Transport and Logistics Network
Last year, according to the latest statistics from the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, hauliers transported 13.2 billion tonnes of goods on the roads of the EU countries.
They thus performed freight work amounting to 1.857 trillion tonne-kilometres …
The acquisition of EST, which is a major European full truck load (FTL) provider, will see over 6,500 shippers and more than 15,000 carriers become part of the sennder network.
The deal will create one of the largest FTL entities in Europe, with a comb…
Photo: Sennder
By Charlotte Goldstone[1]
30/07/2024
CH Robinson (CHR) has announced it will sell its European Surface Transportation (EST) subsidiary to European digital road freight forwarder Sennder, ahead of tomorrow’s Q2 financial results.
CHR sa…
Berlin-based digital road freight forwarding unicorn sennder has announced the acquisition of global logistics provider C.H. Robinson’s European Surface Transportation (EST) operations.
C.H. Robinson is one of the world’s largest logistics providers, m…
Three is the magic number for a family-run Hampshire logistics firm which has become the latest shareholder member of the Pallet-Track network.
Trio Logistics was established in 2009 by brothers Dean and Darren Graham and father Keith, and primarily co…
French senator Nicole Bonnefoy has criticised shippers for dragging their feet on the use of rail freight. She brought forward the idea of making the modal shift from road to rail compulsory when the infrastructure to accommodate such a move exists.
A …
More than 70% of European freight is transported by heavy-duty vehicles on land.
Almost all of Europe’s 6.5 million trucks are powered by diesel – alternative powertrains make up just 1% of the fleet.
Despite freight vehicles making up just 2% of aut…
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This significant increase, says IRU, is a combination of a 27% growth in the number of people working in the sector and a rise in salaries.
Between 2013 and 2021, road freight salaries in the EU increased by 18%,…
The EU fleet of goods vehicles
There were over 4.0 million goods vehicles registered in the EU in 2023. This number was 1.8% higher than in 2022 (see Table 1). Between 2019 and 2022, a negative average annual growth rate of 0.3% was recorded.
Amo…
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