Spanish transport authorities have backed down in their attempts to enforce changes in the country’s exceptional transport regulations that discriminated against international hauliers.
The move follows a series of complaints made to the European Commission and the Spanish government from ESTA, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and a host of national trade bodies.
One of the most vocal critics of Spain’s action was TLN, the Dutch Association for Transport and Logistics and a leading ESTA member.
Ambro Smit, TLN’s policy advisor on technical affairs, said: “We are very pleased that Spain has been forced by the Commission to change this absurd and discriminatory regulation.