ECTA digitalization working group

The ECTA digitalization working group is welcoming two new members from Den Hartogh and Van Den Bosch next to existing members from Hoyer, Bertschi, Vervaeke and Talke. 

Setting industry data standards remains a cornerstone for the working group and this to support digital collaboration and communication interoperability between people and systems.  The ECTA digitalization WG continued in Q3 the revision of the ECTA equipment digitalization master data best practice guideline.  The existing equipment master data template is being reviewed based upon practical Use Case experiences while at the same time a new alignment is created with ITCO who shared with ECTA their approach towards a global (bulk) tankcontainer digital twin set-up. The guideline revision publication is planned for Q1 2027.

Back in June, UIRR-ERFA and ECTA organized a very successful digital intermodal webinar with over 80 participants explaining how the recent UIRR-ERFA and ECTA digital intermodal best practice guidelines are being implemented.

Last months, ECTA received several questions about the new electronic DeCA in Spain which is mandatory as of October for domestic road freight shipments. The ECTA digitalization WG and Board decided not have a digital webinar on this topic because there were simply too many unknowns and ambiguities in terms of exact scope and operational execution.  Obviously the ECTA WG, will continue to follow up the digital exchange of information via eCMR and will track the regulatory eFTI progress as a key WG focus topic for 2027.

If more info is required on any of the above digitalization topics or ECTA full members want to join the ECTA digitalization workgroup in 2027, please reach out to peter.devos@ecta.com