Where do they all want to go? What have they all loaded? Two questions that are asked when you look at endless truck columns on the highways. A survey offers answers in Tyrol. A transport company with lawsuits is now also covered there.
With 2.4 million trucks per year, about three times as many heavy vehicles are on the burner shaft as because of all Swiss Alpine passes. An impressive song. But what was A to B looked at? Are transit cars really the largest environmental sinner? And is it true that at least there is calm at night?
A study by the state of Tyrol provides answers. In the fall, more than 5000 truck drivers were interviewed and the data was recorded. Now the results are available. “The data is essential to evaluate existing measures against transit and to develop new solutions,” explains transport councilor René Zumtobel (Spö).
On average 13.2 tons of charge
A truck in the streets of Tyrol has an average of 13.2 tons on the bump. Vegetables, meat, alcohol- the vast majority transports food and luxury foods (20%). Secondly, collection material (note different types of goods on a truck) with 8 percent, followed by chemical products and rubber and plastic goods (7%). The share of empty journeys is 11.5 percent. They fall: in 2008 the share was still 17.6 percent.
Much going on at night
57 percent of truck traffic are classic transit trips. The value has been constant for years. The source and destination traffic to and from Tyrol is 25 percent. During the night the transit traffic is lower, but still high with 47%. Despite the driving ban (thanks to exceptions) there is also a lot going on. 7.1 percent of all truck trips are eliminated between 10 p.m. and 5 o’clock in the morning
According to the LR Zumtobel, the development of truck fleets in the streets of Tyrol is encouraging. According to this, 99.8 percent of the low emission of the Euro class 6. “A result of the Euro class driving ban,” says the traffic officer. He describes the management of ban as essential “as long as there is no crossborder solution for better leveling and more move to the rail”.
How rough things are in the transport industry and how enormously the drivers are under pressure, the financial police are made clear. Accordingly, this, together with the police, has discovered serious violations of labor and social security rights in Tyrol.
The starting point was an anonymous advertisement that checked the travel writers of 33 trucks from a transport company. The suspicion: drivers used various driver cards to prevent legally prescribed steering and rest periods. The evaluation of the data read had significant irregularities in the registrations for social security and the established working hours.
In addition to advertisements, 80,000 euros fine
A total of 156 advertisements were introduced against the company, 107 concerns violations of steering and rest periods. There were also advertisements about falsification of documents and falsification of evidence. “In six cases, the illegal use of various driver cards can be demonstrated,” says it. In the meantime, a fine of approximately 80,000 euros has also been imposed.
Source: Krone
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