Driver's Yearbook 2027
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The well-established reference book for truck drivers in a handy pocket-size format covers practical topics and regulations in the areas of transport, law, and hazardous materials – now also digital.
New regulations for drivers and a lot of information about vehicles and traffic – compiled and assembled by
- Uwe Vogel and the editorial teams
- Transport - The newspaper for freight transport ➚ and
- LOGISTRA - The practical magazine for light commercial vehicle fleets and warehouse logistics ➚.
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© 1st edition 1977, 51st edition 2027
Order No. 27208
ISBN 978-3-912073-12-6
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All content in this issue
UNTERWEGS
In the calendar in the printed book you will find on pages 8 to 31 the general driving bans in the individual European countries with the…
The high truck traffic on German motorways regularly leads to overcrowded rest areas, especially during the evening and night hours. The demand…
When temperatures drop in winter, the risk of heavy ice and snow masses on truck roofs increases. In this season, drivers are therefore required…
In the summer of 2024, the weight limit for truck tolls in Germany was reduced. Since then, vehicles with a technically permissible total mass (…
With the reduction of the toll obligation threshold from 7.5 to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight in summer last year, the question for many truck…
With the gradual conversion of the analog chart recording instrument to the digital tachograph since May 2006, the legislator links the…
Manipulations on the digital tachograph are routine. Associations and authorities have long demanded improved control capabilities for the…
Since the introduction of the digital tachograph, EU-wide regulation of working, driving, and rest times has been determined by Regulation (EC)…
With Mobility Packages I and II, the European Parliament has introduced numerous new regulations in the areas of driving and rest times as well as…
Front lighting
High beam, low beam, parking light Position/parking lights Fog lights Turn signal, hazard warningRear and side lighting…
Medizinische Versorgung
For almost twenty years, the association DocStop has supported truck drivers in medical care on their journeys. Over time, it has built an…
WIRTSCHAFTLICH FAHREN
Economical driving always also means environmentally conscious and wear-efficient driving.
Anyone who adopts such a driving style is thus…
With an economical and foresighted driving style, you already make a large contribution to environmental protection. However, your daily work life…
A successful electrification of road freight transport requires demand-driven, high-performance charging infrastructure. While a 22-kW wallbox…
Not only in the passenger car sector do manufacturers rely on electric motors, the electrification of road freight transport is also progressing…
SICHERHEIT
Traffic accidents involving trucks often end in fatalities. Up to 90 percent of all accidents are attributable to human error. The most serious…
Warning Construction Site
Motorway construction sites are accident black spots. In particular, the construction site entrances, where…
Initial measures after an accident
Stop immediately and assess the situation Secure the accident site (hazard lights, warning triangle) For…
Overloaded trucks burden not only the road infrastructure – in particular bridges – but can also lead to dangerous situations in road traffic. The…
Billions of euros are lost annually in the transport industry due to cargo theft. In Germany alone, as determined by the Federal Association for…
The truck parking spaces have different security levels. For more information on the truck parking spaces, please use the respective contact…
Under normal circumstances:
Before entry, check if there is enough fuel in the tank Turn on the radio and select a channel with traffic…LADUNGSSICHERUNG
The basis of all load securing requirements in Germany is § 22 of the Road Traffic Act (StVO): “The load, including equipment for load securing as…
There are two different types of cargo securing:
the shape-locked cargo securing and the friction-locked cargo securing.Both types of…
TIE-DOWN STRAPS
The used tie-down straps must comply with the European standard DIN EN 12195-2 and VDI-2700 Part 3.1 and be marked with a…
Clamp Boards have a system-imposed maximum blocking force (BC) of 400 daN. However, as shown in the left image, the rubber foot and/or rubber…
Minimum vehicle requirements
Swept clean vehicle floor Adequate and suitable lashing points in accordance with DIN EN 12640 Front wall…GESUNDHEIT
You should know that ...
with little sleep physical as well as mental performance suffers, because the body produces the…
Starting the work shift sleep-deprived can be particularly devastating for professional drivers, because their sleep deprivation endangers all…
Today it is no longer a secret that regular exercise and a balanced diet positively influence our fitness – and thus our health. Through a healthy…
Prolonged staying in a body position, lifting heavy objects, stress, mental strain, and sustained tension are not only the most common causes of…
For a balanced diet, you do not need to follow the latest food trends or be guided by renunciation and prohibitions. If you adhere to the basic…
RECHT
With point trading or selling, a controversial business model is operated in which traffic violators transfer looming points and even driving bans…
Cannabis is now legalized in Germany. This means that the cultivation and consumption of cannabis products in Germany are permitted under certain…
During the last revision of the fines ordinance (BkatV), the speed offenders were specifically targeted. Thus, the fine for a speeding violation…
With the latest revision of the fine schedule in November 2021, the monetary penalties for speed offenders have partly doubled.
Fines for traffic violations in Switzerland are significantly more expensive than here. However, if you were not charged on the spot, you could up…
If you receive a fine from a EU member state, you should not ignore it, but rather pay it promptly. Because penalties from all EU states can now…
Time and again, on motorways and expressways, serious traffic accidents occur, after which kilometer-long traffic jams form. An emergency lane can…
Phone ban violation and problems with rest periods
A truck driver was caught while driving on the A10 for using his mobile phone…
The times when there were just four driving license classes here have long passed. The times when possession of the driving license class "Two"…
In order to improve road safety and environmental protection, truck drivers must obtain a professional driver qualification and refresh it every…
GEFAHRGUT
For the transport of dangerous goods there are strict regulations, which are summarized in the base rule set “European Agreement concerning the…
The hazardous materials driver must be informed in the prescribed transport document of the applicable tunnel category of the substance to be…
KURIERDIENST
In a world that spins faster and faster and in which goods are expected by customers in the shortest possible time, the professional work of…
SERVICE
The pages 161 to 176 of the Driver's Yearbook contain various service information from emergency numbers, speed limits, lighting requirements, etc…
