Law, enforcement, driving bans and everything that changes a driver’s week.
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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This weekend (24-25 October 2026) the usual weekend driving bans apply to heavy vehicles in at least ten European countries, with no public holiday and no change from last weekend — but it is also the night continental Europe switches from summer to winter time. Hours, exemptions and the critical routes for hauliers leaving the Iberian Peninsula.
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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 The outcome: the protest ended in Calabria (as already planned) and the strike was revoked in Sicily — but pickets continue in Campania and Puglia, with one organiser admitting the protest could run until 27 October without a written agreement.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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Between Friday and Monday, three dates add bans on heavy-vehicle traffic across Europe: Hungary's 23 October public holiday, the general weekend of 24-25 (with the end of summer time) and Austria's Nationalfeiertag on the 26th, which brings an extra six-hour closure on the A4 near the Hungarian border.
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The French employers'' federation that called hauliers to Paris on 21 and 22 October suspended the action on 16 October, after the Government confirmed in writing a diesel price cut and payment of overdue aid. The suspension is conditional: missing any of the deadlines reopens the possibility of a new mobilisation.
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The Spanish Congress ratified, on 16 October, the decree-law extending the professional diesel rebate and the general fuel discount to 31 December 2026, with amounts rising month by month. It applies to anyone fuelling up in Spain, including foreign hauliers on international operations.
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IRU is pushing for a 30-calendar-day cap on paying for any road transport service, with no exceptions and no longer negotiated terms — but the EU proposal that would set that cap has been stuck in the Council since 2024. In Spain, where the legal cap is already 60 days, Fenadismer's observatory shows a 52-day average wait and 38% of clients paying late in August.
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DiRIF is closing the A14 tunnel, towards Paris, 24 hours a day, from 18 to 30 October, to renew the tunnel''s safety equipment — a much longer closure than the usual overnight works in the Île-de-France. Anyone entering Paris from the west should expect a detour for nearly two weeks.
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What were pickets at Caianello and Nola yesterday became, within 24 hours, a protest across six southern Italian regions — Calabria, Sicily, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania and Molise — with access blocked on the A2 and at the ports of Gioia Tauro and Palermo. Fedralog and the Comitato Trasporto Siciliano confirm the action runs until 20 October.
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This weekend (17-18 October 2026) the usual weekend driving bans apply to heavy vehicles in at least ten European countries, with no public holiday and no change from last weekend. Hours, exemptions and the critical routes for hauliers leaving the Iberian Peninsula.
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Two French employers' federations for freight and passenger transport, representing 110,000 workers between them, have called a rally in Paris for 21 October over diesel prices and delayed state aid. French media admit the risk of "total logistical paralysis" in the region, which handles 30% of the country's freight flows.
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The Italian Council of Ministers approved, in preliminary review on 13 October, a new Highway Code that raises from 68 to 70 the age limit for professional driving with group 2 licences (C1, C, D and variants), with a two-yearly medical check. The text still needs to pass the Council of State, the Conferenza unificata and parliamentary committees; it is not expected to take effect before early 2027.
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What had been a stoppage confined to company yards in Sicily and Calabria turned this morning into confirmed pickets on the A1 (Caianello junction) and the A30 (Nola), in Campania — the first time in this round of protests that Autostrade per l'Italia confirms direct impact on a main-network motorway. There are also pickets on the A2, in Calabria.
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The French government will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves, bought at around €0.28/litre before the Middle East war escalated, to cut pump prices between 1 November and 31 January 2027. The planned cut is 12 to 18 cents per litre for road diesel. Meanwhile, French hauliers'' associations are asking for administrative, not criminal, penalties for shippers who fail to index the price to diesel.
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The hauliers'' stoppage in Sicily and Calabria, already reported for 16-20 October, gains a third front: Confindustria Catania (the employers'' association) unanimously decided on its own, longer stoppage, from 16 to 22 October, extended to non-member firms. The Sicilian committee''s coordinator admits the stoppage could drag on indefinitely if the government does not respond.
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The Spanish federation has set up a confidential channel for hauliers to report shippers who refuse to apply the mandatory transport-price review when diesel goes up — a duty under Royal Decree-Law 9/2026, which voided any contract clause saying otherwise. Fenadismer says diesel has risen 44% for heavy vehicles in eight months without that review reaching the invoice.
