Shaping the Future, Celebrating the Past: ESTA Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Following the highly successful ESTA Awards of Excellence event in April, the European heavy transport and lifting industry is now looking forward to another significant event: ESTA’s 50th Anniversary celebrations….
ESTA Awards 2026 – winners and finalists
The 2026 ESTA Awards dinner took place in the Netherlands on April 16 at the five-star Grand Hotel Huis ter Duin in Noordwijk aan Zee. In what was regarded as…
ESTA Director Ton Klijn to step down
ESTA Director Ton Klijn has announced that he is to retire at the end of June. He will be succeeded by ESTA Policy Officer Miguel Florez de la Colina. Ton…
ESTA proposes amendments to military mobility plans – but reiterates strong support
ESTA has proposed a series of amendments to the European Union’s Military Mobility Package – while at the same time underlining its strong support for the proposals. The amendments are…
New developments in planned trailer licence as MHST work progresses
Experts working on ESTA’s plans for a new best practice guide and training scheme for Modular Hydraulic Suspended Trailers and SPMTs are developing a graded operator licence structure to take…
ESTA’s 2026 Awards and 50th Birthday – don’t delay, come and join us
Sponsorship positions for this year’s ESTA events – for the 2026 Awards Event and the 50th Anniversary ‘year-round’ slots – are selling fast and companies that want to be involved…
Safety survey’s detailed conclusions – positive but more work required
ESTA has released the detailed results of its industry-wide safety survey. The results revealed that safety is a high priority for the vast majority of companies, management and employees in…
New military mobility paper published by ESTA as push for action grows
ESTA has published a new position paper on Military Mobility as it pushes Brussels to deliver on its promise of efficient and common heavy transport regulations for both military and…
Warning to heavy transport companies of key German bridge closure
ESTA’s German association member BSK is warning European heavy transport companies of the federal highway authorities’ plans to close the country’s A27 motorway near Bremen from next year due to…
ESTA pushing ahead with ‘dual track’ trailer operator training
ESTA’s new European Trailer Operator Licence (ETOL) for Modular Hydraulically Suspended Trailers – such as SPMTs – has taken an important step forward following the latest round of discussions between…