Safety measure for drivers

Safety in the drivers’ profession and safety on the road in general is one of the main topic that UICR is working on. Actions or innovations to prevent accidents or minimize consequences are always on our agenda.

To improve drivers’ safety, UICR kindly asks every truck manufacturer to equip their vehicles in the production line with a seat belt cutter and a hammer to break a window.

In accidents, heavy trucks quite often tip over. It happens even when the vehicle is not moving e.g. when tipping or using different kinds of cranes. Thanks to modern construction of cabins and seat belts, the driver has good chances to survive the incident without any severe injuries. But when a truck is on its side, two problems occur: How to release a seatbelt and how to get out of the cabin.

When a seatbelt is under tension, it is hard or even impossible to release it. Then a seatbelt cutter in reach gives the necessary assistance.

When a driver has released the seatbelt, the problem is to find a way out of the cabin. A door facing upwards is too heavy to open. The only way out can be breaking the windshield or any other window. In case of fire, there is no time to waste. A decent window hammer is worth gold in such moments.

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Call for applications for the selection of members of the Commission Expert Group on Safe and Secure Parking Areas for Trucks

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Deadline for applications: 31 January 2019

Call for applications for the selection of members of the Commission Expert Group on Safe and Secure Parking Areas for Trucks

PDF iconCall for applications

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2019

Call for applications for the selection of members of the Commission Expert Group on Safe and Secure Parking Areas for Trucks

PDF iconCall for applications

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2019

Ban for Truck drivers to sleep in the cabin only in place for the weekly rest period

Brussels. After long negotiations EU member states have agreed on Dezember 4, 2018 on new regulations for resttime for international truck drivers.

The ban for truck drivers on sleeping in the cabin decided by the EU transport ministers applies – unlike shortly before announced – only for the weekly resttime. “In order to ensure adequate working conditions for drivers, the weekly rest period must be spent outside the cabine,” reads the press release published Tuesday by the EU Council. For the rest of the nights the truck drivers are allowed to sleep in the cabin.

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EU Parking conference

ESPORG (European Secure Parking Organization) and its project partners are preparing to conclude a one-year long study aimed at defining common standards for safe and secure truck parking areas, to step up the development of this infrastructure across the EU. 

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