Europe's freight offerings maintain pulse while facing global challenges

Brussels, July 14th, 2022 – The results of the first Semester of the year have confirmed a stabilization on the road freight transport, with numbers very similar to those of last year, according to the data Teleroute shows, the leading freight exchange in Europe. 

Although the volume is -4% less comparing to the same period in 2021, the results of this year have been conditioned by the conflict in Ukraine and its consequences, including inflation and rising fuel costs. Despite of that, in this first half of the year, over 33 million loads were offered via Teleroute. We can therefore say that the situation on the continent has conditioned the number of freight offers, but in no case has it led to a worrying decrease. 

Towards a challenging Summer season 

Now that COVID-19 restrictions are now practically non-existent across Europe the Summer season could be a great opportunity for the transport sector. So, depending on how the situation in the continent evolves, it’s easy to foresee a lot of travel and consumption that could favor the activity. Mainly at the national level where we’ve found a 1% growth in the last six months comparing this period with the same in 2021. 

In this regard, freight offers with origin and destination in the same country now exceed 10 million, almost on a par with the same period last year. This growth has been notable in important markets such as Italy and Germany, with 24% and 48% respectively. France should also be mentioned, where the sum of freight offers for these first six months of the year has exceeded two and a half million, which is 4% more than in the same period of 2021. 

These data show not only the significant percentage of national transport offers on Teleroute’s platform, but also that there are more and more of them, which offers drivers a wide range of possibilities both inside and outside their home country. After all, there are many carriers who still prefer to work within their own country, and, with Teleroute's tool, they have thousands of offers available every day for both domestic and international routes. 

The full report is available here. 

^{About Teleroute} 

^{Teleroute, together with 123Cargo and Wtransnet, is part of Alpega’s Freight Exchange network, a smart community of road transport professionals in Europe that aims to promote safe and efficient freight movement through real-time collaboration among its verified members.}

^{This collaboration takes place on a user-friendly SaaS digital freight platform supporting over 350,000 freights and vehicles per day, allowing forwarders to find a solution for their transport needs at any time, and enabling carriers to always have freight available, which reduces the ‘empty runs’ and the resulting costs.}

^{Alpega is a leading global logistics software company offering end-to-end SaaS solutions that cover all transportation needs, including Transport Management Systems (TMS) and Freight Exchanges.}

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Olga Álvarez

Communications & Events Manager, Alpega Group

• olga.alvarez@alpegagroup.com