One way of easing road congestion is to develop the efficient end-to-end moving of goods using two or more forms of transport in an integrated transport chain.
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More than a third of Britain’s small- and medium-sized(SME) businesses (up to 250 employees) are using the Internet to purchase goods or services, according to a study commissioned by Internet-based small business information resource is4profit.com
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