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This weekend (10-11 October 2026) the usual weekend driving bans apply to heavy vehicles in at least ten European countries — including Hungary, which last week's article wrongly listed as having no restriction. In Spain, the Pilar bank holiday restrictions add to the picture. Hours, exemptions and the critical routes for hauliers leaving the Iberian Peninsula.
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Four days after Spain''s electronic transport document became mandatory, Fenadismer reports QR reading failures on the road, CETM accuses some shippers of passing the bill to hauliers, and FVET asks the Ministry for a period without fines. For hauliers doing cabotage from Portugal, the obligation stands — only enforcement is still settling in.
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Viapass has published the Belgian toll rates for heavy goods vehicles that take effect on 1 January 2027. A Euro 6 over 32 tonnes pays 1.2 cents more per kilometre in Flanders and 0.7 cents more in Wallonia. Brussels keeps its rates. Electric trucks lose part of their discount, and the Dutch NEDLINQ unit is not accepted in Belgium.
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In judgment C-437/25, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that a very high fine, which neither the authority nor the court can reduce, breaches the principle of proportionality. But using another person's card remains one of the most serious infringements: having done so for a short time does not reduce the fine. Negligence, if proven, can.
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The official strike register of the Italian Ministry of Transport lists two stoppages of road freight transport for hire or reward: in Sicily and in Calabria, from 00:01 on 16 October to 24:00 on 20 October. Hauliers keep their trucks in the yards and will not collect semi-trailers from Sicilian ports. No road closures have been announced.
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One minute of work between midnight and 05:00 is enough to limit the day to 10 hours of work. For pay, the night starts at 20:00. Five examples with concrete schedules, what counts and what doesn't, and how much the night work allowance is worth under the collective agreement.
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Portugal's Decree-Law No. 199/2026, published on 7 October, puts into practice the extraordinary fuel aid announced in September. It is Portuguese state aid, only for companies licensed by the IMT (Portugal). Freight hauliers operating for hire or reward apply on the IMT website, within 10 working days from the day the form opens. Payment follows the order of submission, until the €30 million runs out.
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Spain's two largest trade unions called a general strike on 7 October, across all sectors, for 11 November 2026, over wages, housing and prices. CETM warns that a mid-week stoppage disrupts loading, unloading and deliveries for several days. Strike hours and minimum services have not yet been published.
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The Organisation des Transporteurs Routiers Européens and the Fédération des Autocaristes Indépendants announce a mobilisation in Paris on 21 October — "and following days" — over rising professional diesel prices. The format (whether it involves a road blockade or just a demonstration) is not yet set. It adds to the CFDT Route strike already called for 16 October, over wages.
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The DGT closes Madrid exits and entries on five different days up to Monday 12 October (National Day), and Catalonia adds its own restrictions on the AP-7. For hauliers crossing between Spain and Portugal, the most direct cut is on the A-62, towards the Portuguese border, on Friday and Saturday.
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Royal Decree 806/2026, published today in the BOE, dissolves the Cortes Generales and calls elections for 29 November. With the government acting in a caretaker capacity until a new executive is formed, three files the transport sector had in progress — early retirement for drivers, fuel-price indexing, and the simplified "módulos" tax regime — are now stalled, with no decision in sight before 2027.
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The Court of Justice of the EU dismissed, on 1 October, the appeal brought by eight trailer and semi-trailer manufacturers against the Regulation that sets them CO2 reduction targets through the VECTO-Trailer tool. The Court did not rule on the technical merits: it decided the manufacturers lacked standing to bring the appeal. The regulation remains in force.
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The Real Decreto-ley 25/2026, de 29 de septiembre, bundles together two separate measures: a general cut to the Hydrocarbons Tax for all drivers (20, 13 and 6 cents/litre in October, November and December) and the already-known extraordinary aid for professional diesel, which rises in the opposite direction (5, 12 and 19 cents/litre). Fenadismer challenges how the cut is managed through filling stations.
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HMRC gave carriers until 30 September to fix recurring errors in the entry summary declaration (ENS) required for goods entering Great Britain. From 1 October, an error in the vehicle or trailer registration can already cost up to £1,000 in fines and delays at the border — even without intent to defraud.
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Autobahn GmbH closed, from 2 October and for about nine months, the Cologne→Düsseldorf direction of the A59 between Monheim-Süd and Düsseldorf-Süd, for a full resurfacing and bridge renewal. The official diversion runs via the A542, A3 and A46 — anyone crossing the Rhine-Ruhr region toward the Netherlands or northern Germany should allow extra time.
