• Poland leads Eastern European countries for delays at borders,
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according to new figures produced by the International Road transport Union.
Delays for hauliers at several Polish borders regularly top 24 hours and can take up to 55 hours at peak times. The crossing at Drohusk on the Ukrainian border is the worst with average waiting times of nearly 26 hours. Terespol on the Belarusian border, Forst on the German border and Kuclowa on the Czech border all average more than 24-hour waits. The figures show that a haulier entering the former Soviet Union from Germany via Poland could lose up to three days and nights at crossing points. Other black spots include Torfianovka on the Finnish/Russian border 113 hours average) and Neugersdorf, where hauliers travelling from the Czech republic into Germany usually have to wait at least 12 hours.