18 EU Member States in ELA inspections
More than half of the EU Member States have participated in ELA inspections ELA announced that last week they coordinated several joint inspections in road transport with participation of authorities from EU Member States. In general, more than half of the EU Member States, 18 EU Member States already participated in these joint inspections with…
Agnieszka Martinez
Organize the return of the vehicle
How to organize the obligatory return of the vehicle ? While most of the proposals in the Mobility Package are effective, the new obligation to arrange for the return of each vehicle to the company’s operating center in the country of establishment at least every 8 weeks came into force only on 21 February 2022….
Joint inspections organized by ELA
Joint inspections organized by ELA How are the new rules on the posting of drivers are checked actually on the road? Are you in compliance with the Mobility Package and the lex specialis concerning the posting of drivers? Move Expert receives a large number of calls and requests, as was the case for example from Romanian…
Community licence for LCVs
Community licence for LCVs From 21 May, companies carrying out international transport with vehicles whose maximum permissible weight exceeds 2.5 tonnes will have to have the appropriate authorisations. Until now, the Community licence has only applied to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of over 3.5 tonnes. The most important change for LCVs with a…
Safe and Secure Truck Parking
Safe and Secure Truck Parking Secure parking places for trucks and commercial light vehicles has been listed as a top priority in the ITS Action Plan. European Truck drivers need to have appropriate information on safe and secure parking places in Europe. They are often confronted with insufficient number of parking facilities and therefore often…
Control of bilateral operations
How bilateral operations are controlled on the road? Do you know how to answer authorities’ requirements? New rules for the posting of drivers in the road transport sector, distinguishes between types of transport operations to which rules on posting should apply and those to which posting rules should not apply. More specifically, the drivers shall…
Roadside check in France
Road Checks in France are still carried out under the old rules. From February 2nd 2022 the European Commission provided EU transport companies with a new portal where all European transport operators that operate cross-trade and cabotage are required to register their drivers in this European platform IMI before the transport operation starts. This obligation…
Rest time outside the cabine
Rest time in the cabin: What documents should a driver present during roadside checks Commission’s recommendation + tips for controls What about the applicable legislation – a short reminder? In accordance with the Article 8 (8) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 clarifying that regular weekly rests of at least 45 hours must be taken in…