Freight Quality Partnerships
The development of Freight Quality Partnerships (FQPs) is a key element in our Sustainable Distribution Strategy. By means of such partnerships industry and local government can work together to develop more efficient, safer and cleaner means of local goods distribution.
Examples of what FQPs can achieve include agreements on routeing, load sharing and town centre access which can help reduce congestion, emissions and the number of vehicles in and around an urban centre.
To assist with the FQP process, the Department's TransportEnergy best practice programme has produced two publications. These will help local authorities wishing to set up FQPs and provide guidance to other organisations intending to participate.
- Good Practice Guide 335, A guide on how to set up and run Freight Quality Partnerships provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish FQPs.
- Good Practice Case Study 410, Freight Quality Partnerships highlights examples of existing best practice across a range of FQPs.
To order your free copies of GPG335 and GPCS410, contact the TransportEnergy Helpline on 0845 602 1425.
For more information about the work of the FQPs, contact the Department for Transport on 020 7944 2434 or freight@dft.gov.uk
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