Brussels to hold unique debate in push for abnormal transport reforms
A unique public debate on the role of abnormal transport in delivering Europe’s green and military agenda is to be held in the European Parliament on October 15 – and…
Germany’s IST hears renewed call for European heavy transport support
ESTA Director Ton Klijn has made a renewed call for European governments to streamline and harmonize their heavy transport regulations – and boost infrastructure investment – to better support both…
ESTA members asked to consider airline-style sharing of safety data
ESTA’s permanent Health and Safety Commission is to ask members whether they would be prepared to collect incident and safety data and share it with ESTA in the same way…
ESTA’s Belli and Klijn to speak on managing risk at Piacenza event
ESTA has been invited to speak on reducing risks in heavy transport and lifting at a special meeting to be held during the 10th edition of GIS – the lifting,…
ESTA backs EU military mobility – but calls for action on national red tape
ESTA has written to the European Commission in support of the recently published White Paper on military mobility – but has said that to be effective the policy needs to…
ESTA joins freight research project in boost for heavy transport agenda
ESTA has been invited to join the advisory board of an influential European research project aimed at modernising road freight movements across Europe in another sign of the increasing awareness…
Turkey’s YMB honours ESTA Section Transport President Iffet Türken
ESTA Transport Section President Iffet Türken has been honoured with an award by the board of directors of ESTA’s Turkish member association YMB for her contribution to international cooperation and…
German gov’t pressed to deliver on essential heavy transport reforms
Germany’s heavy transport and industry lobby group VI-GST – of which ESTA is a member – has sent a new position paper to the recently elected federal government in Berlin…
Trailer operator licence scheme on track for year end
ESTA’s new European Trailer Operator Licence (ETOL) for Modular Hydraulically Suspended Trailers – such as SPMTs – is taking shape and is on track to be finalised by the end…
A new member and a welcome back
Anagrual, Spain’s national crane rental association, has rejoined ESTA as an ordinary member while German transport software company Intelliroad has joined as an affiliate member for the first time. Anagrual…