The issue of regulating trucking in the EU continues to rumble on in the usual Brussels way. The latest batch of regulations present significant problems for any road haulage company with the threat of further problems ‘down the road’.
Core infrastructure technology – such as roads and vehicles – needs innovation to allow higher levels of efficiency in the logistics industry.
Transport Intelligence (Ti) & Upply launch the Q3 European Road Freight Report. The Q3 benchmark report shows that average European freight rates have fallen by 1.1% since reaching a peak of €1,193 in Q3 2018.
Smart roads introduce numerous possibilities for road transport which could benefit general drivers, public transport and logistics services, yet progress is occurring slowly.
Celadon Group, one of the US’ largest full truckload providers has entered Chapter 11 administration.
“The world is far less globalised than many people think” – the DHL Connectedness Index’s conclusion is slightly surprising.
One year on from what is now known as the Kerch Strait Incident, the vessels and sailors have been returned and the relationship looks to be improving. Ukraine’s trade has not been ‘hit’ as hard as expected at first as it has seen an increase in port traffic and exports.
Many start-ups have to quickly change focus if the initial proposition has limited success and evolve into something else. The evolution of electronic marketplaces for load matching, rate shopping and others, into so called ‘digital forwarders’ are clear examples of this.
To provide a better understanding of the variety of digital start-ups and the pain points they are trying to solve, the new European Road Freight Transport Update 2019/2020 report classifies the new business models transforming the space and follows up with profiles of the main digital players operating under each model.
The logistics technology company Ocado has achieved another big sale for its ‘smart platform’ internet retail system
A group of shippers, retailers and road freight companies have written a public letter calling on the EU to set a “binding sales target for vehicle makers for zero-emission vans in 2025 and 2030” and “a binding sales target for vehicle makers for zero-emission urban and regional trucks in 2025 and 2030”.
Air pollution in cities is an increasingly important issue being addressed by governments and city administrators, but the plethora of restrictions that apply are highly confusing to operators and manufacturers.
