New EU Directive simplifies immigration rules for third-country nationals
New EU Directive Simplifies and Strengthens Immigration Rules for Third-Country Nationals: A Partial Solution to the Truck Driver Shortage? A recent study by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), published in 2022, underscores a severe shortage of truck drivers across Europe. The research reveals a deficit of 380,000 truck drivers, representing approximately 10% of the…
Ventislav Trendafilov
Posting of drivers in Denmark. Special Clarifications approving by the Danish Road Traffic Authority
Posting of drivers in Denmark What evidences should be presented by the transport operator to the Danish Road Traffic Authority in order to be proven that a driver has not been posted in Denmark? Help with the posting of drivers in Denmark or other countries in the Internal Market Information System (IMI) is significant part…
IRU and ETF Advocate for EU Action on Rights and Conditions of Third-Country Drivers
Third-Country Drivers : Rights and Conditions On April 19, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and ETF jointly contacted European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit regarding the need for enhanced regulations for third-country drivers working in EU companies. This collaborative effort aims to tackle challenges such as driver shortages within the road transport sector. In this context, the…
Agnieszka Martinez
Mobility Package: National provisions on third country operators and drivers employed by work agencies
The Third country operators and drivers and mobility package As Member States are still in the process of shaping their enforcement practices of Mobility Package 1, we start gaining some clarity on the treatment of third country operators and drivers employed by temporary work agencies. Some national practices have been summarized by the European Labour Authority…
Margareta Przybyla
Mobility Package: cross-border cooperation practices between MSs
Cross-border cooperation The adoption of Mobility Package I has reinforced the need for mutual cooperation and exchange of information between Member States. Almost two years after Mobility Package provisions have entered into force, we can try to assess existing practices and identify the main challenges. In its report “Cross-border Cooperation obligations and practices in the…
ERRU in practice – case of France
In our article published on the Truck Mobility Info “ERRU: Enforcement of road transport rules in the EU” we have already explained in details the role and main functionalities of the European Register of Road Transport Undertakings (ERRU). As a reminder ERRU has the following three main functionalities, that can be used by enforcement authorities…
Driving and resting time rules of occasional bus and coach drivers are being revised
Driving and resting time rules Driving and resting time rules of driver performing international transport in the EU are governed by regulation (EC) No 561/2026, that has been revised as part of Mobility Package I. During the political discussion it became obvious, that these rules will have to be adapted to the specificities of the…
NEW OBLIGATIONS FOR NON-EU CARRIERS POSTING DRIVERS TO POLAND
NON-EU CARRIERS POSTING DRIVERS TO POLAND Since 18th of August 2023 non-EU carriers posting drivers to Poland must declare the posting via the national Polish system and appoint a local contact point authorized to mediate in contacts between the company and the National Labour Authority. This representative needs to stay in Poland during the posting…
An advisor to the CJEU supports Denmark’s position on a max parking time of 25 hours for lorries
Restriction in Denmark’s on a max parking time of 25 hours for lorries limits the freedom to provide road transport services? The European Commission request the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to declare that the Kingdom of Denmark has failed to fulfil its obligations under the provisions of EU law relating to…
European Commission proposes to revise Weights and Dimensions Directive and to support greening of freight
Weights and Dimensions Directive The European Commission continues its efforts to further support greening of freight and reduce CO2 emissions from road transport. On 11 July a package of legislative measures has been published. The Commission puts forward proposals to optimize the use of rail transport, revise the Weights and Dimensions Directive as well as…