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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * WORLDWIDE
* Finland - Gears up for ’super trucks’
Helsinki,Finland -Irish Trucker -4 December 2012: -- The Finnish government has obtained parliamentary (the Eduskunta) approval to allow HGVs of up to 76 tonnes gross weight on its roads. Moreover, the legal height of trucks is to be increased from 4.2 metres to 4.4 metres... The new regulations, which require a final sanction by the European Commission, are set to take effect on 1 January 2013... The changes mark a more committed indirect support mechanism by government to aid a weakened Finnish transport sector, struggling under the weight of fuel costs, by helping to bolster profitability and reduce the cost-base of the country’s hauliers... The new 76-tonne limit has been sought by the transport industry in Finland since 2010. At present, the maximum permissible weights and dimensions of heavy vehicles allowed to operate on roads in Finland is up to 60 tonnes – 25 metres in length...
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