Transit Transport

Heavy trucks without special noise control devices will be forbidden to use certain transit routes through Austria during nights starting December 1, 1989. Not only foreign transporters will be forced to adjust to this measure, also domestic carriers will have to adapt transport equipment and delivery schedules to the new situation. Since commodities occupy a high share in total road transit, restrictions in the granting of transit permits could lead to a shift from road to rail without causing serious disruptions for the division of labour in the international economy.