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EU Council unlocks updated vehicle weights and dimensions rules

EU ambassadors have reached a political agreement on revised weights and dimensions rules, a long-awaited step towards more efficient, sustainable and zero-emission road transport. The International Road Transport Unon (IRU) has welcomed the agreement reached by EU ambassadors on the Danish Presidency’s revised compromise text of the Weights and Dimensions...

IRU calls for urgent revision of Weights and Dimensions Directive

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is calling for an urgent revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive. The European Commission’s proposal to revise EU rules on heavy-duty vehicle weights and dimensions is a pragmatic tool to achieve immediate decarbonisation results, according to the IRU. However, delays in Council discussions...