Increase from 44 to 50 tons for the transport sector
Transports with a maximum permitted mass (MTM) of up to 50 tons will soon be allowed on Flemish roads, under well-defined circumstances. The Flemish Government has approved this in principle. To achieve such mass…
Extra inspections for newcomers in road transport
This year, the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) is planning additional inspections at road transport companies that started in 2018 and 2019. The ILT uses so-called 'system assessments' for this purpose.…
ILT is testing various read-out systems for smart tachographs
Supervisors in European countries that enforce road transport must have equipment to remotely read smart tachographs from mid-July 2024. In anticipation of this, the Inspectorate is testing…
Pick up package Bol.com at the Albert Heijn parcel machine
Since this week, customers can pick up their bol.com parcel at five Albert Heijn stores and return it at a specially installed PostNL parcel machine. This makes it even easier for customers…
Elaboration of delivery van is crucial for new car taxation
It is positive that various mobility parties are advocating a pay-per-use system for everyone, but the business community should not have to pay for the greening of passenger traffic, Paul emphasizes...
Nijhof-Wassink is going even further with sustainability
As a logistics bulk and bagged goods specialist, Nijhof-Wassink is on the road nationally and internationally every day with more than 550 truck combinations for its customers in the chemical and compound feed industry. This brings a great responsibility with…
Wanted the safest truck driver in the Netherlands
The NK Safest Driver 2021 officially starts today. Truck drivers can register for the competition from today and get started online straight away. The final of the National Championships…
Truck charging cannot be implemented before 2027
By only introducing the truck tax in 2027, a gap of 750 million euros will be created, intended to make the transport sector more sustainable in time. As a result, the sector is in danger of meeting its climate objectives...
DKV Box Europe is officially allowed on the Italian toll roads
Mobility service provider DKV is now offering a transnational box with which tolls can also be paid in Italy. DKV is the first certified non-Italian provider of a…
Watch out for the Sint-Anna junction around Antwerp
Construction of the new Sint-Anna Linkeroever junction will start on Monday, April 12. Anyone traveling south via Antwerp must take into account a lot of traffic nuisance. From Thursday April 8,…
Cabinet allocates 2,5 million for transport of goods via...
THE HAGUE (ANP) - The government will release 2,5 million euros next year to move freight transport from road to rail and waterways. As a result, a thousand fewer trucks are needed every day...
Foreigners barely pay their parking fines
Thanks to better European cooperation, more work is now being done than before, but many fines remain unpaid. It is not entirely coincidental that it is the eastern neighbors who…