Modernizing Heavy-Duty Vehicle Weights and Dimensions

by name voted on 12.03.2024

Summary

The proposal updates EU rules on truck weights and dimensions to encourage the use of zero-emission vehicles and improve cross-border transport efficiency.

9 12.03.2024

Report

energy

economy

transport

environment

social policy

administrative reform

public administration

legislative procedure

business and competition

information technology and data processing

Key points

The proposal aims to modernize the rules for heavy-duty vehicles to support the European Green Deal and decarbonization.
Extra weight and length allowances are introduced specifically to accommodate zero-emission technologies like batteries and hydrogen tanks.
Weight limits for vehicle combinations will be increased to compensate for the weight of alternative fuel technologies.
A phase-out of heavier lorries running on fossil fuels is proposed for the year 2035.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

PfE

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic Road vehicles: maximum weights and dimensions

These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.