Truck Owners and Drivers Association of Europe
By the Truckers, For the Truckers.
Truckers need to unite to get a rule changed, a law passed, a treaty renegotiated or a regulator moved — which is why a Global Network of associations exists.
Mobility Package operating rules
EU legislationReturn-to-base for vehicles, return-home for drivers and the cabotage cooling-off period reshaped cross-border economics. The package was negotiated between member states and large operators; owner-operators were represented at one remove.
Weights and dimensions revision
EU legislationPermitted configurations and cross-border recognition of longer combinations are under revision. The outcome sets what every European operator may run.
Combined transport rules
EU legislationRules on road legs within intermodal movements determine which work stays with road operators and which does not.
Distance-based road charging
EU and nationalCharging directives set the framework member states use to price road use, increasingly with a carbon component. Operators pay and are consulted through their governments, if at all.
Third-country driver access
EU and national policyThe sector depends on drivers from outside the Union while visa and qualification recognition remain national and slow.
Emissions trading reaching road fuel
EU legislationExtending carbon pricing to transport fuels raises the cost base directly. Spot rates have not absorbed it and small operators cannot pass it on.
HDV CO2 standards and the replacement timetable
EU legislationManufacturer targets translate into a fleet replacement schedule. A one-truck business has no capital plan that matches it and was not represented when the timetable was set.
Alternative fuel infrastructure lagging the mandate
EU legislationVehicle requirements assume corridor charging and refuelling that is not yet built. The gap is carried by the operator.
Secure parking provision
EU fundingCertified secure parking on the core network falls far short of demand. Cargo crime and driver safety both follow from that gap, and closing it is a public investment question.
Cabotage and posting enforcement asymmetry
EU enforcementThe same rules are applied with very different intensity depending on the plate. Small operators are checked disproportionately.
Each of these answers something on the list above. This is the work of moving those decisions, not a catalogue of services.
Files owner-operator positions on Commission freight files
Formal submissionMobility Package review, weights and dimensions, combined transport and road charging, filed rather than merely held.
Documents enforcement disparity across member states
Member evidenceWhere a plate determines how often you are stopped, the Association records it and puts it to the Commission.
Builds a shared answer on who pays for the CO2 timetable
CoalitionReplacement schedules assume capital a one-truck business does not have. That case is made before the deadline, not after.
Coordinates eleven national chapters into one position
CoalitionA single-truck operator in Poland, Portugal or Greece is represented where the decision is actually made.
Presses secure parking as a funded programme
CampaignCertified capacity falls short of demand. Cargo crime follows, and the remedy is public investment.
Negotiates on fuel, tyres, insurance and maintenance
Collective bargainingPurchasing coordinated across the national chapters.
Four Ways for Truckers of the World, Unite!
Associates
Truck owners, drivers, owner-operators, motor carriers, companies and transport workers. The foundation of the Global Network and its chapters.
Enterprise
Organizations in a deeper commercial and operational relationship with the Global Network of Associations, delivering mission-aligned services under its governance.
Affiliates
Providers of resources and services - compliance, insurance, finance, equipment, software and training, delivering benefits to Associates under agreed terms.
Collaborators
Media, influencers, digital creators, researchers, educators, advocacy groups and campaign partners who amplify the work and build it with us.
The Association invites local and regional associations, truck owners, motor carriers and professional drivers to build this with us.
Road freight is carried by the people doing the work, and their expertise is what matters most. Joining means becoming a regional partner in the Global Network of Associations worldwide — what is learned here reaches operators on every other corridor the Global Network covers, and what they have learned comes back.
Let us build a future where the road freight sector is robust, inclusive and forward-thinking.
