EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage Market Michael Nielsen General Delegate IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU This is the IRU Represent bus coach taxi and truck operators in more than 100 countries worldwide including in the 28 EU Member States and Members of EEA ID: 767420
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EP Hearing on the Social Dimension of the Road Haulage Market Michael NielsenGeneral DelegateIRU Permanent Delegation to the EU
This is the IRU Represent bus, coach, taxi and truck operators in more than 100 countries worldwide; including in the 28 EU Member States and Members of EEA
Importance of road transport in EU Economic growth and job creation buses & coaches carry more people than rail, tram & metro combined
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD
Complex EU market situation
Road Transport market today
Access to market problems spreading Ban on Agricultural produce €700 million loss for EU hauliers Weekly rest France, Belgium Administrative burdens and additional costs Minimum wage €8.50/hour in Germany France might introduce some kind of similar system Restrictive operations E.g. Hungary (EKAER) Local limitations on how to perform transport operations
EU Member States acting Germany MiLoG Belgium, France ban on weekly rest in the cabin (€ 30,000/1 year prison) Hungary reporting obligation for all movements of goods (EKAER)Poland hauliers to pay extra allowance if night spent in the vehicle cabin Others following? E. g. France Loi Macron (MiLoG II) Admin burden Costs Single Market?
Weekend ban in France and Belgium EU Member States acting – impact on companies in detail + insurance premiums
MiLoG 2006 EC report on 96/71: Most of international transport operations not under 96/71 Impossible to apply 28 national laws
MiLoG – IRU reaction
Social Dumping Some see alleged social dumping as a problem to be prevented Some see it as a business opportunity to be seized Popular Brussels buzzword No definition
Cabotage In 2012 agreed with ETF: No new rules Further harmonisation (enforcement, social and fiscal) needed Enforce the current rules
IRU RESPONSE European Transport Workers’ Federation Social Code Euro Contrôle Route and TISPOL Service Level agreement on passenger transport IRU Fair Competition and Social Strategy
IRU Social and Fair Competition Strategy
Road safety - IRU commitment The IRU supports all measures that improve road safety if they effectively target the main causes of accidents involving trucks
Accident Causation The top causes for accidents between a truck and other road users are, according to IRU/EC ETAC Study: 1. Non-adapted speed 2. Failure to observe intersection rules 3. Improper manouver when changing lanes . 85% caused by human error 75% by other road users
EC Report 2011 – 2012 on social legislation 14 % FOREIGN VEHICLES CONTROLLED MORE OFTEN: Luxembourg (75%) Belgium (72%) Lithuania (59%) Sweden (57%) Bulgaria (56%) Austria (55%) France (54%) United Kingdom (53%)