The most common issue is not a completely lost CMR but an unreadable stamp, missing signature or photograph that cannot be used.
Drivers should check the document on site and send it through a standard process. The office can then correct an error before the truck is hundreds of kilometres away.
A digital copy can trigger invoicing immediately even if the original arrives later. The goal is fewer days between delivery and payment, not more administration.
Model scenario: reducing the average delivery-to-document interval from six days to one day brings 45 invoices totalling €72,000 into the billing queue five days earlier. The benefit is faster cash conversion, not merely tidier paperwork.
Official source: UNECE — CMR
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