German official wants to cap long-haul trucking
BERLIN, Germany — European politicians are toppling over each other trying to come up with new environmentally conscious regulations for businesses and consumers.
One of the latest proposals, reports Bloomberg, comes from Germany’s Transport Minister, Wolfgang Tiefensee, who wants to introduce a limit on long-haul trucking as a way to reduce fuel and emissions.
In an interview with a local radio station, the Social Democrat said he supports capping road freight at a maximum radius of 100 kilometers (62 miles) from the shipper’s depot.
By forcing shorter highway delivery parameters, shippers would be enticed to switch to rail transport, he said.
The proposals will soon be discussed by German Cabinet.
— with files from Bloomberg
Have your say
This is a moderated forum. Comments will no longer be published unless they are accompanied by a first and last name and a verifiable email address. (Today's Trucking will not publish or share the email address.) Profane language and content deemed to be libelous, racist, or threatening in nature will not be published under any circumstances.