The background is the upcoming autumn holidays during which transport chains could stall again.
Impact on supply chains
According to the figures, the current driving ban causes transports on the eve of a holiday to come to a standstill at midnight.
"This interrupts routine and reliable tours, often shortly before reaching the destination," said IHK President Tobias Hoffmann.
As a result, companies could no
longer implement their logistics processes as planned, which would lead to substantial financial burdens.
Example: German Unity Day
Effects become particularly evident on October 3, the Day of German Unity. Ulrich Boll, a member of the Transport Committee of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) and managing partner of Boll Logistik GmbH & Co. KG, warned that the stoppage on the holiday
would again lead to delays in supply chains.
"The currently valid truck holiday driving ban harms the economy," Boll said.
Political dimension
Ulrich Boll spoke of an urgent need for action by policymakers. The driving ban on holidays must finally be made flexible.
According to the Lower Saxony Chambers of Industry and Commerce, the driving bans often interrupt routine tours shortly before reaching the
destination. As a result, important logistics processes cannot be followed, which entails substantial financial burdens for companies of all industries and sizes.
Conclusion and outlook
Whether the policymakers will promptly take up the business community's demands remains open. In the past, adjustments to the holiday driving ban were discussed, but concrete changes did not materialize. So it remains to be seen how the debate
