The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility conducted nationwide targeted inspections in July 2025 on cabotage, regular weekly rest time, and technical deficiencies. According to the agency, the actions took place on 7 July, 10–11 July and 23–24 July 2025 at a total of 115 control points. A total of 348 enforcement officers from the Traffic Control Service were deployed.
Scope and results
of the measures
During the actions, 1,499 traffic inspections were conducted. To verify cabotage provisions, 1,332 regulatory checks were carried out, during which 30 notices of non-compliance were recorded, involving a total of 95 violations.
In 351 checks to ensure compliance with the prohibition on spending the regular weekly rest time in the vehicle, the inspectors recorded 50 violations. In 79 inspections to
identify technical defects, 29 violations were found.
Financial consequences and supporting authorities
In the course of the measures the BALM collected security deposits totaling €105,732.30. The checks on 24 July in the Mainz external office area were supported by customs officers.
Selection of control locations and outlook
The locations of the controls were chosen by BALM on the basis of expected traffic volumes,
results of earlier measures, and the experiences from the control service. Special attention was given to heavily trafficked routes by foreign-registered vehicles and to large shippers from industry, logistics, and e-commerce.
The Federal Office stressed that the results are not representative and do not allow robust conclusions about the overall situation. It announced that priority actions in the aforementioned areas would be continued
