SMEunited and UETR will organise a joint webinar to present the leaflet “Green best practices for transport SMEs and how the EU can support them”, drafted in cooperation with the EU LIFE Programme. The webinar will take place online on 7th July 2022, from 9 am...
UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia intervened at the Annual Conference of European Public Employment Services and the European Commission on "Jointly addressing labour and skills shortages" as speaker. The PES Network Conference brought together around 400 participants from over 30 countries, with representatives from the public...
On the 3 rd of March 2022, France's Truck Etape Béziers parking facility won the first edition of the ESPORG Excellence in Truck Parking Award, in recognition of its role in providing services to drivers and road transport companies.Safe and secure parking areas play an...
At the UETR General Assembly of 14 December 2021, Julio Villaescusa has been unanimously re-elected President of UETR for a further 2 year term. He said in a speech that road transport SMEs are facing many challenges (Green Deal, Mobility Package implementation, shortage of drivers..). “I was...
UETR fully supports the new ESPORG European Truck Parking Award for better services and quality transport. UETR will be part of the jury together with other private and public stakeholders. "Safe and Secure parking areas are key ensure decent working conditions, safety and security, particularly when drivers...
UETR has been appointed by DG MOVE as observer in the new third sub-group of the DTLF (Digital Transport and Logistics Forum)-, Sub-group 3 Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) Delegated Acts. The group’s mandate is to provide feedback to the Commission as part of the...
Topics discussed by the General Assembly were: decarbonisation of road freight transport, alternative fuels through the medium and long term, infrastructure, safe parking areas, lack of drivers, restrictions of EU countries due to COVID-19 such as the introduction of Green Pass (Italy, Austria). The EU...
UETR Contribution to the EC Public consultation on contingency measures for EU transport in times of crisis UETR fully supports the development of a Contingency Plan for Transport. With COVID 19, we have the unique opportunity to rethink some strong issues for road transport, getting to...
The European Commission’s new urban mobility initiative is under preparation, and will address key challenges like pollution, congestion, accessibility and urban road safety. The EC is organising various consultation workshops which will be key to convey the stakeholders messages. For more info click here. ...
The findings of ICONET, an EU-funded study into how the Internet of Things can and will support collaborative logistics, are now available here. ICONET, a 30-month research project funded by the EU, has just delivered final outputs, and the EU is keen that these results are...
