Camions, quel trafic !

Foreign trucks in transit exploit French roads because France does not levy a heavy‑vehicle tax, unlike many central‑European nations. These rigs overload highways, wear down pavement, and emit fine particles. Another issue: to dodge tolls, trucks cut through villages, turning them into makeshift motorways. How can this traffic be regulated? Could all freight shift to rail? Hugo Clément exposes carrier tricks that feed France’s obsession with parcel deliveries.

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