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March 17, 2023

14 new truck parkings bookable !

14 new secure parkings ready to be booked by all OTRA carriers and drivers looking for guaranteed spaces while hauling across Europe

February 1, 2023

OTRA Partners with Euro Rastpark!

With over 2,000 truck parking spaces along the motorway, the Euro Rastpark areas in Germany are an indispensable part of the German transport infrastructure.

January 25, 2023

OTRA opens Germany!

Safe and secure parkings in Germany are crucial for your drivers and for your clients’ cargos. We are excited to announce that the EuroRastpark Regensburg-Ost parking facility is now available for advance booking for trucks on the OTRA platform.

January 17, 2023

OTRA Partners with Nedap!

On its journey to improve the life of truck drivers, OTRA Solutions teams up with great partners who share that mission. OTRA guarantees safe & secure parkings along the busiest transport corridors in Europe, it assesses every parking before being added to its network, and offers a real-time view of their availability. This is why we are proud to announce our partnership with Nedap.

January 10, 2023

OTRA is now in Paris!

As of now, you can book King Park Porte de Bercy via your OTRA Fleet Manager™ or OTRA Park™.

December 20, 2022

What's in store for 2023

OTRA’s founders, Isabel Corne and Sven Bols where moved to do something when they saw the persisting degrading working conditions for truck drivers in Europe. They decided to find out how technology and digital tools in particular could improve the industry. That’s how OTRA was born

December 14, 2022

New : truck wash and tank cleaning bookings

we now offer Truck Washing and Tank Cleaning during your stay in our parkings. We’ve just unlocked Poland and Belgium and more countries are getting added on a weekly basis.

November 23, 2022

Truck driver shortage in Europe

When IRU published their driver shortage report for 2022, it was a confirmation of what we all see every day : the hauling industry is suffering because, amongst other things, it does not attract enough drivers.

October 27, 2022

OTRA at TransLogistica fair in Warsaw – November 7th, 8th, 9th

Come and visit us in Hall 1, booth A10, where you can discover our solutions’ latest updates and meet with our team.

October 3, 2022

We have a footmark now in Calais! C4T, welcome to the OTRA smart network

Although security measures to protect truck drivers and trucks have been implemented at the Channel ports, the drivers and cargo are still facing big challenges in this area and Calais represents a European hub for road transportation traffic.

September 22, 2022

New gold level parking at the Spanish - French border : Calsina Carré

Parking CALSINA CARRE is strategically located on the A9 highway which plays an important role for the transporters who are driving on Mediterranean or Northern European routes.

August 30, 2022

3 new bookable parkings on the Atlantic corridor

We are pleased to welcome in our network 3 new parkings. Two of them are sitting on the Atlantic Corridor in Spain and the other one is very close to the tobacco warehouses in Poland.

July 12, 2022

New bookable parkings in Spain and Poland

We are pleased to welcome into our network 3 new parkings sitting on the Atlantic Corridor in the city of Valladolid, Salamanca, and Léon. The Atlantic Corridor stretches from the ports of the Iberian Peninsula to the port of Le Havre in Northern France playing a crucial role on today´s road transportation map.

June 8, 2022

New safe and secured OTRA Parkings in Italy and Hungary

We are happy to announce our first safe and secured parking in Italy.

May 6, 2022

The European Commission adopts EU standards for safe and secure parking areas

The European Move Pack concerning safe and secure parking areas is now anchored in European law, therefore it doesn´t represent only an industry standard anymore.

April 21, 2022

New tender : general contractor for the construction & upgrade of parkings in Europe

We are launching a tender in order to engage a general contractor firm for the construction of a new gold level standard SSTPA with 170 parking spaces at Kiskunfelegyhaza, Hungary, the upgrading of one existing SSTPA at Hatvan on the Hungarian motorway M3, and the upgrading of Nagykanizsa on the Hungarian motorway M7

April 1, 2022

New parkings in Spain and France

OTRA's network for smart parking keeps on growing ! Now new parkings join in France and Spain

March 31, 2022

Europe’s drivers face increasing pressure from the Ukraine-Russia crisis

The increased chaos created by the war in Ukraine is underlining the need for safety for European truck drivers

March 31, 2022

OTRA Solutions joins ESPORG

The well-being of truck drivers has become a top priority over the past years. We, at OTRA, are relentlessly striving to improve the lives of the drivers by connecting an accessible & reliable network of secure parking lots. As such, we are delighted to announce our recent membership of the industry body ESPORG and feel we offer a perfect fit with the association and its other members.

March 2, 2022

3 more truck parkings in Spain

Accounting for 95,2% of all cargo shipments, road transport keeps dominating Spain. Consequently, Safe & Secure parking areas accommodating a safe haven for both domestic and international trucks remain an absolute challenge.

January 31, 2022

Guarantee your stay at Hatvan with OTRA

For an overnight stay, try using the Hatvan Kamionparkilo parking that is strategically placed on the M3 E71 between Budapest, east Poland, Slovakia, Ukraina, and Romania connecting the powerful economic zones of western Europe to the regions of south-eastern Europe and the Black Sea, a length of more than 2,000 km.

January 31, 2022

New parking on the Bulgarian-Romanian border

Avoid losing precious time at the Bulgaria-Romanian border thanks to the new safe and secure parking, Vidin Danube!

November 26, 2021

New tender : general contractor firm

We are launching a tender in order to engage a general contractor firm for the construction of a gold-level standard SSTPA with 180 parking spaces at Curtici (RO) in the proximity of the Romanian motorway E 671.

November 19, 2021

Opening bookings in Barcelona !

Good news for anyone that uses the busy Mediterranean corridor: safe and secure truck parking is joining the OTRA network in Barcelona, Spain.

November 17, 2021

OTRA expands its network to Spain

The network has recently been extended in Spain by two parkings in the Girona area. Their high-security facilities ensure drivers get a good rest before continuing their route on the highly frequented Mediterranean Corridor

November 5, 2021

OTRA expanding its network to Hungary & Romania

Truck drivers in Hungary and Romania will be able to count on a new network of connected secure and safe parking spaces with spots guaranteed by OTRA from 2022

September 20, 2021

OTRA awarded the most promising start-up by Alychlo

We are thrilled to announce that OTRA Solution has been awarded as the most Innovative Start-up Award at Alychlo Awards Evening on 16 September 2021.

July 30, 2021

OTRA kicks off its European smart parking network in Belgium

Truckstop 26 Bis in Belgium addresses this head-on, by providing guaranteed, real-time information to fleet managers and drivers on the road in Belgium thanks to OTRA Solutions.

June 10, 2021

Launch of OTRA

We are proud to launch OTRA, a unique service platform that will improve European truck drivers’ lives and offer peace of mind to transportation companies.

October 12, 2021

Addressing Europe's trucking problems, one driver at a time

The issues faced by Europe’s transport sector – and the economy as a whole – are numerous and diverse. Addressing them will require solutions at different levels. Yet the key turning point of all these issues remains the drivers, and the conditions they work in. This is where the solution will be made or will break.

June 9, 2021

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