Intermodal Forwarding - Eastern and Central Europe’s Post

In a move towards sustainability 🌱, the #CzechRepublic has introduced a 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 that considers CO2 emissions in addition to distance travelled and vehicle type. Following in the footsteps of Germany, Austria and Denmark, this change is designed to encourage the use of greener vehicles and reduce the country's CO2 emissions. 🚛 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? Heavy vehicles over 3.5 tonnes are categorised according to: 🔸Date of registration 🔸Engine type 🔸Other characteristics 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟭: Most polluting vehicles, registered before July 2019, pay the highest toll rates. 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: More modern and efficient vehicles pay reduced rates. 💡𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: ✔️ A great opportunity to move towards more sustainable transport by encouraging companies to renew their fleets with greener vehicles. ❌ Concerns about the impact on operating costs. Higher tolls on polluting vehicles could lead to higher transport costs. W𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸? #IntermodalForwarding #TransportSolutions #RoadTransport #CentralEurope #EasternEurope

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