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Report: One fifth of trucks on Europe's roads travel empty
2014-04-15 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: One fifth of trucks travelling around Europe are carrying nothing, according to a major new EU report that recommends making it easier for hauliers to work across European borders. Vice-President of the European Commission Siim Kallas responsible for transport, yesterday unveiled the new report, which argued that opening national road transport markets to more competition would reduce the need for empty runs and increase fuel efficiency across the bloc's giant haulage fleet. The study found...
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