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ADAC forecasts moderate to heavy traffic from Friday to Sunday in Germany, Austria and Switzerland — school holidays starting, the Oktoberfest closing and holiday excursion traffic. The truck ban already clears lorries off the road on Saturday and Sunday; anyone driving in the few free hours will find those same roads full of cars.
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This weekend Germany bans lorries for two full days in a row — Saturday is a national holiday — and Italy is already on its October Sunday hours (9am-10pm). Spain has no ban on lorries in general, only on dangerous goods and abnormal loads on Sunday, but the Pilar bank holiday (8-12/10) already closes the A-62 towards Portugal. Country-by-country summary with official sources.
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The Dutch government is applying, from 1 September until 31 December 2026, a 22.3% discount on the entire vrachtwagenheffing — the per-kilometre toll created in July. The average rate drops from €0.191 to €0.148 per kilometre, with collective savings estimated at €80 million. From 1 January 2027, the rate returns to normal.
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Royal Decree 518/2026 takes effect on 1 October and requires, for the first time in Spain, an "emergency lane" on motorways and dual carriageways whenever traffic stops or crawls. It also changes the rule for overtaking cyclists — relevant for anyone driving heavy vehicles on single-lane roads.
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The Council of Ministers approved, on 29 September, a third Royal Decree-Law extending fuel aid linked to the Middle East conflict until 31 December. The general tax rebate falls from 20 to 6 cents a litre between October and December, but the specific discount for professional diesel rises from 5 to 19 cents over the same period — keeping total support for hauliers steady, at around 25 cents a litre.
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After the actual discount fell far short of what was promised, Fenadismer met with the Economy Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, and is now asking Spain's competition authority to publish the list of stations with "anomalous" pricing behaviour, opening the way to complaints and tax-agency inspections.
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An arrêté published on 25 September allows fuel tankers supplying service stations to run on Saturday night and Sunday until 12 October at 10:00. The general ban for all other HGVs over 7.5 t stays in place. This corrects what we wrote on 24 September.
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Hours before the emergency aid expires on 30 September, UNO Logística is asking the Economy Ministry to extend it to 31 December, double the professional diesel discount to 40 cents a litre, and extend support to vans up to 3,500 kg — with at least €500 per vehicle for those without professional diesel status.
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CNAIR's request to postpone the new distance-based toll system for lorries until April 2027 did not go through in time. CNAIR itself has confirmed that testing has finished and that TollRo goes live at midnight on 1 October 2026.
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Decree-Law 195/2026, of 25 September, amends the rules for Euro-Modular combinations: maximum length rises from 25.25 to 32 metres and maximum gross weight from 60 to 72 tonnes. The special transit permit now runs for two years instead of one. The aim is to align Portugal's rules with the model already in force in Spain.
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The Land Tyrol's autumn schedule includes several Mondays in a row — 7, 14, 21 and 28 September — with heavy-goods metering at the Kufstein-Nord checkpoint on the A12, southbound, starting at 05:00 with no fixed end time. It isn't a closure, but a queue that can cost hours for anyone crossing the Brenner.
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The article on the 3-4 October weekend, published on 18/09, said "no special holidays" — but 3 October is Tag der Deutschen Einheit, Germany's national holiday, which falls on a Saturday this year. That triggers the holiday ban from 00:00 to 22:00 on that day, instead of the usually free Saturday outside the summer season.
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Royal Decree 518/2026 removes, from 1 October, the exemption that let urban delivery drivers skip the seatbelt during successive short-distance loading and unloading stops. Fenadismer opposes the measure. For last-mile operators in Spanish cities, the exemption disappears even between doorways a few metres apart.
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The European Commission weekly oil price bulletin, with data from 21 September, confirms what the IRU had already flagged: diesel is at yearly highs across the EU due to the Middle East conflict and the closure of the Saudi East-West pipeline. For those leaving the Iberian Peninsula, the most useful figure is the gap between neighbouring countries — France, Germany and the Netherlands sit well above the EU average.
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The main North-South route between Germany, France and Italy shuts completely between 20:00 and 05:00 on four consecutive nights, Monday to Thursday, for routine maintenance. Lorries are stopped on both sides from 19:30, with traffic diverted over the Gotthard Pass — no height restriction, but already close to its winter closure.
