Following in the footsteps of France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, the UK will sign up to the European regulations on weekly rest of 45 hours and will ban drivers of commercial vehicles from taking this rest in their lorries. The legislative change, which will come into force as of …
Read More »The deadline for claiming damages from the trucks cartel is set at five years in Europe
The truck cartel has been a hot topic of conversation in the transport sector since 2016. Now that the EU has issued sanctions to the manufacturers, affected parties can, theoretically, claim damages within the next five years – except in Spain, where the deadline is one year. Almost a year …
Read More »Minimum wage law enteres into force in Spain amongst other legislative news
On May 27th in Spain a new regulation concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services has entered into force. This law finally puts Spain among those countries that, such as France, Germany, Italy and Austria, have a regulation concerning this subject. The employer that …
Read More »Restrictions, an unresolved problem for the associations
Driving restrictions have always been an unresolved issue. Every year associations propose different solutions but no institutional answer has ever arrived. Being unaware of the driving restrictions calendar has always been a torture for haulers during their routes. Every time they drive in Europe they have to check and organize their …
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