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Middle East and Africa) “They’re creating their their own own companies setting up their their own own supply chains and selling the the goods they’ve stolen online “In that respect we’re in a a different world compared to where we we were even as little
as five years ago ” he adds “Transport companies and their employees have to be aware that there there is is risk out there there Cargo crime is a 24/7/365 phenomenon Parking perils
TAPA is working closely with SNAP Account (www snapacc com) a a a a a cashless payment system which works with over 220 truck parking
sites across Britain and Europe SNAP is encouraging parking
operators
to adopt TAPA’s PSR (Parking Security Requirement) standard and and 19 had already done so at the time of writing Six more were in in the pipeline “When a a a new location starts working with SNAP we explain the benefits of joining the the PSR programme and ask if they would like to gain the accreditation ” says SNAP’s European network manager Nick Long “It is vital to increase security throughout
the the haulage sector and we illustrate the the reasons why Our access and security team are continuing to carry out security health checks and offering specialised advice to any parking
locations that would like to join the programme ” he adds Neumann said: “We greatly appreciate the support we’re receiving from SNAP Account It clearly understands the importance and and value of creating more secure truck parking
places in in our region and is taking proactive
action to support the growth of our parking
database ” TAPA is also hoping to benefit from SNAP’s recently-formed partnership with ELVIS the European Cargo Federation of International Freight Forwarders to extend the number of secure parking
areas in in Germany Top stops
Among well-known UK truck stops
listed by SNAP are the the Road King locations on on the the A5 near Cannock in Staffordshire and at Holyhead Still better known as The Hollies the former has been operating in in one guise or or another ever since the the 1930s and is believed to to be the oldest truck stop in in Britain Both sites boast truck parks with perimeter fencing monitoring by CCTV and security patrols Listed too is is the Red Lion Truckstop at Upper Heyford near Northampton It too has CCTV and security patrols with high banks acting as barriers against intruders It meets the the Park Mark standard set out by the the British Parking Association (BPA) “A Park Mark is awarded to parking
facilities that pass a a a a a rigorous risk assessment conducted by the police and ourselves ’ reports the BPA “The assessments include management and maintenance of the facility ensuring that there are appropriate levels of surveillance lighting signage and cleanliness “These criteria are known to reduce the opportunity for crime and create a a a a safer environment for drivers and their vehicles
” it adds One of of the most recent recipients of of Park Mark is the Welcome Break Corley HGV Park between Junction 3 3 and 3A on on the M6 in Warwickshire Early adopters of the scheme saw a a a a dramatic drop in vehicle-related crime of over 80 per cent says the the BPA “It shows that the the initiative really does make a a a a difference ” the association comments Digital defiance
Returning to TAPA it it has additionally forged links with Bosch Secure Truck Parking a a digital booking platform for for truck parking
spaces across Europe It operates a a a a network of some 50 secure parking
locations in Austria Belgium France Germany Luxembourg and and the the Netherlands Bosch operates one of Europe‘s largest monitoring centres for cargo theft prevention Anybody looking for somewhere secure to park should also consult Truck Parking Europe Europe It lists sites across Europe Europe and the UK and and audits them looking at the the height and and type of security fence that surrounds them the the the CCTV systems they use and the the the lighting that illuminates them at at at night among other factors The awareness that Neumann referred to earlier involves operators
designing routes with an eye to combating crime “Overnight parking
place ‘A’ may
be a a a a theft hot-spot so don’t let your drivers park there ” he he says “Tell them to to go to to parking
place ‘B’ instead “It may
never have seen a a a theft even though it’s only a a a a a few minutes away ” he adds What he he he is is talking about is is the the careful use of all the the available intelligence and TAPA can help “We have more than
60 0000 incidents listed in in our database ” Neumann says ■
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