The European Commission has adopted its Middle East Crisis Temporary State Aid Framework (METSAF), enabling EU Member States to provide targeted support to sectors hardest hit by the ongoing geopolitical and energy crisis. The framework, allows governments to compensate road transport companies for up to 70% of additional costs linked to surging fuel and energy […]

The European Commission has published today its AccelerateEU  toolbox (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_629 ) with a number of measures to address the ongoing energy price crisis, including a cooordinated action among Member States, and the establishment of a Fuel Observatory to monitor production, imports, exports and fuel stock levels. The Commission will also present an Electrification Action Plan, […]

The ongoing energy price crisis is placing severe pressure on road transport companies across Europe, particularly micro, small and medium-sized enterprises operating on thin margins. Rapid increases in fuel costs are significantly eroding profitability, disrupting operations and threatening the viability of thousands of small businesses that are essential to Europe’s supply chains and real economy. […]

UETR, as part of the Jury together with other public and private stakeholders, congratulates Bapaume Truck House A1 | Secure Truck Parking, winner of the prestigious Truck Parking Award 2026. The purpose of the award is to promote excellence, spread best practices, and improve safety, security, sustainability, and quality of services for professional truck drivers […]

A total of 45 European transport organisations are joining forces and collectively urge national governments to strengthen European funding for transport under the future EU budget and particularly to increase the budget of the future Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to at least €100 billion.A robust European transport network is of crucial importance in responding to […]

UETR welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of the report on addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries. The European Parliament has sent a political signal by formally acknowledging the challenges linked to subcontracting chains and business intermediation in the sector. The adoption of the report by the Plenary Session places these issues […]

The UETR General Assembly, held on the 29th of January 2026, unanimously appointed Claudio Riva as Vice-President and confirmed Desirée Paseiro (Fenadismer) as Treasurer. Mr Riva, National President of Confartigianato Trasporti (Italy), will serve on the UETR Board alongside President Alexis Gibergues (OTRE- France), under the coordination of Secretary General Marco Digioia. During the meeting, […]

UETR, representing Europe’s micro, small and medium‑sized road transport companies, welcomes the European Commission’s continued focus on advancing the decarbonisation of road freight. UETR appreciates the Commission’s acknowledgement of the SME dimension and sector‑specific realities, as well as its approach centred on Member States’ responsibilities rather than imposing obligations directly on individual companies.As Europe moves […]

UETR Secretary General Marco Digioia intervened at the Plenary Session of SOLUTRANS 2025 in Lyon, highlighting the need for a pragmatic and cooperative approach to the green and digital transition of road transport. Ensuring fair competition, effective enforcement of social legislation and responsible subcontracting remain central priorities for Europe’s transport SMEs. UETR stressed that the […]

Starting 1 November 2025, the CO₂ emission class of heavy vehicles will also be taken into account when calculating tolls in the Republic of Slovenia. Heavy vehicles will be classified into one of five CO₂ emission classes, which will determine the toll rate. More info here. The post CO2 emission class of HD for tolls […]