2+ week, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) An inspection of a lorry on the A7 near Drachten in the Netherlands uncovered several irregularities involving the driver’s and vehicle’s documents. The driver was using a forged Lithuanian driving licence that had been used to obtain a French driver card....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (851+ words) UK road haulage insolvencies are climbing again, up 20% month on month in July. But it's Europe that's flashing red — the EU's transport bankruptcy index has just hit a record high, up 21% year on year. The number of road freight and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (657+ words) Why build it when you can buy it? Europe's logistics groups spent July on a shopping spree, matching North America as the world's busiest region for M&A. CMA CGM, CEVA, FM Logistic and DHL all did deals — not for scale…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (704+ words) More than nine in ten UK road transport operators have yet to achieve seamless integration between their business systems, according to research by the Road Haulage Association and software provider OneAdvanced. The findings suggest that adding more standalone tools is…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1038+ words) Polish hauliers entered 2026 hoping for greater stability after two relatively calm years. Instead, rising fuel and labour costs, rigid freight rates and renewed geopolitical disruption have pushed margins lower, with industry groups warning that another wave of operators could disappear…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (450+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus A German freight forwarder lost a shipment worth around €125,000. When the next load moved, the company was ready: it had hidden a GPS tracker inside. The signal did not lead to the agreed unloading point. Instead, it…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (394+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus The rules were published in October 2025. Member states have until 23 June 2026 to implement them, with enforcement starting on 24 June 2026. The aim is to harmonise ADR inspections and reduce differences in interpretation between countries. The most significant operational…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (501+ words) Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus The Netherlands will introduce a temporary discount on its new truck toll from September. The cut will apply across every vehicle category covered by the road charging system, which is set to launch on 1 July 2026. According to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (751+ words) Italy’s small hauliers are being pushed out of a market that is still growing. A new sector report shows more than 20,000 road freight firms have disappeared in a decade, while just 1.08% of operators now control almost a third of the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (729+ words) Need truck drivers? Why not order them from Brazil online? That is effectively what some European hauliers can now do, using online forms and recruiter consultations to start the process. For the drivers themselves, the road to an EU cab…...