The UETR General Assembly and Board of Directors were held on the 17th of November 2022 in Belgrade hosted by the Serbian Road Hauliers Association MT Međunarodni transport.The meetings were followed by a Round Table where associations from all over Europe shared views and national...
UETR welcomes the vote of the Plenary Session of the European Parliament on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. This outcome represents an ambitious approach to the full and effective deployment of such infrastructure in the EU. Julio Villaescusa, UETR President, said “We acknowledge the Parliament’s big...
UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia gave the keynote speech at the Roundtable “‘European Truck Drivers’ Shortage: Causes & Solutions’” at the CSR Europe SDG Sustainability Development Goals Summit 2022 last week. He highlighted actions from private and public stakeholders to overcome a shortfall or more than...
The European Labour Authority has launched its #Road2FairTransport campaign. UETR, part of the ELA working group, strongly supports this initiative and the goal of ensuring a quality and fair road transport in the EU. A wide range of tools will be provided, from information sessions...
APPLY TO BECOME THE BEST EUROPEAN TRUCK PARKING: APPLICATIONS ARE MOST WELCOME BY 10 FEBRUARY 2023 ESPORG, together with its public and private partners, from the European Commission, International Transport Forum, ACEA, IRU, CLECAT, ECG, ESC, UETR, TVM, Dekra and Truckerslife, launches the 2023 edition of...
The TRAN Committee of the European Parliament has approved on 4 October the draft report on AFIR the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. UETR welcomes the approval of minimum mandatory targets for Member States on the deployment of the infrastructure and the need to present national...
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has made available new funding for safe and secure parking areas (SSTPAs).. UETR welcomes the new funding opportunities which are key to deploy an adequate network and deliver quality transport and jobs in the European Union. The calls are available here and...
On the 1 st of September 2022, UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia intervened in the first ACEA-ESPORG workshop on alternative charging infrastructure at truck parking areas.As speaker in the industry stakeholder panel discussion, Mr. Digioia brought up the need to create an ecosystem and...
The European Labour Authority has published its first two leaflets on road transport for drivers and operators: on posting of drivers and driving times and rest periods. They can be downloaded here, in multiple languages. ...
ACEA, CLECAT, ESPORG and UETR sent a joint letter to the Commissioner for Transport Mrs. Adina Vălean presenting proposals for the full and efficient use of the available EU funding for safe and secure truck parking areas in Europe. The letter is available here. ...
