Swedish Government implements EU’s highest cabotage violation fines
The Swedish Government has decided to toughen the rules for foreign hauliers that perform domestic freight transport. At the same
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New UAE–Turkey TIR trade route two-thirds faster than by sea
The first TIR intermodal operation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Turkey, via Iran, has been successfully completed with
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SLOVENIA: Overtaking ban from 1 November for HGV
A ban on overtaking for heavy goods vehicles (HGV), has been in force on the A1 motorway between Šentilj and
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Spanish haulage firm saved €4.3 million via social insurance fraud
A court in the Spanish city of Pamplona has found Spanish road transport company Lodisna guilty of social insurance fraud.
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Higher fines in Germany approved and applicable in weeks
Germany’s penalties for parking violations and other Highway Code offences will increase significantly very soon. The higher fines affect speeding
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KAMAZ and GreenGT join forces in hydrogen fuel industry
The Russian automaker KAMAZ and the French-Swiss engineering group GreenGT consider jointly developing hydrogen-powered trucks and establish a more effective
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Long lorries now able to cross the German-Dutch border
The German and Dutch transport ministers have signed a bilateral agreement on the cross-border traffic of long lorries. Trucks with
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Belgian region to increase lorry weight limits to 50 tonnes
From the beginning of 2022, trucks with a maximum authorized weight of up to 50 tonnes will be allowed to
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OBU: New update for on-board units available
A new update will be available for more than a million OBUs from 30 August 2021. Your truck does not
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Safety tips for truck drivers at level crossings
A level crossing is an interface between road and rail infrastructure. According to the UNECE 1968 Convention on Road Traffic
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