EU Mobility Package 2022

The Mobility Package decided by the EU concerns legislative initiatives to obtain a common set of rules in the road transport sector across Europe.

The purpose of the EU Mobility Package is to secure better working conditions for drivers (working hours - rest period - salary - etc.).

 

The introduction of these new rules will have an impact on the planning as well as on the cost of transport. The biggest consequences are:

 

• Shortage of capacity
• Increase of costs
• Documentation and administration becomes more complex
• Lower productivity

 

More information about the EU Mobility Package can be found on the website of the European Commission: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-modes/road/mobility-package-i_en

 

We monitor the situation closely and we'll inform our clients of any possible changes.

 

 

A short summary of the most important changes can be found below.

 

 

• Truck drivers are not allowed to spend their weekly rest in the cabin (must be taken in a suitable accommodation).
• Accommodation must be paid by the employer.
• The truck drivers must be granted the possibility to return home every 3rd to 4th week.

 

 

• Average weekly working hours of max. 48 hours over a 4-month period.
• Maximum daily working time of 10 hours within a period of 24 hours where night work is performed.

 

 

• The driver has the same social-, working- and employment conditions as the country he drives in (loading/unloading). Not applicable for transit countries.
• The journey must be notified prior to the start of the transport in IMI, by filing a posting declaration.
• All trucks must manually register all border crossings.

 

 

• The cabotage regulations apply to the road part of a combined transport as well.
• When a truck has reached the maximum allowed cabotage transport in a specific country, the truck needs to leave the country for a cool down period of 4 days before returning to the country.
• The truck must return home every 8 weeks.

 

 

• Installation of SMART tachographs - as from 21.08.2023
• Further changes to tachographs - as from 21.08.2025
• Tachographs for trucks/delivery vans over 2.5 tonnes - as from 01.07.2026