
Day |
Boat | Departure | Duration | Arrival |
| Monday | Beachy Head | 20:00 | 72 hours | 20:00 (Thurs) |
| Wednesday | Wessex | 20:00 | 72 hours | 20:00 (Sat) |
| Saturday | Mercia | 20:00 | 72 hours | 20:00 (Tues) |
Drivers are flown using the Istanbul ↔ Marseilles connection
For information and bookings: Transcamion Ferry Booking Agency Munich
Direct tel: +49 898 960 73-47, e-mail: eastmed@transcamion.com
Direct fax: +49 898 960 73-83
About VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION Ferry Booking
With more than 120,000 HGV crossings per year, VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION is one of the largest ferry booking companies in Europe and can offer virtually every destination within Europe and the Black Sea.
VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION specialises in ferry bookings for road transport companies.
Thanks to direct partnerships with 150 ferry companies, VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION can offer more than 1,300 sea connections in Scandinavia, the Baltic Sea and the north-west of Europe, plus the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION can provide crossings for all types of vehicles: utility vehicles, lorries, articulated trucks, super trucks and for transport of dangerous cargo.
Thanks to privileged relations with the ferry companies and thanks to its competencies, VIALTIS-TRANSCAMION can guarantee fast and reliable bookings which suit the needs of its customers and offer booking confirmation via SMS, fax, email or by letter.
More information is available from www.vialtis.com
