No — today (Aug 21, 2026) there is no heat driving ban for trucks in Ukraine.
Applies to trucks over 24 t (or 7 t axle load), 10:00–22:00, when air temperature exceeds +28°C, on state-significance roads.
How the heat ban works
Ukraine restricts heavy-truck traffic during summer heat to protect the asphalt on state-significance roads. When the forecast air temperature exceeds +28 °C, trucks over 24 t (or with an axle load over 7 t) may not drive between 10:00 and 22:00. There is no official daily feed, so nakordoni.eu computes the status for each oblast from live weather forecasts and refreshes it several times a day.
Exemptions: military vehicles, perishable goods, hazardous cargo (ADR), live-animal transport, and emergency or recovery vehicles.
Ban status by oblast
| Oblast | °C | 10:00–22:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Chernivtsi | 37.3 | |
| Zakarpattia | 34 | |
| Luhansk | 33.9 | |
| Donetsk | 33.8 | |
| Zaporizhzhia | 33.6 | |
| Kherson | 33.3 | |
| Vinnytsia | 32.9 | |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 32.8 | |
| Zhytomyr | 32.7 | |
| Kharkiv | 32.7 | |
| Dnipropetrovsk | 32.4 | |
| Kyiv Oblast | 32.4 | |
| Mykolaiv | 32.4 | |
| Poltava | 32.4 | |
| Cherkasy | 32.4 | |
| Kyiv | 32.4 | |
| Kirovohrad | 32.3 | |
| Khmelnytskyi | 32.2 | |
| Sumy | 31.8 | |
| Chernihiv | 31.8 | |
| Ternopil | 31.5 | |
| Lviv | 30.9 | |
| Rivne | 30.4 | |
| Volyn | 28.6 | |
| Odesa | 27.8 |
Computed from the weather forecast — verify with the local road service (Служба автомобільних доріг). restoration.gov.ua
Frequently asked questions
Is there a truck ban in Ukraine today?
The ban is active in any oblast where the forecast air temperature exceeds +28 °C. See the per-oblast table above for today's status; it is refreshed several times a day.
At what temperature does the ban start?
Above +28 °C air temperature. At or below +28 °C there is no heat restriction.
Which trucks and hours are affected?
Trucks with an actual mass over 24 t or an axle load over 7 t, from 10:00 to 22:00, on roads of state significance.
Which vehicles are exempt?
Military vehicles, perishable goods, hazardous cargo (ADR), live-animal transport, and emergency or recovery vehicles.