DTI pushes standards for logistics services
Credit to Author: Anna Leah E. Gonzales| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:11:48 +0000
THE Department of Trade and Industry-Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB), in cooperation with the Bureau of Philippine Standards, is pushing for the adoption of Philippine National Standard on Road Freight Transport (PNS) 2135:2018 that seeks to improve the competitiveness of the country’s logistics services sector.
“We are pleased to introduce our programs that can cater to the needs of trucking sector, and enable us to learn and implement the best global practices and standards as a way to help improve the competitiveness of the country’s logistics services sector,” DTI-CB Director Lilian Salonga said.
The PNS 2135:2018 provides indicators and targets on how to measure performance of road freight activities and initiatives to enhance road freight transport operations.
The DTI said it is hinged on four principles: safety, cost-efficiency, reliability, and environmental sustainability.
It was approved in December 2018 through the recommendation of the technical committee chaired by DTI-CB and assisted by the DTI-Bureau of Product Standards.
The committee was composed of members from a truckers’ group, academe, consumer, professional association, research and development, and testing institutions.
DTI said PNS 2135:2018 is one of the key initiatives earlier outlined in the 10 commitments of Philippine logistics services sector that underscored the government and private sectors’ role in advancing a globally competitive logistics industry.