New Secure Truck Parking Facility in North Toulouse PARK+ joined ESPORG
ESPORG welcomes PARK+ as a new member of its network of secure parking areas across the EU, further strengthening the shared commitment to improving safety and drivers’ wellbeing across Europe’s truck parking sector. Located north of Toulouse, at the strategic junction of the A62 and A20 highways, the new PARK+Lees verder
ESPORG Joins Roadstars Against Cancer
ESPORG’s General Manager Dirk Penasse and Druseliea Betea, Head of the European Wellbeing Initiative (EWELLIN) joined the fight against cancer, behind the wheel of an electric DAF Truck at Roadstars Against Cancer in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium on 22 March 2026. In the heart of Belgium’s motorsport landscape, Circuit Zolder transformed intoLees verder
Green Parking: A Key Driver of the Transport Energy Transition
Europe’s road transport sector is undergoing a profound energy transition—and truck parking is emerging as a critical enabler of this shift. No longer just places for rest, the safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPAs) are evolving into strategic infrastructure that supports electrification, decarbonisation, and the EU’s climate neutrality ambitions.Lees verder
Driving Wellbeing Forward: Where Safe Parking Meets Drivers’ Stories
In the heart of the European quarter, inside the European Commission’s Borschette Building in Brussels, a different kind of transport conversation unfolded this year at the ESPORG Annual Conference on 4 March 2026. Not one dominated by tonnage, routes or efficiency metrics—but by people. At the Drivers’ Wellbeing panel discussion,Lees verder
BSEC-URTA Visits ESPORG in Brussels: Advancing Secure Truck Parking in the Black Sea Region
The Union of Road Transport Associations in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region (BSEC-URTA) attended ESPORG Annual Conference and events in Brussels on 3-4 March 2026. The annual events were preceded by a bilateral meeting between ESPORG and BSEC-URTA management organized on 2 March at ESPORG office in Brussels. TheLees verder
ESPORG Tour de France: Visiting Members, Strengthening Partnerships for Safer Parking
In early March, ESPORG – the European Secure Parking Organisation undertook a dedicated “Tour de France”— a journey not just measured in kilometres, but in partnerships, ideas and shared ambition for safer parking. From 11 to 13 March, ESPORG General Manager Dirk Penasse and Frédéric Maas, Delegate of the ESPORGLees verder
A Strategic Shift: The Role of Secure Parking Areas in Europe’s Military Mobility
At first glance, discussing the role of secure parking areas in military mobility may seem complex and difficult to grasp. In simple terms, military mobility is about ensuring that troops, vehicles and equipment can move quickly and efficiently across Europe, especially in times of crisis. Just like trucks in logistics,Lees verder
Bucharest Becomes an European Hub for Transport, Logistics and Freight Forwarding: The Freight Forwarders Association of Romania (USER) hosts the European SEEFF & FIATA REU Field Meeting, 18th – 20th of May, 2026
ESPORG General Manager Dirk Penasse will speak at the SEEFF Congress & FIATA REU Field Meeting 2026 “United for Regional Progress in Logistics”, at the kind invitation of Freight Forwarders Association of Romania (USER), first Wellbeing Ambassador in Romania. From the 18th to 20th of May, 2026, Bucharest will host oneLees verder
ESPORG Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Governor Carl Decaluwé’s contribution to Secure Parking in West Flanders and within the EU
Brussels, 11 March 2026 – The European Secure Parking Organisation (ESPORG) is proud to announce that Governor Carl Decaluwé of West Flanders has been awarded the ESPORG Lifetime Achievement Award for Safe and Secure Parking Areas (SSPAs) in recognition of his outstanding dedication to enhancing security, safety and resilience in West Flanders and within theLees verder
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