- alternative fuels
shall mean fuels or power sources which serve, at least partly, as a substitute for fossil oil sources in the energy supply to transport and which have the potential to contribute to its decarbonisation and enhance the environmental performance of the transport sector, consisting of:
- alternatively fuelled vehicle
shall mean a motor vehicle powered wholly or in part by an alternative fuel and which has been approved under the framework of Directive 2007/46/EC,
- articulated bus
shall mean a bus consisting of two rigid sections connected to each other by an articulated section.
- bus
shall mean a vehicle with more than nine seats including the driver's seat, constructed and equipped to carry passengers and their luggage.
- conditoned vehicle
shall mean any vehicle whose fixed or movable superstructures are specially equipped for the carriage of goods at controlled temperatures and whose side walls, inclusive of insulation, are each at least 45 mm thick,
- indivisible load
shall mean a load that cannot, for the purpose of carriage by road, be divided into two or more loads without undue expense or risk of damage and which owing to its dimensions or mass cannot be carried by a motor vehicle, trailer, road train or articulated vehicle complying with this Directive in all respects,
- intermodal transport operation
shall mean: For intermodal transport operations, the nearest suitable transport terminal providing a service may be located in a Member State other than the Member State in which the shipment was loaded or unloaded,
- maximum authorized axle weight
shall mean the maximum weight for use in international traffic of a laden axle or group of axles,
- maximum authorized dimensions
shall mean the maximum dimensions for use of a vehicle, as laid down in Annex I to this Directive,
- maximum authorized weight
shall mean the maximum weight for use of a laden vehicle in international traffic,
- motor vehicle
shall mean any power-driven vehicle which travels on the road by its own means,
- semi-trailer
shall mean any vehicle intended to be coupled to a motor vehicle in such a way that part of it rests on the motor vehicle with a substantial part of its weight and of the weight of its load being borne by the motor vehicle, and constructed and equipped for the carriage of goods,
- shipper
shall mean a legal entity or a natural or legal person who is named on the bill of lading or on an equivalent transport document, such as a ‘through’ bill of lading, as the shipper and/or in whose name or on whose behalf a contract of carriage has been concluded with the transport company.
- tonne
shall mean the weight executed by the mass of a tonne and shall correspond to 9,8 kilonewtons (kN),
- trailer
shall mean any vehicle intended to be coupled to a motor vehicle excluding semi-trailers, and constructed and equipped for the carriage of goods,
- vehicle combination
shall mean either:
- zero-emission vehicle
shall mean a zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle as defined in point (11) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council,