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The French government's official dashboard shows, today, between 10% and 17% of stations with a shortage of at least one fuel, mostly in the TotalEnergies network. The hardest-hit regions — Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie — are the entry corridor into France from the Iberian Peninsula. Recommendation: fill up before crossing the border.
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Fenadismer reports that Royal Decree-Law 18/2026 provided for up to 20 cents a litre in direct discount, but the amount actually felt at the pump in September came to just 5 cents — part of the tax cut was absorbed into the retail price. The association has requested a meeting with the Ministry of Economy for a new package from October.
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Road authority CNAIR has asked the Romanian government to postpone the new distance-based toll system for lorries over 3.5 tonnes, due on 1 October, saying pilot testing will not finish before mid-October. A bill to that effect has already been registered in the Senate.
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The Operació La Mercè closes the AP-7 to general freight in three windows between 23 and 27 September, on the Maçanet to L'Hospitalet de l'Infant corridor.
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Rijkswaterstaat is installing permanent bollards near service areas in North Brabant and Limburg to stop lorries stopping on the hard shoulder. Fine: 329 euros.
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Union CFDT Route published a call this week for a national mobilisation of road freight drivers on Friday, 16 October, over pay. There is no confirmation yet of road closures or pickets.
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Decree-Law No. 162/2026 reduces road diesel excise duty in two steps between 18 September and 5 October, and extends by one more month the tax credit that compensates Italian hauliers for diesel costs above the reference price.
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The Council of Ministers of 17 September approved €38 million in extraordinary aid for sectors most exposed to rising fuel prices. €30 million goes to freight transport and roadside assistance, between €118.20 and €457.80 per vehicle depending on gross weight.
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Austria and Germany have renewed internal Schengen land border controls for six more months, until 15 March 2027. Poland joins from 2 October, with Germany and Lithuania. Expect possible delays for anyone crossing Central Europe.
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Royal Decree 487/2026 came into force on 18 September and allows up to 166 hours of CAP training in synchronous virtual classrooms, with a mandatory camera. The exam and practical training remain always in person, and biometric attendance checks are replaced by another mechanism.
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The final 2026 resolution on aid for self-employed hauliers who quit the profession confirms 320 beneficiaries, priority for those with permanent disability, and sets 19 October as the deadline to submit paperwork and collect the €30,000.
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The full 2026 calendar of driving bans in Austria. Weekend ban: Saturday 15:00-24:00, Sunday 00:00-22:00. Nightly ban every day: 22:00-05:00 on designated roads (mainly in Tyrol). Threshold: over 7.5 t. The Brenner is the critical international bottleneck.
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The Spanish road haulage confederation (CETM) warns that professional diesel could cost up to €720 more per truck per month if the support in RDL 18/2026 is not extended. The decree expires on 30 September 2026, putting the sector's operating viability at risk.
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The EU Commission of Directors-General for Transport approved the year's Inspection Plan on 29 January 2026. The headline: labour checks combined with transport checks to tackle fraud, illegal cabotage and exploitation. The focus is on letterbox companies and digital platforms.
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A global report by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), published on 30 June 2026, finds that Europe faces the world's worst shortage of professional drivers: 502,000 unfilled vacancies in the main markets. By 2028 the figure will rise to 745,000, threatening supply chains and the continent's economy.
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The full 2026 calendar of lorry driving bans in France. General ban from Saturday 22:00 to Sunday 22:00 on motorways. Exemptions for perishables, combined transport and emergencies. Critical for anyone setting out from the Iberian Peninsula.
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The full 2026 calendar of lorry driving bans in Italy. Bans on Sundays and public holidays, with hours that change with the season. Summer (to 30 September): 07:00-22:00. Winter (from 1 October): 09:00-22:00. Critical on the Brenner corridor.
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European drivers' unions, led by the Nordic Federation of Transport Workers (NTF), want smart tachograph data linked to an automatic payroll calculation system, to fight wage fraud and the exploitation of foreign drivers. The idea is being debated in the EU but is not official policy yet.
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The CETM warns that the support in Royal Decree-Law 18/2026 expires on 30 September. Without an extension, anyone refuelling in Spain loses the 25 cents a litre of support — the employers' federation calculates 720 euros more a month for a truck using 3,000 litres, over 8,600 a year.
