A good start but a long way to go
Swiss transport associations have generally welcomed the plans for the further development of inland freight transport that the Swiss Federal Council has now submitted for consultation. However, they add that the proposal is just a first step.
In a joint statement, the Swiss Commercial Vehicles Association (Astag), the Interest Group for Combined Transport (Interessengemeinschaft Kombinierter Verkehr), the Association of the Freight Transport Industry (VAP) and the Freight Transport Commission of the Association of Public Transport (VöV) demanded regulations concerning the equipment of trucks with climate-friendly drives, the financing of the modernisation of railfreight transport and the adjustment of track access charges to European levels. (ben)