Externality pricing and sustainable mobility
Not all external transport costs such as congestion, noise, pollution are borne by the transport users who create them. The European Commission presented in June 2008 a model for the assessment of all external costs to serve as the basis for future calculations of infrastructure charges, and changes to the road charging directive (Eurovignette). The aim is to reduce the externalitiesof transport and to help to harmonise transport infrastructure  projects.
≡ EC on internalization of external costs

European Commission presents freight transport agenda
With 5 communications on inter alia logistics, ports and rail, the Commission aims at making freight transport more efficient and sustainable. As the majority of goods are carried by trucks, this leads to increasingly congested roads. The common objective of these initiatives is to promote innovative infrastructure technologies and practices, improve freight management, facilitate the construction of multimodal transport chains, simplify administrative procedures and enhance quality throughout the logistics chain.
≡ EC on logistics

Green paper on urban mobility 
With the publication of its green paper the European Commission opened the debate on free-flowing and greener towns and cities. The document presents a set of policy issues for urban mobility while respecting the responsibilities of local, regional and national authorities in this field. INE sees major opportunities for waterways that run through cities to collect freight flows before their last mile by clean vehicles. Such logistics concepts will help to cut costs, greenhouse gases and other harmful emissions.

≡ EC green paper on urban mobility
≡ INE brochure on urban transport

45ft containers not banned from EU roads as of 2007
A 1996 Council Directive, laying down the rules for weights and dimensions in road transport, envisaged the banning of 45 foot containers on the EU road from 2007. After fierce opposition from various transport industry stakeholders, the transport commissioner now acknowledges that rules on the dimensions of vehicles and loading units should match the needs of advanced logistics and sustainable mobility in Europe. Therefore, Member States can still allow 45ft containers to circulate in their territory after 2006 provided they put in place the necessary administrative arrangements. With this public statement, the Commission seems to definitely bury its own proposal on the European Intermodal Loading Unit which was blocked in the council of ministers.
≡ EC on 45 foot containers