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Symbols & signs

They are often seen on the prototype and found on models more and more, but what do these symbols and signs you find on modern trucks actually mean ?  
Here is a short list:

Sign

Origin Meaning
Germany Waste transport with required permit.

Italy 'domenica', vehicle exempt from Sunday driving ban.

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Italy 'alimentari', vehicle carrying foodstuffs.
Austria Trucks bearing this sign have been certified to carry a lower gross weight and are only allowed to carry this certified (lower) weight.
? Low-noise vehicle
Austria Trucks bearing this sign have been certified to carry a lower gross weight but can also carry the weight they were originally certified for. (Trucks limited to 38t can also carry 40t if they have the 'H'-sign, 'E'-sign trucks can not).
Germany 'Kombi-Verkehr' (Combined transport like road-rail, road-ship, road-air). Vehicles carrying this sign are exempted from the German Sun - and holiday driving ban, maximum travelling distance is only 150km however.  
Austria Low-noise vehicle, exempted from the Austrian night driving ban.
Austria Trucks bearing this sign are allowed to use roads normally closed for trucks.
Austria Low emission vehicle.
EU ? Super low emission vehicle (Euro 2).
Austria Low-Noise / low emission vehicle ('green lorry').

 

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