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DID YOU KNOW?
• In 2014, 27 articulated
lorries transported 30%
of timber that arrived
at the pulp mill in Fray
Bentos. This model allows
for a more efficient use
of the routes and reduces
the amount of journeys
undertaken, as well as
carbon emissions.
• The Alessi boat carried out
a total of 50 trips in 2014.
This represented a saving
of 2820 truck journeys from
Rocha to Fray Bentos.
FREIGHT DRIVER TRAINING
IN URUGUAY
Thanks to the deployment of a
mobile simulator acquired by
the UPM Foundation and school
trucks donated by the CAU,
around 1000 freight drivers will
be able to receive training over
the next five years, reaching the
very heart of Uruguay.
The Ministry of Transport and
Public Works launched the
training course, which will seek
to professionalise the industry
through training. Designed to
stimulate the creation of new
jobs and to improve the working
conditions of the workers, the
plan has the backing of UPM
Forestal Oriental, CETP - UTU, the
Professional Freight
Transport Guild (ITPC), the Sole
Union of Carriers
(SUCTRA), the Congress of
Administration Offices and the
Ministry of Labour and Social
Security.
The course will be aimed at both
current drivers and new drivers
and will be available throughout
the country.
The plan is part of a general
guideline from UPM Forestal
Oriental and the authorities
to improve professionalism in
highway transportation.