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Brussels puts clamps on rogue hauliers
BRUSSELS – Nearly 600,000 road transport companies in the EU are facing tough new rules on management, professional qualifications and financial standing as
EU regulators have launched a crackdown on “letterbox companies” and unqualified drivers across the bloc. |
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New driving and rest time rules under attack
BRUSSELS – Lorry drivers will be forced to while away their weekends on non-descript highway parking lots or face steep fines under new EU rules governing working and rest times, German hauliers have warned. | |
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EU commits to crack down on trans-Alpine traffic
BRUSSELS – Long-term traffic growth in the Alps, one of Europe's major thoroughfares, will be effectively restricted under a new international agreement signed by the European Union to stem the growing number of lorries congesting key Alpine transit routes. | |
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Road transport cabotage small but growing - report
BRUSSELS – The volume of road cabotage performance in the EU-15 nearly doubled between 1999 and 2004, according to an independent expert study prepared for the European Commission. | |
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