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The International Road Transport Union’s (IRU) latest European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark for Q1 2025 presents a challenging outlook for the continent’s oversized and abnormal load operators.
While general contract and spot rates softened…
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Weakening demand is eating into European road freight operators’ profitability this year, with contract and spot rates declining through the first quarter.
Data from Upply x Ti x IRU’s European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark…
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May 13, 2025By Transport Intelligence[1]
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Under the deal, the US will cut tariffs on imported UK c…
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