Despite EU duties on Chinese tyres, hauliers increasingly buy cheaper ones from Thailand, Vietnam and India. European factories are losing market share.
Read more – Cheap Asian tyres are pushing European producers out of the lorry market
Draft act UC74 splits the e-TOLL charge into three parts and adds five CO2 emission classes. An EURO standard alone will no longer secure lower rates.
Read more – e-TOLL: the charge for lorry journeys will also depend on CO2 emissions
NFOŚiGW has granted PLN 1.26bn to Enea, Energa, PGE and Tauron for 147 lorry charging points. The results will be visible at the end of 2029.
Read more – PLN 1.26bn from NFOŚiGW for 147 charging points for lorries
Drivers under 25 make up just 1.5% of the market, while 55% of current drivers are considering leaving. Firms recruit abroad, but red tape slows them.
Read more – Generation gap in transport: who will drive Poland's lorries in 15 years' time
The EU's ETS2 system will cover road transport from 2028. Brussels has agreed mechanisms to curb sharp spikes in CO2 allowance prices.
Read more – ETS2 from 2028: higher fuel costs ahead for road hauliers
German freight indicators are rising, but carriers' expectations fell by 25.5% year on year. The ELVIS report explains where this paradox comes from.
Read more – German haulage: lorries are running full, yet carriers' margins are shrinking
Poland has signed a declaration by 18 EU states on common rules for testing and commercial use of driverless lorries. Here is what it proposes.
Read more – Poland among 18 EU countries backing common rules for driverless lorries
According to ZMPD, as many haulage companies left the market in Q1 2026 as in the whole of the previous year. We explain what lies behind the decline.
Read more – 1234 haulage companies in Poland ceased operating in Q1 2026
The government is cutting fuel VAT to 8% and excise duty to the EU minimum. Car drivers will gain about 1.30 zł a litre, heavy haulage under 30 groszy.
Read more – Fuel VAT cut: car drivers gain 1.30 zł a litre, lorries under 30 groszy
From 6 March to 2 April 2026, drivers on domestic ADR fuel runs may drive for longer. See which derogations from working time rules have been introduced.
Read more – Fuel tanker drivers may temporarily exceed working time limits
The European Commission wants to harmonise hiring rules for non-EU drivers. SDM4EU involves 11 countries, including Poland, Germany and France.
Read more – Non-EU drivers: the European Commission prepares common recruitment rules
Drivers earn markedly more than the national average, yet Poland is short of 100,000 to 200,000 people behind the wheel. Money alone is not enough.
Read more – Median pay of 9,000 zł net, yet drivers are scarce: Poland's transport paradox
