The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has joined the advisory board of the Intelligent Access (IA) for Freight project, a research programme aimed at modernising freight movements across Europe.
The project is being carried out for the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), whose members include the national road authorities from 25 European countries. The CEDR is funded by these national road authorities and harnesses influence over European Commission policies.
Utilising real-time vehicle data such as location, weight, dimensions, and performance, the IA project aims to augment infrastructure use, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce environmental impact, and enable seamless cross-border freight movement.
The project is timed to supplement and assist the proposed revisions of the EU’s Weights and Dimensions Directive that is currently going through regulatory procedures.
“We are delighted to be involved in this CEDR project and to ensure that the needs of Europe’s heavy and abnormal transport operators are heard and understood,” said ESTA director Ton Klijn. “Of course, while the increasing profile of heavy and abnormal transport is very welcome, the measure of success will be the successful introduction of practical measures that make a real difference to our members’ daily work.”
Earlier this month, HLPFI reported that ESTA’s European Trailer Operator Licence (ETOL) for modular hydraulically suspended trailers (MHST) is due to be finalised by the end of the year.
