Driving rules for heavy vehicles when transporting goods across Europe

It is not always easy to understand complicated rules, but nevertheless important to follow them. Especially when driving heavy vehicles and transporting valuable goods. In this blog article, I hope to give you some useful information about the driving rules in Europe and how they may affect your shipment.

Take a break until you make it – the importance of pausing when driving

Drivers of heavy vehicles must take necessary breaks and not drive for too long. This is regulated by compulsory daily and weekly rest periods pursuant to common European regulations and registered by a digital tachograph in the vehicle. The tachograph is connected to a global navigation satellite system and automatically records the speed and distance together with the driver’s activity during the working day.

The regulations apply in the EEA (European Economic Area) and Switzerland. If you are driving into, from, in or between countries outside the EEA, the AETR agreement (European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport) applies. These rules are largely identical to the rules that apply in the EEA.

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