Trucks are banned from traveling on Tuesday between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time on the motorways and first-class roads across Bulgaria. The ban is valid also for agricultural machinery, tractors and specialized construction equipment, announced the Interior Ministry.

The ban is valid for all periods in which there is more than one day off and for the last working day and last day off of the week.

The ban is not valid for vehicles transporting fast perishable food and livestock. It will remain in force until 30 September 2012 for the last working day and last day off of the week.