Freight transport and coronavirus

That is why we have decided to summarize all the latest news that we have considered relevant and useful for our clients: professional drivers, workshops and companies of transport.

On the other hand we remind you that in our online store Truck spare parts you can continue acquiring the spare parts, accessories and consumables that you urgently need, to continue carrying out the necessary work of supplying essential products, which these days you are all carrying out. Thanks!

(On the webwww.transporteprofesional.esyou will find additional information that we summarize here and you can follow the news of the next few days).

A few days ago the Confederation Española de Transporte de Mercancías established a series of recommendations to keep the vehicle disinfected and for the extra hygiene that the situation requires. 

We encourage you to follow them to avoid both the spread as contagion and among all contribute to what has been called "flatten the curve” to prevent the collapse of health care centers.

The Government approved on March 14 the RD 463/2000 that declared a state of emergency and established a series of limitations that affected multiple areas, limiting, among others, mobility by road. These limitations do not are applied in the transport of goods considered essential such as food products, fuels or medicines.

To minimize travel and civil servants asset, and at the same time facilitate the transport of goods, certain restrictions have been suspended, such as the restriction of driving in certain dates, holidays and weekends for ADR or vehicles or sets of more than 7,500 kg of MMA. I know also extend expiring driver's licenses and permits during the state of alarm and authorizations for special transport and megatrucks.

After some confusion, the Government established, through Order TMA7259/2020, some concretions that cleared doubts of the sector. For example, it allowed two people go in the cabin in case the transport requires it. Also allowed the opening of repair workshops and parts stores that serve those workshops.

And if your ITV expires these days, don't worry, it will extends its validity until the end of the state of alarm.

For those of you who have to cross borders, even those of the European Union in its different countries, you can find limitations established by the national governments of each country. As this information is changing, we recommend you to follow reliable sources that report periodically on possible changes. a good place to be informed is the authorized by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) where you will find news about restrictions related to transport and the coronavirus in any country in the world.