Documentation and digitalisation in freight transport
Practical, rigorous guides to the regulations that affect your fleet, explained by people who run a logistics ERP in production. Every legal point is checked against its official source in the BOE, Spain's Official State Gazette.
VeriFactu in a transport company: what changes when you invoice your haulage
It doesn't replace the consignment note or the DeCA: it affects the invoice. Corrective invoices, self-billing by the shipper and what to ask of your TMS before 2027.
Read the guide → Published on 23 August 2026 ComparisonVeriFactu or SII: which applies to you and how they differ
They are mutually exclusive: if you are in the SII, you are outside VeriFactu. What each one reports, who is on each side and what happens in the year you cross the large-company threshold.
Read the comparison → Published on 23 August 2026 TechnicalWhat your software must comply with for VeriFactu
The requirements of RD 1007/2023 article by article: issuance record, SHA-256 hash, cancellations, event log, QR code and statement of compliance. With ten questions for your provider.
Read the guide → Published on 23 August 2026 New · Mandatory 2026DeCA mandatory from 5 October 2026: a guide to compliance without penalties
What Spain's Documento electrónico de Control Administrativo is, who must use it, from when and how to prepare. With Ley 9/2025 and the June 2026 Resolution.
Read the guide → Updated on 1 July 2026 Reference guideFreight transport control document: what is mandatory in 2026
The documents that must accompany every road shipment in Spain: legal basis (LOTT, ROTT, Orden FOM/2861/2012) and the move to digital.
Read the guide → Updated on 1 July 2026 ComparisonDeCA vs eCMR vs eFTI: which electronic document you need for your route
Domestic or international, mandatory or voluntary. We clear up the most common confusion with a clear table and the sources for each one.
Read the comparison → Updated on 1 July 2026 Dangerous goodsADR dangerous goods and the DeCA: going digital without duplicating work
The Spanish rules accept the ADR transport document format as the administrative control document. How to bring the consignment note, DeCA and ADR data together in one workflow.
Read the article → Updated on 1 July 2026 TechnicalDeCA technical requirements: PDF, QR code and retention
The word-for-word checklist from the Resolution of 5 June 2026 to validate your software: native PDF ≤5 MB, QR with a downloadable URL, metadata and one year of archiving.
See the checklist → Updated on 1 July 2026 EU regulationeFTI (EU Regulation 2020/1056): what it requires and what it doesn't
Why the EU doesn't (yet) require you to go digital, how it differs from the Spanish DeCA and the competitive advantage of getting ahead.
Read the article → Updated on 1 July 2026 Electronic consignment noteWhat is the eCMR: the electronic consignment note for international transport
What exactly it is, its legal basis (CMR Convention and 2008 Geneva Protocol), what data it carries, its validity and how it differs from the DeCA. With sources from the BOE.
Read the guide → Updated on 3 July 2026 BenefitsBenefits of the eCMR: savings, faster payment and less paper
Less paper and filing, instant proof of delivery and invoices on the day of delivery. What your fleet really gains from the electronic consignment note.
Read the article → Updated on 3 July 2026 ImplementationHow to implement the eCMR: platform, electronic signature and steps
What a platform must have, which electronic signature is valid (eIDAS), how to integrate it with your ERP/TMS and how to bring shippers and consignees on board. Step by step.
See the guide → Updated on 3 July 2026 International ADReCMR and ADR: the electronic consignment note for dangerous goods
The eCMR and the ADR document are separate obligations that coexist. How to handle the consignment note and the safety data in a single workflow for tankers and bulk.
Read the article → Updated on 3 July 2026 Legal validityLegal validity of the eCMR: evidential value and electronic signature
Does a paperless document stand up to a claim or a judge? The same evidential value as paper, eIDAS signature levels and non-repudiation in disputes.
Read the article → Updated on 3 July 2026 Countries and fleetWhere the eCMR is valid and how DeCA and eCMR coexist in your fleet
Which countries accept the eCMR (around 40 have ratified the Protocol) and how to combine it with Spain's mandatory national DeCA, without one getting in the way of the other.
Read the article → Updated on 3 July 2026Is your software ready for the DeCA?
We run a logistics ERP in production that generates the transport documents the regulations require. Tell us how you work and we'll show you how to digitalise it.