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Everything on the site grouped by subject: charging and batteries, the rules around the vehicle, drivers and licences, operators and borders, trailers, bus safety and the market.

What will move the loadDiesel is not being replaced by one thing. Battery, hydrogen, gas and the grid behind them each work under different constraints, and the constraint usually decides.8 articles →
Range, batteries and chargingRange, battery capacity and charging power are each declared on a basis of their own, and the rules for charging along the roads have their own dates. These pages set out what each figure measures and where it comes from.12 articles →
Rules that bind the vehicleEmission classes and weight limits are not paperwork around the vehicle — they decide what may be built, what it may carry and where it may go.16 articles →
Drivers, licences and documentsWho may drive what, for how many hours, and which card or certificate proves it — as EU and national rules write it.12 articles →
Operators, borders and papersWhat an operator needs to carry goods for hire, the rules for work in another country, the documents that travel with the load, and what the roads charge.16 articles →
Trailers, couplings and the loadWhat each trailer body is for, how tractor and trailer fit together, the dimensions they must keep, and the rules for loads that need more than a tarpaulin.11 articles →
Body-built and special trucksA refuse truck, a mixer or a fire engine is a chassis and a body, usually from two different makers, and its own standard. These pages set out what the standards cover and what chassis makers and body builders publish.6 articles →
TyresWhat the sidewall and the EU label say, and the national rules on winter tyres, chains, tread depth and tyre age for heavy vehicles.4 articles →
How the machine is put togetherAxles, gearbox, engine, cab. What the specification sheet is actually describing, and which choices you live with for the vehicle’s whole life.8 articles →
Buses and coachesA city bus and a touring coach share a category and almost nothing else — different classes, different rules, different money.10 articles →
Bus safety and passengersDoors and exits, seat belts, fire, rollover strength and access for passengers with reduced mobility — what the UN regulations require of the vehicle, and what passengers are owed.7 articles →
The market and the money sideWhat a truck costs to run and what it is worth later, who builds and registers them, and the rules around parts and repair.10 articles →