May 18th 2011
Belgian and Dutch transport inspectors conduct joint truck safety checks
On the morning of Wednesday, 27 April 2011, the Belgian inspection service of the FPS Mobility and Transport and the Dutch inspection service of the « Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat (IVW) performed a joint truck safety inspection. During such an action one checks the compliance with the obligatory driving and rest times for the drivers (tachograph fraud) as well as for the possibility of excess loads. The vehicles were also subject to a detailed technical inspection.
October 21st 2010
Euro Contrôle route: 1st master class - dangerous goods.
The first ADR Master Class was held from 5 to 7 October on the premises of the General Secretariat of the Benelux. The Master Class was organised by Euro Contrôle Route. The class was introduced by Mr Luc Willems, Deputy Secretary-General, who highlighted the importance of cooperation between the Benelux and Euro Contrôle Route.
October 21st 2010
A multilateral exchange among the control services was held from September 19th through 24th in Bristol, United Kingdom. The centrepiece of the exchange was digital tachograph fraud and the inspection of vehicles for technical shortcomings and load problems.
August 5th 2010
Expert Panel for DG MOVE Impact Assessment on Recording Equipment in Road Transport
In the context of review of the legislation on recording equipment in road transport, UK consultancy Europe Economics has been commissioned by DG Move to support the revision of Regulation (EEC) n° 3821/85
August 5th 2010
The TRACE project (Transport Regulators Align Control Enforcement) is now officially underway. The project is funded by the European Commission and it will be lead by VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, United Kingdom). Euro Contrôle Route (ECR) together with CORTE is the main project partner. TISPOL (European Traffic Police Network) will have an advisory role on the project.
February 16th 2009
Road transport: an important step towards harmonised rules on enforcement
The European Commission adopted today a directive that establishes a common grading of the most common infringements to the so-called "social rules" in the road transport sector (those that govern driving hours and rest periods of professional drivers in the EU).
February 16th 2009
Euro Contrôle Route in 2009: exchange programmes remain absolute priority.
On 15 and 16 January 2009 at the Benelux General Secretariat an ECR experts working group met to plan the joint training of European road inspectors in 2009.
February 16th 2009
Bilateral exchange (AT-HU) in Szigetszentmiklós
Close professional relations of the Austrian (Bundesanstalt für Verkehr) and Hungarian (National Transport Authority) transport authorities are not recent development, since it all began within the frame of Phare twinning project in 2002, but the idea of common checks has been raised this spring.
February 16th 2009
ECR Multilateral Middle Manager Conference Gatwick
A very successful pilot Middle Manager conference took place near London from 9 - 11 September 2008. Instead of the usual five day exchange for foreign Traffic Examiner equivalents, this pilot exchange was held over a shorter three day period, and was aimed at managers who both influence policy in their Member State and manage frontline teams of staff.
February 14th 2009
Joint ECR - TISPOL seminar Münster
From 1 until 5 September staff members from traffic police forces from 22 European countries and traffic inspectors from 7 countries gathered for the second time at the Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei at Münster-Hiltrup.