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VECTO Regulation Truck Tyres

Impact on Fleet Management and Tyre Selection

The VECTO Regulation has been affecting the CO₂ balance of commercial vehicles since 2019. It significantly changes the requirements for truck tyres. Fleet operators will have to balance rolling resistance, label values, and mileage more precisely in the future to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with regulations.
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THE KEY POINTS IN BRIEF
• VECTO affects tyre selection and operational strategy of modern fleets.
• Lower rolling resistance reduces CO₂ emissions, but can reduce mileage.
• A conscious tyre strategy increases cost-effectiveness and legal certainty.

Since 2019, the VECTO Reg­u­la­tion has been manda­to­ry for all new­ly reg­is­tered com­mer­cial vehi­cles over 3.5 tons. The ambi­tious sav­ings require­ments not only affect the CO₂ bal­ance of trucks and bus­es but also increase the demands on tire selec­tion in fleet oper­a­tions. Reifen24.de sheds light on what is now impor­tant – with a trans­par­ent overview for trans­port com­pa­nies that want to make a safe tire choice with­in the frame­work of the VECTO guide­lines.

VECTO Regulation Truck Tyres and Their Significance for Fleets

The VECTO Reg­u­la­tion “Truck Tyres” has shaped effi­cien­cy strate­gies in heavy-duty trans­port since 2019. It has direct effects on tyre choice in fleets. By 2030, CO₂ emis­sions of new com­mer­cial vehi­cles should decrease by 30 per­cent. This increas­es the require­ments for tyres that influ­ence rolling resis­tance and vehi­cle con­sump­tion.

EU goals and emissions inspection in the commercial vehicle sector

The EU pur­sues clear emis­sion tar­gets for road freight trans­port. The VECTO tool serves the uni­form cal­cu­la­tion of CO₂ emis­sions from trucks and bus­es. Vehi­cle man­u­fac­tur­ers bear the main respon­si­bil­i­ty. At the same time, tire man­u­fac­tur­ers and fleet oper­a­tors are increas­ing­ly oblig­at­ed to use suit­able tires to meet cer­ti­fi­ca­tion val­ues.

Roll resistance as a central factor in truck tires

A low rolling resis­tance reduces fuel con­sump­tion mea­sur­ably. For this, man­u­fac­tur­ers adjust the tread pat­tern and mate­r­i­al blend. How­ev­er, less tread can short­en the mileage. Fleets must there­fore weigh between econ­o­my, dura­bil­i­ty, and sus­tain­abil­i­ty.

Challenges for Fleet Management and Procurement

Who uses CO₂-opti­mized vehi­cles must ensure that the tires used com­ply with the cer­ti­fied VECTO val­ues. In the replace­ment busi­ness, label val­ues, rolling cir­cum­fer­ence, and appli­ca­tion cat­e­go­ry are cru­cial. Incor­rect tire selec­tion can lead to high­er costs or reg­u­la­to­ry dis­ad­van­tages.

Sustainable tire strategy as part of fleet operation

The tire choice is today a strate­gic fac­tor in fleet plan­ning. It influ­ences oper­at­ing costs, sus­tain­abil­i­ty, and legal cer­tain­ty. Well-informed fleet oper­a­tors ben­e­fit from low­er con­sump­tion, opti­mized change inter­vals, and an improved CO₂ bal­ance.

The detailed arti­cle on the VECTO Reg­u­la­tion and com­mer­cial vehi­cle tires is avail­able in the Reifen24.de Info-Cock­pit:

https://www.reifen24.de/info-cockpit/r24-informiert/vecto-Verordnung-und-lkw-reifen/

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Erwin Kartnaller

Erwin Kartnaller has been a fixture in Swiss trade journalism covering commercial vehicles and mobility for over four decades. After 16 years working for daily newspapers and family magazines, he moved into trade media and wrote for virtually every commercial vehicle magazine published in Switzerland, with very few exceptions. For nine and a half years, he was editor-in-chief of the Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association ASTAG's magazine, where his precise language and clear stance had a lasting impact on industry communication. This was followed by positions in the automotive industry, including at Eurotax autoinformation and aboutFLEET. He also wrote specialist articles for Auto&Wirtschaft and Auto Bild Schweiz. With his platform www.ekacom.com (http://www.ekacom.com/), he continued to wield his “sharp pen” – an independent voice for clear words and pointed commentary. In his last professional role as editor-in-chief of Polyscope, he immersed himself in the world of electronics – a field that is increasingly shaping mobility. Today, after his active professional life, Erwin Kartnaller is once again devoting himself entirely to his passion on the mobility-360.ch platform: mobility in all its facets.
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