Abnormal loads get their own website

The Highways Agency in the UK is encouraging hauliers to sign up for their free online service. ESDAL (Electronic Service Delivery for Abnormal Loads) provides route navigation and quick notification of abnormal loads to road authorities, police and operators or owners of road structures.

EDSAL is benefiting from an upgrade which saves time and money administering the movement of abnormal loads through the UK road network. This in turn saves time and money on the road. It also decreases congestion, a major source of frustration and danger that vehicle insurance companies are only too well aware of.

Paul Furlong from the Highways Agency said the "new enhancements to ESDAL have been received very positively by the industry. This has been demonstrated by increased use since April. ESDAL reduces the administrative burden and modernises the procedures for managing abnormal loads. It significantly improves the planning, management and notification of abnormal load movements."

Both the Freight Transport Association and the Road Haulage Association are supporting EDSAL, applauding the improvements. Anything that makes the roads safer and makes road transport more cost effective, not least from cheap vehicle insurance.

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