Lorries & Road Freight

News: Commission wants CO2 limits for lorries

Efforts to reduce climate emissions from road freight transport were given a boost last month when the Commission suggested the introduction of carbon dioxide emissions standards for the first time. The idea has been floated in a communication on clean and energy-efficient vehicles, which concentrates mainly on setting a framework for the development of electric cars.

May 20, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | Fuels | Climate Change & Energy | Cars | T&E Bulletin

News: Swiss tax rise legitimate

An interesting legal judgement has been made in Switzerland over covering the costs of road transport.

May 20, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: Spanish call for more toll roads

A change may be in the air in Spain, following a call by the president of the National Confederation of Construction Works for the country to introduce more road tolls.

May 20, 2010 | Euro Standards | Lorries & Road Freight | Pricing & Taxation | T&E Bulletin

News: 30% CO2 reduction through 80 km/h speed limit

Research by the respected Dutch consultancy CE Delft has shown that carbon dioxide emissions from road transport could be reduced by 30% if motorway speed limits in the Netherlands were set at 80 km/h.

April 19, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin | Vans | Noise

News: Brussels investigates ‘illegal’ mega-truck activity

Allegations by a Green MEP have led the Commission to investigate possible illegal activity in which oversized lorries are operating between Germany and Denmark.

April 19, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Eurovignette to return to EU agenda

New rules on charging lorries for use of Europe’s roads could be agreed by the end of the year, after the Belgian government said it would bring the Eurovignette dossier back onto the agenda when it takes over the EU presidency in the second half of this year.

March 18, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin | Pricing & Taxation

News: First climate change commissioner targets lorries and cars for emissions cuts

The EU’s new climate change commissioner is promising an initiative on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from lorries, and says the existing agreement to reduce CO2 emissions from new cars could be tightened to provide greater incentives to car makers.

February 15, 2010 | Cars | Climate Change & Energy | General Transport | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Eurovignette

Expanding the EU’s Eurovignette directive to cover pollution, noise and congestion would not disadvantage peripheral member states and would bring net benefits of at least €2.3 billion a year.

February 15, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Freight Visions

T&E has written to the Commission’s leading transport official to complain about political interference in the conclusions drawn from a research group on freight transport. The Freight Visions group has included input from a number of NGOs, including T&E, but the draft conclusions differ distinctly from many of the working groups. In a letter to Matthias Ruete, T&E director Jos Dings said, ‘Once again it appears that the research has been politically managed to ensure that conclusions fit neatly with the current policy approach ... It is unacceptable that such a project is approached with a political direction and a reduced level of ambition already in mind.’

February 15, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

News: Big majority against 'mega-trucks'

An opinion poll in Switzerland has shown 80% of Swiss citizens are against extra long lorries – generally known as 'mega-trucks' – being allowed to use Swiss roads. The poll, carried out by the Link Institute, questioned more than 1200 people, and looked at regional variations, showing 87% against in the Italian-speaking region of Ticino. This latest survey combines with similar results from opinion polls in France, Germany and Great Britain, which indicate a majority oppose 60-tonne lorries across Europe.

February 15, 2010 | Lorries & Road Freight | T&E Bulletin

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