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Mountlech Zesummefaassungen a fundéiert Analysen doriwwer, wat den europäesche Giddertransport wierklech beweegt. Brennstoff an Energie, Dekarboniséierung, Chaufferdisponibilitéit, Bedruch, Identitéit. Geschriwwe vum Team, dat d'Vertrauensschicht baut, op där d'Branche leeft.

April 2026

5 entries

30 Apr
Monthly recap. April 2026
Fuel volatility, climate flexibility and the cracks under European freight.
April showed that European transport is no longer just juggling cost and compliance. It is learning to operate with fuel volatility, geopolitics and structural change all at once, while trying to keep networks reliable.
8 Min. LieszäitDiana Apakidze
25 Apr
Long read. Energy and resilience
What history tells us about fuel shocks, and how European transport always adapts.
When fuel prices jump, it always feels as if the ground is moving under the wheels of our industry. Yet road and air transport in Europe have been here before. Several times. Each shock looked different, but the response followed a recognisable script.
10 Min. LieszäitDiana Apakidze
22 Apr
Policy. Heavy duty CO₂
Europe softened the path, not the destination. What it means for fleet investment.
In April, the decarbonisation story in European road transport took an interesting turn. On paper, Brussels stayed committed to its climate targets. In practice, it offered the industry a little more breathing space.
9 Min. LieszäitDiana Apakidze
18 Apr
Workforce. Identity
The driver shortage is changing who moves Europe’s freight. Trust now matters more than ever.
The European road transport industry has been talking about the driver shortage for years, but the story has now moved beyond recruitment. It is becoming a story about who will keep freight moving, and whether the systems used at the ramp are ready.
9 Min. LieszäitDiana Apakidze
12 Apr
Fraud. Phantom carriers
Phantom carriers: the quietest, fastest growing way to lose a full truckload in Europe.
Phantom carriers used to sound like an edge case. Today, they are quietly becoming one of the most expensive forms of cargo crime in Europe. Unlike classic theft, these scams do not require breaking a lock. They exploit something more basic: trust in who a carrier claims to be.
11 Min. LieszäitDiana Apakidze

March 2026

1 entry

31 Mar
Monthly Recap. March 2026.
March in Road Transport: What Changed, and Why It Matters
This issue looks at a brutal March for European road freight, the rise of ghost‑carrier fraud, and why prevention beats investigation every time.
8 Min. LieszäitDiana Apakidze