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Plans call for a 13% increase in road tolls and another hike in CO2 emissions rates. Austrian businesses are warning: this threatens the competitiveness of transport companies and consumers alike. …

In just a couple of weeks, a key deadline for companies engaged in international road transport passes. …

In the coming months, a modern, fully digital truck weighbridge will be installed on the A4 between Aachen and Cologne, one of Germany’s key routes connecting important ports with a logistics hub. …

After nearly two years of intensive consultations and pressure from both the industry and the European Commission, the Danish Transport Authority has announced updated guidelines on cabotage transport within Denmark. …

The system, which is due to come into force in October 2025, will register non-EU citizens entering and exiting the Schengen Area and automatically enforce the 90/180-day rule, which limits non-EU nationals to a maximum stay of 90 days w …

Milence, the charging network joint venture backed by Daimler Truck, TRATON GROUP and Volvo Group, has opened new hubs for battery-electric heavy goods vehicles in Germany and France. …

Efforts to introduce a digital slot booking system for heavy goods vehicles on the Brenner route have gained fresh momentum following recent high-level political meetings. …

Road accidents and incidents caused by unsecured or poorly secured cargo occur every year across the European Union. While awareness among carriers is growing, national regulations are becoming increasingly detailed and stringent. …

Countries such as Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden have reintroduced border checks due to concerns about illegal migration. …

There is good news for the road haulage sector: from 1 January 2026, one of the most criticised regulations in Danish road transport will be scrapped. …

The European Commission’s decision to allocate nearly €2.8 billion under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 94 transport projects spans various sectors, but particular attention is being paid to the record-level support for Safe and …

A pilot project in South West England aimed at reducing empty running has saved almost 8 tonnes of CO2 and generated over £68,000 in revenue for local hauliers, according to data released by the Transport Exchange Group (TEG). …

The new system brings several important changes. Most notably, the requirement to hold a Eurovignette in the Netherlands will be scrapped. …

New ADR regulations – end of transition period …

The growing number of freight offers is not translating into increased activity among carriers, and the European economy remains sluggish. …

The Open Logistics Foundation has presented ready-to-implement open-source software that is to establish a common standard for the electronic consignment note (eCMR). …

A new study has found that AI-powered fleet planning can reduce the total cost of ownership by up to 13% while enabling electric trucks to carry 85% of their payload. …

New technology for the remote reading of tachograph data has enabled the Italian traffic police to check up to 80 trucks in just 20 minutes, rather than one at a time. This result was achieved during tests on an Italian motorway. …

Tens of thousands of truck parking spaces are missing across Germany – the federal government now wants to counteract this with digital technology. …

Volvo Trucks is launching a new digital service that automatically limits truck speeds in predefined geographical zones. …

From 1 July 2025, new toll rates for lorries will come into effect in two regions of Belgium. …

From 1 October 2025, new entry bans for Euro 5 diesel vehicles will come into force in Italy. …

Starting 1 July 2025, each vehicle will be automatically assigned to a CO₂ class ranging from CO2 1 (highest toll rate) to CO2 5 (lowest, reserved for zero-emission vehicles). …

Europe’s hauliers and truck manufacturers say problematic legislation and underfunding are stalling the right conditions for an EV truck market scale-up. …

The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached a new agreement aimed at easing trade friction, improving data sharing, and enhancing cooperation on defence and migration. …

Italy is set to introduce a €100-per-hour compensation for truck waiting times exceeding 90 minutes during loading or unloading. The draft decree also enables fines for transport payment delays over 60 days. …

The project will be based at the Rur-Scholle-Süd rest area near Düren, on the A4 heading towards Cologne. …

The site, located at kilometre 288+810 on the Sibiu–Orăștie section of the A1, includes two OMV stations equipped with a total of 34 fast-charging points – 17 in each direction. …

A new study shows that depot charging is the way forward for a rapid market ramp-up of battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). …

Last Friday, the Austrian Interior Ministry announced that the measures, due to expire on 11 May, will now remain in place until 11 November 2025. …

According to the figures by ACEA, total new truck registrations in the European Union fell by 16% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 72,941 units. …

Labour Day is a public holiday in many European countries. Hungary and Slovakia have relaxed their restrictions to some extent. …

The legislative package, presented on Thursday, aims to revise three key directives: periodic technical inspections (PTI), vehicle registration documents, and roadside inspections (RSI) of commercial vehicles. …

On this World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the locomotive drivers of the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) issue a stark warning: there is still no European system in place to monitor the working, driving, and rest times …

According to the explanatory note accompanying the draft legislation, the extension is intended to give transport operators additional time to adapt their systems, recruit specialised personnel, and address persistent technical iss …

The Austrian federal government has decided to prolong the border controls with the Czech Republic and Slovakia—originally set to expire on 15 April 2025—by a further six months, until 15 October 2025. …

Railway and road infrastructure are priority areas for Germany’s major investment package for infrastructure and climate neutrality, the country’s chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, told newspaper Handelsblatt in …

AUTOMATION MYTH BUSTING SERIES - Automation and intelligent systems have the potential to make freight work safer, easier, and improve the efficiency of operations. …

According to a new European Commission study, the EU is facing a critical …

Road freight transports leaving and entering Austria face delays after the closure of more border crossings due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease which Hungarian officials have claimed might be a biological attack. …

New secure truck parking facilities are being developed in Spain and Italy—Andamur has opened a 100-space site at San Román II, while the 2025-opening Vespucci Truck Village in Livorno will offer a fenced, 24/7 monitored rest area …

In a deal struck early this morning EU negotiators agreed to a political deal on new rules on driving licences.  …

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Germany-based corrosion specialist Steelpaint is calling for urgent action to address the significant environmental impact of steel corrosion, warning that inadequate corrosion protection is contributing more to global C …

Engineers design adjustable wheelsets using patented technology from a state-funded R&D program. The setup shifts wagons between tracks seamlessly, eliminating unloading and reloading delays. …

According to the latest TEG Road Transport Index, transport prices declined as expected in January 2025, following the typical post-holiday season trend. The index fell by 9.8 points, reflecting a 7.41% month-on-month drop. …

Within the framework of the Social Sectoral Dialogue on Railways, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) have issued a joint statement emphasizing the piv …

German truck manufacturers report falling sales in Europe in 2024 and point to the reasons behind this decline. Others, like Volvo, have reported stable or even positive sales figures. …

Member States across the European Union are at risk of missing out on significant funds to improve their railway networks and renewing their rolling stock fleets, which would create jobs, boost European competitiveness and deliver much-n …

At the beginning of this year, Denmark withdrew from the Eurovignette system and introduced a mileage- and CO2-based toll for trucks. The government also announced plans for intensive toll controls. …