Jens Bjorn Andersen, Chief Executive Officer, DSV A/S, Denmark:
Regardless of what the truth is, it simply makes sense to include environment in your planning, and Danish authorities prove their favourable attitude here with the upcoming three-year experiment for the use of Long Heavy Lorries on Denmark’s road system. [read more]

Mark Morgan Executive Director, ECG – The Association of European Vehicle Logistics, Belgium:
Megatrucks have been running for many years on Swedish and Finnish roads and nothing indicates that these two countries would suddenly want to put a ban on their use. [read more]

Andrzej Kasprzak Chairman Of The Board, C.Hartwig Gdynia S.A, Poland:
Gigaliners are a true dream of the forwarding companies. A possibility to load 52 pallets at once, instead of the usual 34, might enable even 20% drop in the costs of one ton of cargo delivered by a normal truck today, and this should reduce the general freight rates on the market. [read more]

Peter Hesslin Head of Operation , DHL Express AB, Sweden:
At present we see an increase in interest for land based time definitetransportmodesinintra-NordicaswellasPan-Europeantraffic.Following this trend there is a clear incentive to further optimize this transportation mode at terminal, linehaul and pick-up and delivery. [read more]

Dirk Flege Managing Director, Pro-Rail Alliance,
Co-initiator of No Mega Trucks campaign, Germany:

The possible use of megatrucks will demand upgrades to the road infrastructure. Just strengthening the road bridges for LHLs will cost the community EUR 46 billion of the taxpayers’ money which will no longer be available for investments. [read more]

Xavier Urbain Executive Vice President Road & Rail Logistics and member of the Management Board Kuehne + Nagel International AG, Switzerland:
I don’t think that possible effects of stopping the project would be too dramatic. Megaliners have their pros and cons. On one hand, they have a potential to ease capacity shortages in traffic. [read more]