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The great majority of citizens oppose the introduction of mega trucks.
News about mega trucks in Europe
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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. … -
20 May 2010. After being informed by the German Pro-Rail Alliance about illegal cross-border journeys by longer, heavier vehicles between Germany and Denmark, the European Commission has decided to take action. In a letter to the Pro-Rail Alliance, the deputy head of cabinet for EU transport minister … -
18 May 2010. After several Swiss cantons have positioned themselves against the admission of mega trucks already, the canton of Graubünden is now also taking a stand against longer and heavier trucks. In a reply by the canton government to a parliamentary request it is stated that the road network is not … -
18 Mar 2010. The cross-border use of mega trucks between Germany and Denmark as well as between Denmark and Sweden contravene current EU directives. This was made clear in a statement issued today by the European Commission in response to a parliamentary question. Nevertheless are mega trucks for a long … -
4 Feb 2010. 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 … -
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 …
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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