Europe
News about new EU regulations or facts happened outside the UK
Road freight sector ‘needs post-Covid funds’
The trucking industry needs €75 bn from the EU to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare for new transport measures, according to calculations made by the International Road Transport Union (IRU).
European associations highlight transport’s role during global crisis
Transport industry associations across Europe have come together to endorse a series of pledges reinforcing the vital roles being played by transport in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
Huge queues at Europe’s borders
Trucks and other vehicles are finding themselves in huge traffic jams (queues of up to 37 miles and 18 hours have been reported) at several EU borders as governments step up their measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Are the EU’s ‘green lanes’ working?
The European Commission’s plans to ease congestion at key borders across the bloc might not be working as well as they’d hoped.
EU sets up ‘green lanes’ to ease freight congestion during coronavirus
The European Commission has issued instructions on how to reduce bottlenecks at border crossings, deploying new ‘green lanes’ designed to keep road freight moving during the coronavirus outbreak.
Truckers accused of dogging. Brits in particular…
Brexit gets lots of press, but who expected dogging to become part of the conversation?
Brexit: the road ahead
This was to be the year that Britain was supposed to have left the European Union (EU). However, as three deadlines have passed and 2019 draws to a close, the UK remains a part of the EU. There is, in FTA’s opinion, much to reflect on about the prospects on trade between the UK and its closest trading partner.
5 European electric truck startups hoping to challenge Tesla’s Semi
Regular trucks may still be common on our roads right now, in the future they will be replaced by more environmentally-friendly vehicles.
Brexit campaign launched for truckers
The UK government has announced a multi-million-pound campaign across Europe to make sure businesses and hauliers are ready when the UK leaves the EU on 31 October.
The politics of trucking
Trucking and politics aren’t two things you’d normally associate with one another.
Speed limiters could soon be mandatory for all vehicles
Trucks are fitted with speed limiters to make the roads safer, so why not other vehicles as well?
Truck makers worried about CO2 emissions limits
In February, the EU reached a tentative deal on CO2 emission limits for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The rules require that between 2025 and 2029, new trucks must emit an average of 15% less CO2 compared to this year’s emission levels.
