After a forced break of three months, a stuck 40-tonne aluminum press on the A6 motorway near Kirchberg has been dismantled. So it finally worked.
June 29, 2026, 7:37 amCrailsheim
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After a heavy vehicle from Romania got stuck on the A6 motorway near Ilshofen/Wolpertshausen, it had to stop at the Reusenberg car park on 25 March.
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- Stuck heavy vehicles on the A6 were able to continue moving after three months.
- The reason was the lack of permits and excessive loading; the police stopped twice.
- First Reußenberg Nord, then Autohof Kirchberg – in each case the trailer was secured with chains.
- On June 23, he was loaded into another car in Kirchberg, the documents were correct.
- Transport has begun to France; the Romanian truck remains in Kirchberg for now.
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Hard things take time: exactly three months after the start of the (endless) story of the stranded Romanian heavy truck, it ends. We remember: due to the fact that the aluminum press on the truck is too high, there are massive failures, traffic jams and on March 24 the A6 is closed for several hours. The heavy piece must be transported to Nancy, France. The police also intervene because the necessary special permission is missing. First stop: Reußenberg Nord car park near Crailsheim, semi-trailer in chains, immobilizer.
Nothing happened for a long time – until April 26th. That day, the aluminum press was loaded onto another heavy-duty truck, also with Romanian license plates. He leaves without informing the police. After about five kilometers, at the Kirchberg exit, we turned off the A6. Police stopped the truck on State Road 1040; it again did not have the required documentation and was taking a different route than permitted. The truck has been parked at the Kirchberg truck stop ever since. Once again, the police put chains on the trailer. And at a rest stop it costs 20 euros per night.
On Tuesday evening (June 23), heavy vehicles were able to leave Kirchberg for France, accompanied by escort vehicles and police.
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Then comes Tuesday, June 23rd. “The heavy vehicle was finally able to continue its journey in the evening,” said Chief Police Inspector Jonas Ilg from the Aalen Police Department in response to a question from the editor. This time the trip was duly registered with the German authorities, that is, with the district office of Schwäbisch Hall.
The French are taking over
“The second attempt didn’t work either, so after a few kilometers we had to stop the driver again, and he ended up in a parking lot in Kirchberg. Now the French company for which the 40-ton aluminum press was intended took care of it, did everything right and sent another machine. On Tuesday in Kirchberg the truck was transferred from one truck to another. The police were on the scene checking to make sure everything was okay. truck,” continued Jonas Ilg.
By the way, specialists from the mobile crane service helped with loading. And, oh yeah: the heavy transport vehicle, a truck from Romania, initially stopped at the Kirchberg truck stop. It is unclear when he will be able to move on.