{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG)","description":"A haulier applies for an EU road freight licence – and may shortly afterwards find BAG inspectors at the premises or at a roadside checkpoint. The Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) is Germany's central federal authority for regulating and enforcing commercial road freight transport. It issues operating licences and permits, carries out checks on vehicle condition, drivers' hours, rest periods, and load securing, and can impose fines or revoke licences for non-compliance. BAG also authoris","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/federal-office-for-goods-transport-bag","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:17:53.112265","citation":"https://www.bag.bund.de","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/federal-office-for-goods-transport-bag","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) · A haulier applies for an EU road freight licence – and may shortly afterwards find BAG inspectors at the premises or at a roadside checkpoint. · Quelle: https://www.bag.bund.de"}