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…
Agnieszka Martinez
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…
Application of new posting rules to LCVs
Application of new posting rules to LCVs- situation in France As a general rule, since 2 February 2022 transport operators are subject to new legislative measures on posting, including administrative requirements in case of control and the obligation to register posted drivers in the IMI system. The lex specialis Directive 2020/1057 does not differentiate directly…
Margareta Przybyla
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…
IMI vs national registration system
IMI registration or national registration systems – what prevails in countries, who have not transposed yet the lex specialis Directive? Despite the fact, that Member States were obliged to transpose the lex specialis Directive 2020/10571 by 2 February 2022, only few of them have done so. To our knowledge so far only France, Denmark, Spain,…
Long-term posting of drivers
Do provisions on long-term posting of drivers apply to the transport sector and do periods of posting of drivers registered in IMI system cumulate? Move Expert is receiving a large number of enquiries, especially from Romanian carriers, concerning the period of posting of drivers to be registered within the IMI system. Some operators fear, that while registering drivers…
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…