ESTA asks members for more information on Germany’s VEMAGS permit reforms
ESTA is asking members to get in touch with detailed examples of how new changes to Germany’s VEMAGS permit system for heavy transport and abnormal loads are working in practice…
EU exempts transport workers and service providers from testing and quarantine regs
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…
Sarens receives ECOL training centre approval
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…
Brexit deal’s impact on road transport – IRU summary
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…
EU sets new COVID EU-UK transport rules as French border reopens
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…
UK tells IRU it is ready for post-Brexit TIR transits
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…
Intermat cancelled: ESTA Awards 2021 to go online
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…
IRU details post-Brexit road transport rules
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…
Opposition grows to new French “blind spot” signage for heavy transport
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…
Emergency Brexit contingency plans announced
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…