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Practical articles on European road freight from a working forwarding desk - pricing, transit times, ADR, cargo securing, insurance and the rules that actually move delivery dates.
Practical notes from our forwarding desk. No thought leadership - just the things clients ask us about often enough that it is worth writing down properly.
Germany's Autobahn Is Choking - and European Freight Is Paying the Price
Trucks lost over 50 million hours to congestion on German motorways in 2023. Why the Autobahn is failing freight, what it costs carriers, and how to plan around it.
Zero Budget. $100M in Data. The Most Audacious Data Grab in Tech History
Pokémon GO players unknowingly built a street-level 3D map of the world. Now it guides delivery robots - and here is what that means for freight forwarders.
No Guardrails, Just Prayer: The World's 4 Most Dangerous Trucking Routes
Bolivia's Death Road, Alaska's Dalton Highway, China's Guoliang Tunnel and Italy's Stelvio Pass - four routes where driving a loaded truck becomes a fight for survival.
The Logistics Miracle That Saved Christmas: What History Taught Us About Speed and Flexibility
The Berlin Airlift, Victorian Christmas cards and the rise of the truck - three moments when the Christmas rush pushed transport forward, and what still holds true today.
E-Invoicing: How Digitalisation Saves Time, Money and the Environment
Moving freight forwarding invoicing from paper to electronic: less paper, lower cost, faster processing, better traceability, and full compliance with Slovak and EU legislation.
How AI Will Change Transport and Freight Forwarding Over the Next 10 Years
Prediction instead of improvisation, a new role for the dispatcher, autonomous trucks and drones, and lower emissions. How artificial intelligence will reshape road freight by 2035.