{"id":191050,"date":"2026-08-07T12:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=191050"},"modified":"2026-08-07T11:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:38:51","slug":"rhine-drought-threatens-germanys-truck-free-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/07\/rhine-drought-threatens-germanys-truck-free-sundays\/","title":{"rendered":"Droogte op de Rijn bedreigt de vrachtwagenvrije zondagen in Duitsland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Duitsland bereidt zich voor om het traditionele vrachtwagenverbod op zondagen en feestdagen te versoepelen, aangezien de extreem lage waterstanden op de Rijn het goederenvervoer steeds meer verstoren. AOngeveer 44 procent van de meetstations aan de Rijn wordt nu al aangemerkt als \u201euiterst laag\u201c.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

De noodmaatregel zou de sector kunnen helpen, maar zou er ook toe kunnen leiden dat er op het hoogtepunt van het zomerse reis seizoen meer zware vrachtwagens op sommige van de drukste vakantieroutes van Europa komen te rijden.<\/p>\n

Beperkte ladingen<\/h4>\n

Veel grote bedrijven, zoals BASF, Thyssenkrupp, Shell en Lanxess, hebben productielocaties langs de Rijn en zijn voor het vervoer van grondstoffen en eindproducten sterk afhankelijk van binnenschepen.\u00a0<\/span>Omdat het waterpeil uitzonderlijk laag is, kunnen schepen op bepaalde delen van de rivier slechts een fractie van hun normale lading vervoeren.<\/p>\n

De Duitse minister van Verkeer, Steffen Bilger, heeft daarom, na overleg met vertegenwoordigers van de industrie en de logistieke sector, aangekondigd dat het gebruikelijke rijverbod voor vrachtwagens op zondagen en feestdagen tijdelijk wordt opgeheven, om de bevoorrading van de industrie te waarborgen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voor alle duidelijkheid: Duitsland is niet van plan het zondagse vrachtwagenverbod volledig af te schaffen; de maatregel blijft alleen van kracht \u201czolang dat nodig is\u201d.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Ook op zaterdag geldt er geen tijdelijk rijverbod; daarom is zaterdag van oudsher de drukste dag voor vakantieverkeer. <\/span><\/p>\n

Het zal voorlopig grotendeels vrij blijven van zwaar vrachtverkeer. <\/span>Bovendien moeten de deelstaten zelfstandig een besluit nemen over de tijdelijke maatregel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Op zondag mogen er geen vrachtwagens rijden<\/h4>\n

Volgens de Duitse regelgeving is het voor vrachtwagens met een gewicht van meer dan 7,5 ton en vrachtwagens met aanhangwagens in het algemeen verboden om op zondagen en feestdagen tussen middernacht en 22.00 uur te rijden.<\/p>\n

Tijdens de zomervakantie geldt er op drukke vakantieroutes op zaterdagen tussen 07.00 en 20.00 uur een extra beperking, en wel van 1 juli tot en met 31 augustus.<\/p>\n

De tijdelijke versoepeling van het verbod zou de sector ten goede kunnen komen. Het toestaan van meer zwaar verkeer op de wegen op zondag zou echter merkbaar kunnen zijn voor automobilisten. Zondag is van oudsher een van de weinige dagen waarop de Duitse snelwegen relatief vrij zijn van zware vrachtwagens.<\/p>\n

De voorgestelde vrijstellingen zouden ertoe kunnen leiden dat tankwagens, chemicali\u00ebntransporten en andere vrachtwagens weer de weg opgaan, juist op het moment dat grote aantallen vakantiegangers naar huis terugkeren.<\/p>\n

Voor vakantiegangers zou de droogte dus een onverwacht en onaangenaam gevolg kunnen hebben: een probleem dat op de Duitse rivieren is ontstaan, zou ervoor kunnen zorgen dat het op de doorgaans rustige zondagse autobahns aanzienlijk drukker wordt.\u00a0Voor Belgische vakantiegangers is vooral de klassieke route Aken-Keulen-Frankfurt van belang.<\/span><\/p>\n

Geen Belgisch zondagverbod<\/h4>\n

Er verandert niets aan de Belgische wetgeving, maar Belgi\u00eb<\/span>\u00a0zou ook enkele gevolgen kunnen ondervinden. In tegenstelling tot Duitsland geldt in Belgi\u00eb geen algemeen rijverbod op zondag en feestdagen voor het gewone zware vrachtverkeer.<\/p>\n

Bijgevolg zouden uitzonderingen voor vrachtvervoer in verband met laagwater in feite een zondagscorridor openen tussen de Belgische havens en de Duitse industriegebieden.<\/p>\n

Het enige verschil is dat meer internationale vrachtwagenchauffeurs nu wellicht een reden hebben om op zondag daadwerkelijk door Belgi\u00eb te rijden, aangezien ze het land mogen binnenkomen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dat zou kunnen leiden tot extra druk verkeer op routes zoals de E313 tussen Antwerpen en Luik, de E40 richting Aken en verbindingen via Nederland naar het Ruhrgebied.<\/p>\n

Andere vervoersmogelijkheden<\/h4>\n

Ondertussen zoekt Duitsland ook naar oplossingen die verder gaan dan het wegvervoer. De regering wil een speciale co\u00f6rdinator aanstellen om het spoorvervoer in de getroffen gebieden te bevorderen, en <\/span>DB Cargo zou naar verluidt in heel Europa extra capaciteit beschikbaar stellen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overigens doen zich niet alleen op de Rijn problemen voor als gevolg van lage waterstanden;\u00a0<\/span>Ook andere rivieren, zoals de Elbe en de Donau, hebben hiermee te kampen.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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