Driver’s Yearbook 2026
The proven reference book for truck drivers in a handy pocket format covers practical topics and regulations from the areas of transport, law, and dangerous goods – now also available digitally.
New regulations for drivers and plenty of useful information about vehicles and traffic – developed and compiled by
- Uwe Vogel and the editorial teams of
- Transport – The Newspaper for Freight Transport ➚ and
- LOGISTRA – The Practical Magazine for Fleet and Warehouse Logistics ➚.
All contents of the Driver’s Yearbook are available in 10 languages and are listed further down on this page. The contents are fully accessible only to Driver’s Yearbook PLUS or Driver’s Yearbook DIGITAL users after registration. Here you will find more information
- on how to purchase the Driver’s Yearbook DIGITAL ➚ or PLUS ➚, and
- a guide for online registration and use of the Driver’s Yearbook.
All European driving bans can be found free of charge in the category Driving Bans ».
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All content in this issue
SERVICE
The first part of the Driver's Yearbook, pages 8 to 32, traditionally consists of a current annual calendar with public holidays, driving bans,…
Pages 162 to 176 of the Driver’s Yearbook contain a range of service information, from emergency numbers and speed limits to lighting requirements…
UNTERWEGS
In the calendar in the printed book, you will find on pages 8 to 31 the general driving bans in the individual European countries, listed with the…
Every evening the same dilemma: truck drivers struggle along Germany’s motorways to find a parking space. Anyone who arrives too late has only one…
The driver shortage has been known for a long time, but there are few concrete proposals. Last year, the European Commission adopted a new…
When temperatures drop in winter, the risk from heavy accumulations of ice and snow on truck roofs increases. During this season, drivers are…
In summer 2024, the weight threshold for the truck toll in Germany was lowered. Since then, vehicles with a technically permissible maximum mass (…
With the lowering of the toll-liability threshold from 7.5 to 3.5 t GVW in the summer of last year, many truck drivers and fleet operators are…
With the gradual replacement of the analogue chart-disc tachograph with the digital tachograph since May 2006, lawmakers expect to be able to…
Tampering with the digital tachograph is commonplace. Industry associations and authorities have therefore long been calling for improved…
The retrofit to the second-generation smart tachograph (G2V2) was phased in. Since the beginning of last year, all trucks with a gross vehicle…
Since the introduction of the digital tachograph, the EU-wide regulation of working, driving, and rest times has been defined by Regulation (EC)…
With Mobility Packages I and II, the European Parliament has introduced numerous new regulations on driving and rest times, as well as on the…
Front lighting
Main beam, dipped beam, side lights Position/parking lights Fog lamps Indicators, hazard warning lightsRear and side…
WIRTSCHAFTLICH FAHREN
Economical driving inherently means environmentally responsible, low-wear driving.
Anyone who adopts this driving style will also be on…
With an economical and anticipatory driving style, you are already making a significant contribution to environmental protection. However, your…
Successful electrification of road freight transport requires a needs-based, high-performance charging infrastructure. While a 22 kW wallbox is…
Not only in the passenger car segment are manufacturers turning to electric motors; the electrification of road freight transport is also…
HVO stands for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (hydrogenated vegetable oil). The fuel is produced from oil-bearing biomass—sustainable residues and…
SICHERHEIT
Road accidents involving trucks often result in fatalities. Up to 90 percent of all accidents are attributable to human error. The most serious…
Caution: Roadworks
Motorway work zones are accident hotspots. The work zone entries, where narrowed lanes shift, are particularly…
Initial measures after an accident
Stop immediately and assess the situation Secure the accident scene (hazard warning lights, warning…
Overloaded HGVs not only burden the road infrastructure—bridges in particular—but can also lead to dangerous situations in road traffic. The…
The transport industry incurs billions in losses each year due to cargo theft. In Germany alone, as determined by the Federal Association for…
The truck parking areas offer different levels of security. For further information on the truck parking areas, please use the respective contact…
Under normal circumstances:
Before entering, check that there is enough fuel in the tank Switch on the radio and…LADUNGSSICHERUNG
The basis of all load-securing requirements in Germany is Section 22 of the Road Traffic Regulations (StVO): "The load, including load-securing…
A distinction is made between two different types of load securing:
positive-fit load securing, and frictional load securing.Both types…
Lashing Straps
The lashing straps used must comply with European standard DIN EN 12195-2 and VDI 2700 Sheet 3.1 and be…
Shoring boards have, by design, a maximum blocking force (BC) of 400 daN. However, as in the image on the left, the rubber foot and/or the rubber…
Minimum requirements for the vehicle
Load bed swept clean Sufficient and suitable lashing points as per DIN EN 12640 Front bulkhead…GESUNDHEIT
You should know that ...
with too little sleep, physical as well as mental performance suffers, because the body produces the…
Starting a work shift sleep-deprived can be especially disastrous for professional drivers, because their lack of sleep endangers all road…
Today it is no longer a secret that regular exercise and a balanced diet have a positive impact on our fitness—and thus our health. By leading a…
Remaining in one position for long periods, lifting heavy objects, stress, psychological strain, and constant tension are not only the most common…
For a balanced diet, you don’t need to follow the latest food trends or be guided by restriction and prohibitions. If you follow the basic rule “…
RECHT
Cannabis has now been legalised in Germany. This means that the cultivation and consumption of cannabis products in Germany are permitted…
Until now, the rule has been: if a German motorist has their driving licence revoked in Italy, for example, they can still get behind the…
During the most recent revision of the schedule of fines (BkatV), speeders were specifically targeted. Thus, the fine for exceeding the speed…
With the latest revision of the Ordinance on the Schedule of Fines in November 2021, the fines for speeding offenders have, in some cases, doubled…
Fines for traffic violations are significantly more expensive in Switzerland than they are here. However, if you weren’t asked to pay on the…
Anyone who receives a fine from another EU country should not ignore it, but pay it promptly. Today, penalties from all EU member states can be…
Different countries, different fines: In other European countries, even seemingly minor offenses can incur significantly higher fines than here.…
Time and again, serious accidents occur on motorways and expressways, often resulting in tailbacks stretching for kilometres. In such situations,…
Hefty penalty for tachograph tampering
A Bulgarian truck driver was inspected by the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) on…
The days when there were only four driving licence categories in this country are long gone. So too are the days when holding licence class ‘Two’—…
To improve road safety and environmental protection, HGV drivers must obtain a professional driver qualification and renew it every five years.…
GEFAHRGUT
There are strict regulations for the transport of dangerous goods, which are consolidated in the basic regulatory framework “European Agreement…
The dangerous goods driver must be informed in the required transport document of the applicable tunnel category of the substance being…
