No — today (Oct 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zakarpattia | 21.8 | |
| Mykolaiv | 21.7 | |
| Odesa | 21.7 | |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 21.5 | |
| Chernivtsi | 21.3 | |
| Kherson | 21.2 | |
| Lviv | 20.6 | |
| Ternopil | 20.6 | |
| Volyn | 20.2 | |
| Kirovohrad | 20.1 | |
| Rivne | 20 | |
| Khmelnytskyi | 19.6 | |
| Luhansk | 19.2 | |
| Vinnytsia | 19.1 | |
| Zaporizhzhia | 19.1 | |
| Zhytomyr | 19 | |
| Dnipropetrovsk | 18.7 | |
| Kyiv Oblast | 18.6 | |
| Cherkasy | 18.5 | |
| Kyiv | 18.4 | |
| Donetsk | 18.3 | |
| Poltava | 18.3 | |
| Chernihiv | 18.1 | |
| Kharkiv | 17.8 | |
| Sumy | 17.3 |
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.