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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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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. … -
22 Dec 2009. Shortly after the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein allowed a Danish truck company cross-border transports to Germany, another federal state extend its trial. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania the use of 25 meter mega trucks has once again been extended until the end of 2010. This … -
16 Dec 2009. The German federals state of Schleswig-Holstein has for the first time allowed border crossing trips for Gigaliners, even though this violates applicable EU law. Since December 1st a Danish mega truck with a German special permit drives through the streets of the north German state. … -
18 Sep 2009. Not only environmentalists are sceptical also the carriers think little of the longer and heavier trucks. The Swiss road transport association ASTAG, which represents most of the medium-sized transport companies, has now spoken out against the admission of oversized 60-ton trucks in … -
13 Oct 2009. While the new conservative-liberal government in Germany is planning trials for longer and heavier vehicles, the Europe-wide campaign No Mega Trucks welcomes the 200th mega truck opponent organisation. The National Union of railwaymen, civil servants and transport workers FNCTTFEL from … -
8 Oct 2009. A few days after the elections in Germany traffic experts of the government parties have announced a policy change towards longer and heavier trucks. During the coalition negotiations the traffic work group decided for nationwide tests of mega trucks. The government’s plans were met with …
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4 September 2009. 100 longer and heavier trucks are already driving on Danish roads. The newspaper Jydske Vestkysten reported that not all of them adhere to the prescribed routes. "We know with certainty that there are some that drove outside of the network. This was reported to us by the police and also … -
17 August 2009. The German Federal Government believes that the states of Thuringia and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are acting illegally in allowing the regular deployment of the over-sized heavy goods vehicles on their roads until the end of the year. That is the view of an as yet unpublished answer by the …
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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