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Oct 26, 2010

DRIVERS' PROTEST * Belgium - Conference disrupted by truckers

The conference was ignoring the dignity of drivers, they said

Brussels,Belgium -Road Transport, by Andy Salter -25 October 2010: -- The Safe and Secure Truck Parking conference, held in Brussels today (25 October), got off to a rowdy start as representatives of the Belgian truck drivers union stormed the stage to make their feelings on the subject known...   The conference was ignoring the dignity of drivers, they said, and the union took the opportunity to present a five-point charter on truck parks covering costs, sanitation, availability, European co-operation and security...   In August a truck driver lost his life in Belgium when his truck ploughed into a line of vehicles overnighting on the hard shoulder of the A15 motorway near Heppignies and the protestors were anxious to ensure such an incident never happened again...   Under the proposed 'LABEL' scheme, truck parks are assessed for security and service and awarded points on both counts. The project is now being passed over to "industry" to take it forward and the International Road Transport Union has picked up the baton with a view to creating an online service showing the Europe-wide network of truck parking areas via its TRANSpark initiative - a directory of truck parks... (Image from cdn.radionetherlands.nl: Netherlands gets first secure lorry parking area)

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