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The public oppose mega trucks
The great majority of citizens oppose the introduction of mega trucks.
No mega trucks in Europe!
No mega trucks in Europe!
The European Commission considers to allow longer, heavier vehicles in Europe. The danger posed by mega trucks has hardly been recognised in most European countries, and almost no public debate on this issue is taking place. This website has been set up by the NO MEGA TRUCKS alliance to inform people about the dangers that mega trucks pose for traffic safety, for the environment and for public finances.
Mega trucks - the facts
They are over 25 metres long and can weigh up to 60 tonnes. Find out why longer, heavier vehicles are dangerous, where they can already be found and whether the EU is planning to allow.
European politics
The process of influencing opinion is already well under way, and the political situation is open and dangerous. If the EU allows mega trucks then they will drive in whole Europe.
Who is against mega trucks
Many organisations from across Europe and from all sections of society are against allowing mega trucks. An overview of the network of organisations opposing mega trucks can be found here.
List of mega truck opponents
Independent research
The conclusions of several independent scientific studies could not be clearer: Gigaliners would not be a contribution towards sustainable transport.
News
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12 Aug 2010. In Denmark and the Netherlands supporters of mega trucks are urging to extend the use of longer, heavier trucks to other European countries. Kristian Pihl Lorentzen, a member of the Danish parliament, recently demanded of his fellow party member and Danish Minister of Transport Hans … -
6 Aug 2010. The response to an opinion poll of regional transport companies on the question of using longer and heavier vehicles, carried out by the University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt, was unequivocal: over 90 percent of the 247 regional road hauliers saw no need to use longer vehicles. "This level … -
15 Jul 2010. The newly-elected British government is opposing an admission of longer and heavier trucks (LHVs). According to the Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers, mega trucks would damage rail freight's competitiveness and viability, furthermore they are also unsuitability for the use on … -
1 Jul 2010. The German Federal Transport Ministry has announced that the for 2011 planned trials with mega trucks will take place without any criteria being imposed on participants and without any upper limit on amount. The secretary of state with responsibility for logistics, Andreas Scheuer from the … -
27 Jun 2010. As the World Transport Forum kicked-off in Leipzig with the slogan “Transport and Innovation”, the German Pro-Rail Alliance and the railway union Transnet started a spontaneous demonstration against mega trucks and attacked the mascot chosen by the high-caliber congress hosted in Leipzig. …
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Mega truck: One vehicle, many names
- Ecocombi
- écocombis
- EuroCombi
- European Modular System (EMS)
- Gigaliner
- kæmpelastbiler
- kæmpestore lastbiler
- Langere en Zwaardere Vrachtautocombinatie
- long combination vehicle
- longer and heavier vehicles (LHV)
- Longliner
- mega-lastbiler
- mega-trucks
- modulvogntog
- Monstertrucks
- Ökoliner
- Riesen-Lkw
- road train
- super lorries
- super trucks