No To ‘Gigaliners’
Transport ministers of Germany’s 16 federated states have voted not to allow extralong lorries on German roads.
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The 16 said the risks of the lorries – known by various nicknames but increasingly as ‘gigaliners’ – would outweight potential benefits. The decision comes just a month before the Commission begins work on its Freight Logistics Action Plan, which is expected to announce a study to look at the impacts of gigaliners.
This news story is taken from the October 2007 edition of T&E Bulletin.
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