UK considers longer trucks to reduce emissions

The British government is considering allowing longer truck-trailer combinations on the country’s roads following independent research which showed that this could cut carbon without compromising safety. A legislative process has been put in place by roads minister Mike Penning to allow a two-metre increase in the total length of articulated lorries operating within the existing weight limit of 44 tons. The news comes amid campaigns across Europe to increase the maximum permissible length and mass of vehicles in order to reduce crowding on the roads and improve logistics efficiencies.