2011

News 2011

• Mega truck trials in Germany: Greens and SPD refer issue to constitutional court

  

  14 Dec 2011. The parliamentary factions of the Greens and the SPD will question the constitutional legality of the trials of mega trucks, planned for 2012 in Germany. It will be up to the constitutional court in Karlsruhe to provide judicial clarity if the highly controversial trials of longer heavy …

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• Mega trucks would seriously harm Europe’s railways

  

  17 Nov 2011. Europe’s rail freight would suffer from substantial losses following a possible admission of mega trucks in the EU. This is the result of a common study by K+P Transport Consultants and Fraunhofer ISI on behalf of the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER). The …

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• German state transport ministers: majority has reservations about mega truck trials

  

  10 Oct 2011. The German state transport ministers decided not to allow trials of mega trucks without the involvement of the Federal Council (Bundesrat). The resolution was passed by the summit of state transport ministers last Wednesday in Cologne with eight votes for and seven against, with one …

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• Trials of longer trucks in Germany require parliamentary approval

  

  2 Sep 2011. In stark contrast with the federal transport ministry's plans, longer vehicles are not allowed on Germany's roads without the approval of the Federal Council, parliament's second chamber (Bundesrat). That is the verdict reached by Professor Ulrich Battis, an expert on constitutional matters, …

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• Mega trucks: trials to bypass Federal Council

  

  18 Aug 2011. Germany's Federal Transport Ministry is minded to use an exemption provision to allow the controversial trials of the 25-metre vehicles to take place, it has emerged. The ministry's draft provision was sent to several organisations on Monday for their assessment. The Pro-Rail Alliance …

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• Denmark wants to use EU Council Presidency for mega truck lobbying

  

  27 Jul 2011. Danish Minister of Transport Hans Christian Schmidt announced in an interview with the German transport magazine DVZ that Denmark wants to push the EU-wide admission of longer and heavier vehicles (LHVs) during its EU council presidency in the first half-year of 2012. Answering the question …

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• Switzerland: 1,5 Billion per year to make roads suitable for Gigaliners

  

  20 Jul 2011. If Gigaliners would be allowed in Switzerland horrendous additional costs for the taxpayers were the result. This is the conclusion of a study by the consulting engineers of Borlini & Zanini who examined the impact of longer and heavier vehicles (LHVs) on the road infrastructure on behalf of …

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• Denmark and the Netherlands demand EU-wide admission of mega trucks

  

  30 May 2011. After the Dutch government recently announced the general admission of longer, heavier trucks (LHV's) on its territory it is now, together with Denmark, pressuring the EU to allow the 25 meter long and 60 tons heavy vehicles also in the rest of Europe. In a press release of the Dutch …

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• Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt also against mega trucks

  

  28 Apr 2011. The number of German federal states rejecting trials with mega trucks on public roads is growing further. With the Länder of Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt two more states oppose tests with oversized trucks as planned by the German federal government. The coalition agreements of both …

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• 77 percent of Germans against mega trucks

  

  5 Apr 2011. The results of the latest representative survey, carried out by the opinion research institute forsa, are more than clear: more than three quarters of Germans are opposed to allowing longer and heavier trucks (LHVs) on public roads, with only 18 percent in favour. The main reasons given for …

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