European transport workers and transport service providers should be exempted from COVID19 testing and quarantine obligations following a European Council decision on Monday, February 1 aimed at minimising disruption to trade. The news is contained in a new Council recommendation and amendments to (EU) 2020/1475 on a “coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement … Read more
Sarens – the Belgium-based international heavy lift and transportation company – is the latest organisation to complete the process of becoming an approved European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL) training centre and is expected to start its first ECOL courses shortly. The company’s training centre in Wolvertem, Belgium, received its ECOL Certificate at the end of … Read more
Brexit deal’s impact on road transport: The European Union and the United Kingdom have signed a draft EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement. The IRU has produced a summary of the most important new rules related to road and goods transport that will come into effect on January 1, 2021. The IRU document is in Downloads … Read more
The European Commission has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel and transport in response to a new COVID variant in the United Kingdom.At the same time, UK Government has sent a strong message to drivers to avoid the Kent area while the backlog of trucks is cleared following the reopening of the … Read more
The UK government has confirmed it is ready for increased TIR transits between the UK and the EU when the Brexit transition period ends in two weeks. Extensive UK government planning and new support information for hauliers seeks to mitigate potential traffic and driver issues on the UK side of the border. Responding to questions … Read more
Following the news that Intermat in April next year has been cancelled, we are now planning to hold our ESTA Users’ Night and Awards on April 22nd, 2021 as an online event, with the addition of a special celebration of the winners at our autumn meeting in Finland, which we hope we will be able … Read more
The International Road Transport Union – of which ESTA is a member – has outlined the procedures for road transport vehicles using ports between the UK and the European Union that will come into force on January 1st , 2021. Details are here The document focusses on four main topics: UK Procedures (Part I), EU procedures … Read more
International Road Transport Union [IRU] has written two letters to the European Commission – to DG MOVE and DG GROW – calling on them to oppose the obligatory marking of blind spots on heavy-duty vehicles being unexpectedly introduced in France from January 1. The letters ask the European Commission to raise the issue urgently with … Read more
ESTA Director Ton Klijn has today written to all ESTA members advising them of the contingency measures being planned in case the European Union and the UK fail to reach agreement on their future relationship. Negotiations are still ongoing but are due to finish on Sunday night, December 13. The contingency measures are intended to … Read more
A row is brewing over new regulations introduced in France on “blind spot” signage for heavy transport vehicles that are due to come into effect unexpectedly on January 1, 2021. ESTA member FNTR, the French transport association, is contacting both the authorities in France and Brussels to ask for a delay and further consultation on … Read more