commercial transportation

Consultation suggestion: It will make the carriers jointly responsible for securing the goods safely

Trucks with insufficiently secured loads create dangerous situations for the driver and other road users. Today, the driver is solely responsible for ensuring that the truck is loaded properly in accordance with the Road Traffic Law. Now we want to give carriers a joint responsibility. This is about traffic safety, but it’s also about promoting …

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The government is tightening the rules for scrap transport companies

For the government, the goal is for everyone to have a decent and secure working life. Those who work in the road transport sector must have good working conditions. I am therefore pleased that we will now harmonize the Norwegian rules with the EU Mobility Package. This means there will be new rules on driving …

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The Minister of Transport and Communications will stop the runoff to transport fish

Every year, large amounts of meltwater from transporting fish end up on our roads. Runoff from this transport can lead to dangerous road conditions and damage to the environment. So I have now asked the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to consider measures to prevent runoff, says Transport Minister Jon Ivar Nygaard. The Minister of Transport …

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