The European Commission has approved the prolongation of a Swedish scheme to promote the use of pure and high-blended sustainable biofuels in the transport sector until the end of 2026.

Tax exemption for biofuels in Sweden prolonged until the end of 2026

A haulier and its driver were fined altogether nearly €15,000 in Sweden in the middle of October when police officers found them guilty of several offences. The violations included illegal cabotage, missing posted worker documentation, and spending the night in the cabin during weekly rest.

Haulier and driver fined nearly €15,000 for illegal cabotage and other offences

A trailer was clamped for 8 days in Sweden due to insufficient cargo security. The reason the clamp was on for so long was the driver's lack of knowledge when it comes to securing loads.

Trailer clamped for 8 days due to insufficient cargo security

Hauliers that don't follow drivers’ hours regulations often have lower turnover than their competitors, the Swedish Transport Agency has recently found. Sometimes, these businesses are letterbox companies that can easily be shut down and restarted. The government department fears the formation of some of these firms could be motivated by the fact that fines for multiple transport violations in Sweden are connected to turnover.

Swedish Transport Agency suspects hauliers are using subsidiaries to pay lower fines

HGV driver wages increased more than inflation in the last 7 years in Sweden, but the gender pay gap has doubled in this time, show the latest figures by Statistics Sweden.

Gender pay gap for HGV drivers in Sweden has doubled over last 7 years

Fuel prices hit a new high in the UK yesterday after the EU's ban on Russian oil imports was announced. However, state interventions have slowed down skyrocketing prices in some European countries, most recently Germany. Meanwhile, Hungary boasts the cheapest fuel in the EU, but has controversially introduced measures to stop foreigners benefiting.

Fuel prices: record highs in UK; Germany cuts duty, and Hungary makes foreigners pay more

The Swedish Government wants to introduce new rules to reduce the risk of jackknifing accidents for HGVs with semi-trailers. If the EU allows the rollout of the planned rules, tyre pressure on the driven axle or on the wheels of the trailers would be regulated from December to April.

Swedish Government aims to cut HGV jackknifing via tyre pressure regulations

In the midst of driver shortage, Ukrainian professional drivers who found asylum in Sweden are not allowed to work in their profession as their qualifications can be recognised neither in the country nor in the EU. Now, Sweden is now one of the countries pushing the EU to change the restrictive regulation.

Sweden next to urge EU to recognise Ukrainian lorry driver qualifications

A lorry driver who didn’t have a driver’s license, smoked cannabis and spent his weekly rest in the cab was recently caught by the Swedish police. However, instead of penalising him, officers put the blame at the hands of his employer, gave the truck driver some food and water, and made sure he spent the night at a hotel to get proper rest.

Police clamp HGV and fine haulier, but gift trucker food and organise hotel stay

Swedish police patrols stopped a vehicle on Tuesday because they couldn’t see its rear lamps. When the truck stopped, more problems became obvious than the lights.