The Tyrolean provincial government is lifting the sectoral ban on HGVs on the Brenner corridor during major rail infrastructure work in August.

Sectoral lorry ban on Brenner lifted during August rail infrastructure work

The Austrian Freight Transport Association is calling on politicians to back long lorries in order to increase efficiency and sustainability in the transport sector.

Austrian transport association pushes for rules to allow long lorries on roads

With queues reaching 70km, a solution to the Brenner pass bottleneck continues to escape EU governments and authorities, says IRU. It organisation adds that discussions may no longer be enough and that the EU Commission should open its legal toolbox.

IRU calls on EU Commission to take legal steps against Austria

A gold-level, secure HGV park for 260 lorries is being built in Hungary nearby the Austrian border.

Gold-level secure lorry park being built in Hungary close to Austrian border

Austria is set to double the fine for using a mobile phone while driving from €50 to €100, with the penalty for refusing to pay or being caught by a speed camera also increasing from €72 to €140.

Austria doubles fine for using a mobile phone while driving

Austrian motorway operator Asfinag has announced an extensive expansion plan of electric chargers along motorways, including fast charging stations for HGVs with up to 1 megawatt per charging point, as well as overnight chargers.

Network of fast and overnight HGV chargers along Austrian motorways to be built by 2030

Express delivery company Flink Austria, as well as its Fahrradboten subsidiary, have gone bankrupt, reports the Austrian press. A total of 458 employees and freelancers are affected.

Austrian carrier Flink and its Fahrradboten subsidiary have gone bankrupt

Austrian HGV inspectors will be able to test more lorries faster at the new control station on the A10 motorway near Kuchl in Salzburg, which was handed over on Tuesday, 6th December.

New HGV checkpoint in Austria equipped with modern digital control system

A new climate tax has made refuelling more expensive in Austria since Saturday. A CO2 tax originally planned to be introduced in July, was introduced on 1<sup>st</sup> October. Due to the increasing costs in the transportation sector, hauliers are pushing the government to open the market to third-country lorry drivers.

Even higher fuel prices caused by new CO2 tax angers Austrian hauliers

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to the truck bans on alternative routes around the Inntal motorway, HGVs have caused congestion on the Bavarian end of the route, reports local media. Monday was the first time when the German state introduced restrictions to avoid truck traffic on local roads.</span>