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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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The German government apparently does not expect the start of the nationwide Gigaliner-trials before 2011. This came out in an interview by the German transport magazine Verkehrsrundschau with State Secretary Andreas Scheuer. Scheuer said that he personally sees the launch of the mega truck trials first … -
22 Jan 2010. A few weeks after the start of the first cross-border journey of a mega truck from Denmark to Schleswig-Holstein, the Transport Ministry in Kiel has already issued a second special permit. A ministry spokesman confirmed that a freight forwarder from Neumünster received the requested … -
20 Jan 2010. The Traffic Club of Switzerland (VCS) and the Alpine Initiative held media conferences at the same time on Monday in Basel and Chiasso. At both ends of the Gotthard route - symbolic places of the resistance against overflowing heavy road traffic - the two organizations warned of the dangers … -
18 Jan 2010. The federal government of Germany has for the first time voiced its plans on the upcoming nationwide trials with Gigaliners. In a letter, answering a parliamentary question put by the social democratic party (SPD), the transport ministry’s parliamentary secretary of state, Andreas Scheuer, … -
08 Jan 2010. The overwhelming majority of people in Switzerland refuse the admission of longer and heavier trucks. This was the result of a representative opinion poll conducted by the LINK Institute on behalf of the Alpen-Initiative. 80 percent of the 1200 respondents were against allowing Giagliners. …
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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