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Transport Business

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Course Unit Code342-0531/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
OLI22doc. Ing. Ivana Olivková, Ph.D.
Summary
Principles of entrepreneurship and business activity in transport. Legal regulations of entrepreneurship and operation of transport conditions with a view to entrepreneurship. Precepts of law in road transport operation. Conventions and agreements in international road transport, treaty business contractual relationships and inter-governmental agreements in international transport.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Introduction into principles of entrepreneurship and business activity in transport. Students will study legal regulations of entrepreneurship and operation of transport conditions with a view to entrepreneurship. Subject contains collection information about conventions and agreements in international road transport, treaty business contractual relationships and inter-governmental agreements in international transport.
Course Contents
The program of lectures
1. Conception of Transport Policy
2. Legal regulation of business - the Trade Act
3. Conditions of road transport for business purposes - the Road Transport Act and the implementing legislation
4. Conditions for use of vehicles on the road - the Law on conditions of operation of vehicles on roads and implementing legislation
5. Other legal standards in road transport
6. Agreements and conventions on international road transport (CMR ERTA)
7. Agreements and conventions on international road transport (TIR ATP, ADR)
8. Contractual obligations in the transport
9. International transport - Intergovernmental Agreement

Exercise Program
1. Development of Transport Infrastructure in the European transport networks.
2. Conditions for carrying out a trade, professional and financial standing and demonstrating
3. Basic concepts of business to road transport. Obligations of carriers in the road.
4. Conditions for approval of technical competence, technical inspection and emission.
5. Test. 1. Charging for the use of selected roads
6. Freight CMR and its elements. Equipping vehicles with recording devices as AETR.
7. TIR Carnet and its elements, specialized transport equipment in accordance with the Agreement of ATP, the marking of vehicles transporting dangerous goods under the ADR agreement.
8. Contract of carriage, forwarding contract, lease the vehicle, a contract for the operation of the vehicle and their elements.
9. Test 2. Foreign entry permit, Eurolicence
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
MAY, A.D.; KELLY, C.E.; SHEPHERD, S.P.: The principles of integration in urban transport strategies Transport Policy , 2006 (Elsevier Science Ltd., Pergamon )
TIGHT, M.R.; MAY, A.D.: Innovation and Integration in Urban Transport Policy Transport Policy , 2006, (Elsevier Science Ltd., Pergamon).
1. Olivková, I. Základy podnikání v dopravě II.. In skripta VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava. 2004. 115 s. ISBN 80-248-0607-X
2. Olivková, I. Základy podnikání v dopravě I. In skripta VŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava.2002, 1.vyd., 128 s. ISBN 80-248-0189-2
3. Kyncl, J. Podnikání v silniční dopravě, Grada Publishing, s.r.o. Praha, 2001.ISBN 80-7169-743-5
Recommended Reading:
http://www.mdcr.cz/en/Legislation/
Internetové stránky MD - Legislativa: http://www.mdcr.cz/cs/Legislativa/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded exercises evaluationGraded credit100 (100)0
        ÚlohaOther task type100 0