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This weekend (19-20 September 2026) driving bans for heavy vehicles apply in 12 European countries. There are no special holidays, only the usual weekend rules. A summary of the hours, the alternatives and the most critical countries.
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This weekend (26-27 September 2026) driving bans for heavy vehicles apply in 12 European countries. There are no special holidays, only the usual weekend rules. A summary of the hours, the alternatives and the most critical countries.
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This weekend (3-4 October 2026) driving bans for heavy vehicles apply in 12 European countries. There are no special holidays, only the usual weekend rules. A summary of the hours, the alternatives and the most critical countries.
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Closed in both directions, from 21:00 to 05:00. The Salève services close from 22 to 25 September.
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The Commission adopted the fair labour mobility package on 15 September. The posted worker's A1 is the first document to go digital, one year after the regulation enters into force. These are proposals: Parliament and Council still have to act.
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The operator's guide explains how to receive the call and the tasks on your phone. ANTRAM reports mandatory use, without giving a new start date.
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The DiRIF expects the closure to last until the end of August 2027. Planning information already announced by the authority, now detailed on its site.
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The official calendar confirms 07:00–22:00 on 20 and 27 September. The Italy page has been corrected; the news archive stays as it was.
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Works between 15 and 21 September affect two southern Dutch corridors. The A2 changes section and timing at the weekend.
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A ban on weekdays from 07:00 to 21:00 for goods vehicles meeting the defined criteria. Loading or unloading in Porto or Gaia requires prior authorisation.
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An eFTI pilot trialled document sharing between carrier and enforcement. The exercise prepares the future national portal.
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The operation on 8 and 9 September inspected 230 vehicles. The results were published by the European Labour Authority.
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Wels-West–Voralpenkreuz stays closed until early July 2027. The official diversion runs via the A25 and the A1.
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The Ravoire bridge on the RD1006 is closed to the convoys concerned until 21 September. On the A43, certain widths and weights require an escort.
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First closure: from the 14th at 20:00 to the 15th at 05:00, between Bruck-West and Leoben-West.
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Closures from 22:00 to 06:00 the next morning on the France–Italy link.
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ANTRAM points to €0.1074/l from 14 September. The new excise duty rate has already been published.
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The A27 bridge over the Merwede, between Gorinchem and Sleeuwijk, has been closed to lorries and coaches since 18 July 2026: the steel in the arch structure turned out to be weaker than expected. Anyone linking the Randstad to southern Germany this way has to divert via the A15–A16–A59 or the A15–A2–A59, and the ban is being enforced.
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Location and diversion corrected. The next works are announced for the night of the 19th to the 20th, towards Vienna.
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Official calendar for 13 September: Maçanet–Hospitalet, both directions. The earlier notice has been corrected.
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The organising association confirmed an indefinite postponement. The confirmation consulted covers Serbia.
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Official lorry diversion via the RD936, A64 and A63; times and route corrected.
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From 5 October, the control document for domestic transport in Spain must be electronic, a native PDF with a QR code. The obligation catches cabotage operations — anyone loading and unloading inside Spain. International transport carries on with the CMR.
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Two families of second-generation smart tachographs have a software update imposed by the European Commission: VDO DTCO 1381 4.1 since 15 July and Stoneridge SE5000-8.1 since 1 September. They are done at the next workshop visit. Stoneridge pays; VDO charges.
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Directives (EU) 2025/2205 and 2025/2206 are in force, but almost nothing applies yet. The Commission published its implementation strategy on 29 July. What changes for the professional driver — and when.
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The 15.7% rise in diesel prices in July triggered the safeguard clause of Royal Decree-Law 18/2026. In September almost all the discount comes through the tax and almost none through the direct aid. Anyone refuelling in Spain still gets 25 cents a litre — but there is a deadline on 30 October.
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Nine 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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France closes on Saturday night, Germany on Sunday, Austria on both and Switzerland every night. A simple method for building the European run without picking up a ban along the way.
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Regulation (EU) 2020/1054 changed the tachograph replacement timetable and extended the records drivers must carry on board. Where the obligations stand today.
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Directive 2002/15/EC sets limits many drivers do not know about: a 48-hour weekly average, a hard ceiling of 60 hours in one week and compulsory breaks that have nothing to do with the tachograph.
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The derogation that lets drivers postpone the weekly rest on occasional services is no longer reserved for international transport. What that means for coach tours and touring circuits.
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