DGT clarifies that the V16 sign for sale is not yet connected to the DGT 3.0 platform
The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has sent a statement to clarify the confusion surrounding the new V16 pre-signalling device following various reports in the media. The note clarifies that there are no devices connected to the DGT 3.0 platform on the market…
CNTC calls off strike after reaching agreement with MITMA
This Friday, the National Road Transport Committee (CNTC) has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA), which highlights the prohibition of driver participation in loading and unloading operations, a historical claim of…
WHO and ILO form Task Force to ensure freedom of movement in transport in the face of Covid-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have agreed to form an Action Group “as a matter of urgency” to ensure freedom of movement for transport professionals. This commitment follows a meeting of the World…
International transport organisations call on governments not to impose hasty restrictions on Omicron
The International Road Transport Union (IRU), of which CETM is a member, together with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have jointly called…
CETM calls for transport to be valued and asks the government for real solutions to avoid the disappearance of the sector
The Spanish Confederation of Freight Transport (CETM) has always worked to support road freight transport and to highlight the value of a sector that is essential for the functioning of the economy and the supply of the population, as well as to make society, shippers…
The Congress approves the reform of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety
On Thursday, the Congress approved the amendment to the revised text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety. With this approval, several precepts of the Law relating to the Points Licence have been updated. These are the main changes:…
His Majesty the King receives the CETM Executive Committee in an audience
The Executive Committee of the Spanish Confederation of Freight Transport, headed by its President, Ovidio de la Roza, was received in audience this Thursday by the King of Spain at the Palacio de la Zarzuela. Don Felipe greeted each of the members of the permanent…
Seopan is back in business
The Association of Spanish Construction Companies (Seopan, a Spanish acronym) has once again called on the government to establish an infrastructure charging model to solve the investment and conservation deficit, which in the case of heavy vehicles could be 19 cents…
Trànsit corrects the error of restricting the transport of perishable goods in Catalonia
The Catalan Traffic Service has published Resolution INT/551/2020, of 26 February, which modifies the restrictions on the transport of perishable goods contained in Resolution INT/383/2020, of 13 February. By mistake, Trànsit included the transport of perishable goods…
Tampering with the tachograph will be considered a criminal offence and will help to deter offenders
This Monday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Road Safety sent a letter to the competent traffic police forces (Guardia Civil, Mossos de Esquadra, Ertzaintza and Navarre Police) to intensify checks on lorries and to issue certificates of falsification of…
