Crucial Europe-wide revisions of the rules and regulations governing the heavy transport sector – long called for by ESTA – moved a step closer on Monday (October 7) when the newly installed European Parliament’s important Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee voted to back them. The measures include the Europe-wide adoption of the standard SERT documentation … Read more
ESTA is calling on its members and the whole heavy transport industry to take immediate action this weekend to back proposed and essential EU transport reforms by lobbying their relevant national MEPs. On Monday evening, October 7, the newly appointed members of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism (TRAN) Committee will meet to discuss whether … Read more
Research being carried out by ESTA has exposed deep concerns in the heavy transport and lifting sectors about engine malfunctions thought to be caused by AdBlue additives. ESTA has been urging members to send in information about problems with the use of AdBlue in mobile cranes and SPMTs after concerns were raised at a meeting … Read more
ESTA has published a five-year manifesto for European abnormal transport to highlight the organisation’s medium-term strategic transport priorities from now until 2029. The manifesto – entitled “Competitive and Harmonised Abnormal Transport in Europe – is intended to support the delivery of ESTA’s overall mission to improve the safety and efficiency of Europe’s vital heavy transport … Read more
ESTA is calling on its members to encourage their own health and safety experts to support the expanding work of the association’s HSE Commission as it campaigns for the harmonization of European HSE regulations and systems. The Commission started work last year as a permanent addition to ESTA’s structure, recognising the long-term and complex nature … Read more
ESTA is calling on authorities around Europe to adopt standardised electronic permitting, route and driver support systems as a way to both improve safety and efficiency in the heavy transport industry. The call follows Germany’s country-wide acceptance of ERNA, the Efficient Road Navigation Assistant developed by ESTA member Sommer, the German heavy transport support company. … Read more
ESTA is optimistic that new regulations to harmonize marking and lighting on heavy transport will be contained in the EU’s revised Weights and Dimensions Directive (96/53) that is currently being considered by the Council of Ministers. The association has been campaigning on this issue for more than five years since it set up a specialist … Read more
ESTA has agreed to make its new guide on mobile crane winch gearbox maintenance freely available to any interested organisation as part of its ongoing push to improve safety standards. Circulation of guides produced by ESTA is normally restricted to members, but ESTA believes there is growing interest in this issue from a wide range … Read more
Transport authorities in Germany have accepted the country-wide use of ERNA, the Efficient Road Navigation Assistant developed by ESTA member Sommer. ESTA has long been arguing for the Europe-wide acceptance of standardised electronic permitting, route and driver support systems as a way to both improve safety and reduce the large amount of papers work that … Read more
Terminal du Grand Ouest (TGO) from France has joined ESTA as an Affiliate Member. TGO was created in June 2011 and manages all the calls of container vessels in the Port of Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, which represented 155,000 TEUs in 2023. TGO is also in charge of stevedoring general cargo vessels calling at the Port of Montoir-de-Bretagne … Read more