News / Europe must move towards legal harmony if it wants to reduce truck emissions

EU regulatory disharmony is restricting hauliers in their approach to decarbonisation and damaging its own efforts to avert climate catastrophe, according to the IRU.

Last week, Germany’s Dachser announced it would be converting its entire German swap-body fleet to mega-trailers by 2027, with plans to begin the conversion of its wider European fleet next year, citing an 18% increase in efficiency and associated green benefits.

While welcoming the news, an IRU spokesperson said the EU’s “patchwork” regulatory approach blocked haulier access to ...