Opinions

30 Aug 2010 - by Tim de Jong expert from Truckjournalist in Opinions

Too many trailer initiatives

 At present, there are a great many initiatives all over Europe to try to come to the use of larger trailers in European road transport. I spotted a 21 metre trailer for refrigerated transport in ...

23 Aug 2010 - by Tim de Jong expert from Truckjournalist in Opinions

German BGA foresees traffic seizure

Germany's representative for transport users and shippers, the BGA, foresees a huge and catastrophic traffic seizure on the German motorway system if the German government won't allow the use of Long ...

16 Aug 2010 - by Tim de Jong expert from Truckjournalist in Opinions

Dealing with stowaways

Last week, we saw pictures in the British press of stowaways who had hidden in car tires. The tires were loaded in a Polish truck. When the truck tried to board ship in Calais, the UK Border Agency ...

09 Aug 2010 - by Tim de Jong expert in Opinions

Stobart’s plea for ‘empty running tax’

 Well-known British logistics services company Stobart has reiterated its call to the new British government for a tax on empty running, 18 months after putting the idea to Gordon Brown's senior ...