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A line of articulated lorries travels a German motorway beside the Rhine, where exposed sandbanks and a barge sitting high in shallow water show the record low water level.

27 August 2026

Rhine low water: Germany relaxes Sunday HGV driving bans into September

Rhine low water pushed most of Germany's 16 federal states to relax Sunday and holiday HGV driving bans, several now running to 2026-09-30.

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Editorial illustration of a stylised 7.5-tonne rigid lorry beside a stepped progression of licence and qualification stage blocks, with one block left deliberately unfinished, in a matter-of-fact, regulatory, forward-looking mood.

7 August 2026

Compliance & EU regulations

Italy opens consultation on truck licences at 17

Italy's transport ministry opened a public consultation on 2026-08-06 on lowering the truck licence age to 17 and allowing driving before CQC completion.

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A truck driver's work log and union card on a depot office desk beside a signed government letter

10 June 2026

Freight industry explainers

Spain road transport strike averted: driver retirement rights secured

Spain's June 22 road transport strike was called off after FeSMC-UGT secured a written government commitment on early retirement for professional drivers.

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Stylised articulated lorry on a grey motorway overlaid with a falling bar chart showing declining freight demand in 2025

30 May 2026

Supply chain & last-mile trends

UK road freight 2025: demand falls 3% as empty running and driver gap linger

UK HGVs carried 1.53 billion tonnes in 2025, down 3%, while 31% of kilometres ran empty and driver vacancies crept higher in Q4 2025, DfT data shows.

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Logistics Technology Experts

Photo of a row of parked semi-trailer trucks with a hiring sign in a European truck yard, cloudy sky.

19 January 2026

Operations

Driver Shortages in European Road Transport: Causes, Impacts and Solutions

Across Europe, logistics managers are struggling to find enough qualified truck drivers. Ageing workforces, high entry barriers and poor working conditions are fueling a labour crisis that threatens the reliability of road freight. This article examines the...

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