Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-27
From 1 September 2025, the Mont Blanc Tunnel — one of the key transport arteries between France and Italy — will be completely closed for more than three months due to extensive renovation works. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-26
According to the current quarterly market update from DSV, economic recovery in Europe remains weak. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-26
Belgium, like many other countries in Europe, faces a serious problem: a lack of safe and well-equipped truck parks. Koen Vandevelde from the transport company Ninatrans himself spent nearly two decades behind the wheel of a t …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-21
Driverless truck trials are under way on Europe’s busiest freight corridor, as an EU-backed project tests whether roads, maps and cross-border systems are ready for the next stage of automated freight. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-20
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has launched a nationwide survey of freight operators to gather evidence on how payload loss affects the operation of battery-electric HGVs. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-19
Electric lorries in Europe are going further than expected, consuming far less energy than diesels, but the economics don’t yet add up, according to a new ICCT study. …
Land transportation SMMT - 2025-08-15
Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations fell by -11.2% in the second quarter of 2025, with 10,185 new trucks joining UK roads, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-13
In the heart of one of Europe’s most important transalpine transit corridors, transport companies and vehicle manufacturers are trialling the use of fully electric trucks for night-time operations. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-12
Switzerland is investing in a new truck toll system. Austrian company Kapsch TrafficCom will install over 250 toll booths – both stationary and mobile – under the new road registration system (ESTR) by the end of 2025. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-08
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-06
In just a couple of weeks, a key deadline for companies engaged in international road transport passes. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-08-05
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-30
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-28
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 …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-21
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-18
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-15
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-08
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-08
Countries such as Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, and Sweden have reintroduced border checks due to concerns about illegal migration. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-07
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 …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-03
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). …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-07-02
The new system brings several important changes. Most notably, the requirement to hold a Eurovignette in the Netherlands will be scrapped. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-30
New ADR regulations – end of transition period …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-25
The growing number of freight offers is not translating into increased activity among carriers, and the European economy remains sluggish. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-20
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). …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-19
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-18
Tens of thousands of truck parking spaces are missing across Germany – the federal government now wants to counteract this with digital technology. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-18
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-16
Volvo Trucks is launching a new digital service that automatically limits truck speeds in predefined geographical zones. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-06
From 1 July 2025, new toll rates for lorries will come into effect in two regions of Belgium. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-04
From 1 October 2025, new entry bans for Euro 5 diesel vehicles will come into force in Italy. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-06-03
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). …
Land transportation EURACTIV - 2025-06-02
Europe’s hauliers and truck manufacturers say problematic legislation and underfunding are stalling the right conditions for an EV truck market scale-up. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-05-20
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-05-16
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-05-15
The project will be based at the Rur-Scholle-Süd rest area near Düren, on the A4 heading towards Cologne. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-05-12
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-05-12
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. …
Land transportation Transport & Environment - 2025-05-12
A new study shows that depot charging is the way forward for a rapid market ramp-up of battery-electric heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-05-05
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-04-30
Labour Day is a public holiday in many European countries. Hungary and Slovakia have relaxed their restrictions to some extent. …
Land transportation ETF: European Transport Worker's Federation - 2025-04-28
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 …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-04-28
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. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-04-24
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 …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-04-22
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. …
Land transportation Clean Energy Wire - 2025-04-14
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 …
Land transportation European Commission - 2025-04-11
According to a new European Commission study, the EU is facing a critical …
Land transportation Project Cargo Journal - 2025-04-11
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. …
Land transportation EU Railway Agency - 2025-04-11
AUTOMATION MYTH BUSTING SERIES - Automation and intelligent systems have the potential to make freight work safer, easier, and improve the efficiency of operations. …
Land transportation trans.info - 2025-04-01
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 …