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Driving and rest times, lorry driving bans across Europe, road closures and the news that changes the working day of those who move goods and passengers.
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Driving left, next break, night work (0:00–5:00) under Decree-Law 84/2026, weekly rest, return home at 3 or 4 weeks and fines in Portugal. Based on Regulation (EC) 561/2006 and the Mobility Package.
OpenFind out whether your shift counts as night work, how late you can work and when the normal rules apply again: if work touches 0:00–5:00, the maximum is 10 hours (Art. 22 of Portuguese Decree-Law 84/2026). With breaks, rest and fines.
OpenCalculate ADR points (section 1.1.3.6) by transport category and quantity, and find out whether your dangerous goods transport is exempt from the ADR driver training certificate, orange plates and most ADR equipment.
OpenCheck whether the dangerous goods you carry can pass through the tunnels on your route, using the tunnel restriction code (column 15 of Table A) and each tunnel’s category, under ADR section 1.9.5 and Chapter 8.6.
OpenAn independent simulator, not affiliated with the manufacturers, of the VDO DTCO 4.1, Stoneridge SE5000 and Actia: manual entries, printouts and the Regulation 561/2006 limits.
OpenPractical guide to the CMR consignment note: what goes in each of the 24 boxes, who fills it in, how to write reservations that hold up, what to check at loading and delivery, e-CMR and cabotage.
OpenNine hours at the wheel, a break at 4h30, 45 hours of weekly rest. The rules of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 explained without legalese, with the numbers enforcement officers look at.
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Five unions (CGT, CFDT, FO, Unsa, FSU) call a general strike against the 2027 budget, and SNCF rail unions join the same day: fewer trains could mean more traffic on French motorways on 5 November, in a week already marked by "yellow vest" protests.
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The DGT closes Madrid exits and entries on four different days, from Friday to the following Monday, because of All Saints' Day (1 November, which falls on a Sunday this year). For hauliers crossing between Spain and Portugal, the most direct cut is again on the A-62, towards the Portuguese border, on Friday and Saturday.
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The Spanish Transport Ministry's penalty scale, updated on 5 October, sets fines of €401 to €18,000 for shippers who fail to itemise diesel price changes on the invoice, under Real Decreto-ley 9/2026. Anyone invoicing transport to or from Spain, including cabotage from Portugal, should require that breakdown.
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Spain''s Ministry of Transport acknowledges IT failures in the DeCA and electronic waybill (HeRU) repository and instructs the regional governments to drop fines from that period issued only because drivers could not technically download or check the document. Anyone fined should check whether their case fits before paying.
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The Irish presidency of the EU Council proposes, in the 2028-2034 financial framework, a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) transport envelope around €5bn below the Commission's proposal. IRU warns the funding is already insufficient for current demand — including the cross-border corridors and secure parking used by hauliers leaving the Iberian Peninsula.
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Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini met transport associations on 20 October in Milan. The outcome: the protest ended in Calabria (as already planned) and the strike was revoked in Sicily — but pickets continue in Campania and Puglia, with one organiser admitting the protest could run until 27 October without a written agreement. Sources disagree on the exact amount of funds unblocked.
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