VEMAGS Release 7.5 — Practical Impact for German Heavy-Transport Applicants
VEMAGS — the federal procedure for Großraum- und Schwertransport permits — handles 90 % of all §29 and §46 StVO permits across the 16 Bundesländer. The productive deployment of Release 7.5 is scheduled for 11 August 2026 and brings tangible workflow changes for hauliers and planners.
What changes for applicants
- Electronic signature — the official seal and physical signature are omitted on electronically issued decisions. The permit document is legally valid in digital form.
- Machine-readable route data — applicants are encouraged to submit route geometry via VEMAGS's map tool or appropriate APIs rather than free-text descriptions. This eliminates transmission errors and enables partial automation downstream.
- Faster decisions — the combination of electronic signature + automated route validation is intended to shorten approval times; current wait times still average several weeks for §46 cases.
What does not change
- BF3/BF4 escort vehicle requirements (RGST thresholds) stay the same.
- Multi-Bundesland routes still require parallel applications.
- Police-escort (BF4) coordination still happens outside VEMAGS.
Action items for hauliers
- Audit your existing route templates: convert any free-text descriptions into VEMAGS-compatible geometry.
- Brief your dispatch team on the new electronic-only permit document format.
- For recurring corridors, consider a Dauergenehmigung (allgemeine §29-Erlaubnis) — Release 7.5 makes renewals faster.
InterCar Logistik handles every step through our internal permit desk — no Release 7.5 transition effort on your side. See our Schwertransport Germany service or read the in-depth guide on German heavy haulage permits.
