Overview
- Germany's statutory holiday driving prohibition left many long‑distance truckers parked at motorway rest areas over Christmas.
- Volunteer teams from the Verband des Verkehrsgewerbes and the Kraftfahrerkreis handed out 250 gift bags at multiple A5 stops in Baden‑Württemberg.
- A spokesman for the Fachvereinigung Güterkraftverkehr in Baden said some drivers must wait until Monday because the ban is followed by the weekend.
- A separate private drive distributed care packages to roughly 250 drivers along the A1 and A6, with the ASB Trier assisting and 150 drivers counted at Autohof Ramstein.
- Photos documented on‑site deliveries, including Pedro Garcia giving a gift to a driver at the Breisgau service area.