Federal states relax Sunday driving ban for trucks due to low water levels

Due to the ongoing low water levels in the Rhine, several federal states have temporarily relaxed the Sunday driving ban for trucks. The measures affect the federal states of Rheinland-Pfalz, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, and Saarland, which aim to respond to the current challenges in freight transport.

The relevant ministries of the respective states stated that the goal of this relaxation is to prevent supply shortages. The temporary exemption from the driving ban is intended to allow the urgently needed goods, which can no longer be transported via the waterway due to low water levels, to be shifted to the roads.

As the impacts of the low water levels are being felt in transport logistics, increased traffic is expected on the highways in the coming days. The exact duration and conditions of the relaxation have not yet been specified.