SupplyChain Magazine September 2014 | Page 100

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION

Key People

Augusto Victoria ANETRA president

The National Association of Road Transportation by Bus ( ANETRA ) is a trade association created on October 31 , 1983 , with the intent to bring together all the motor coach transportation companies in Uruguay .

Its main objective is to promote the interests of its members . For this purpose , the association has been endowed with the capacity to represent the member companies in front of governmental entities , press , and other associations . A few of these interests are to promote the development of Uruguay ’ s highway and passenger transportation systems by sponsoring economic analysis , market research , and legal transport studies ; to facilitate the exchange of information with other organizations in Uruguay ’ s public and private sectors , as well as with other national , foreign or international transport-related associations ; and to help government develop and enact measures and regulations that improve the sector ’ s operations .
To achieve these goals , ANETRA organizes , sponsors and participates in meetings , seminars and symposia related to passenger transportation by bus or other matters of interest to the sector . These events serve as a platform for motor coach passenger transportation companies to collaborate and strengthen the relationships among themselves , as well as their relationships with different government entities and with the
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