With only 158 parking areas and services providing a total of 7,640 parking spaces for around 718,000 HGVs operating in the country, Italy has a severe shortage of safe parking areas for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), according to recent research. The lack of safe parking areas can put drivers at risk of having to park in unsafe or illegal areas, jeopardizing their safety, cargo, and the wider community.

Aching HGV parking problem in Italy: only 2,482 safe parking spaces for over 700,000 lorries

With a financial grant of 162 million Danish kroner (more than 21 million euros) from the EU, the construction of Europe’s largest HGV park and charging place has started in Horsens, Denmark. Named, Recharge City, it will be capable of accommodating 450 trucks in a 24-hour monitored separate area.

Construction of Europe’s largest HGV park and charging centre started in the middle of Denmark

A new motorway rest area opened this week in Germany has sufficient capacity for 100 HGVs. However, for that to happen, the lorries need to park closely one after the other in rows based on their estimated time of departure.

New motorway rest area in Germany parks 8 HGVs in 1 row

<p data-test="article.subtitle">In order to improve the traffic situation in the German port of Bremerhaven, an unoccupied site has been transformed into an HGV park, reports German freight magazine DVZ.</p>
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Aching HGV parking problem in Italy: only 2,482 safe parking spaces for over 700,000 lorries

Construction of Europe’s largest HGV park and charging centre started in the middle of Denmark

New motorway rest area in Germany parks 8 HGVs in 1 row

New truck parking at the port of Bremerhaven in Germany