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The CEE Freight Triad: Why Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary Determine Cross-Border Lead Time Variability
For many years, European freight discussions focused on the big players: Germany as the industrial core, France as the strike-sensitive

Why Annual Contracts No Longer Protect Shippers From Cost Shocks
For most of the last decade, annual freight contracts functioned as a form of insurance. They gave shippers cost stability,

The Emotional Inflation of Logistics: Why Every Issue Feels Bigger Than It Is
European logistics has always been a high-pressure environment, but over the course of 2024 and throughout 2025 a new psychological

The Slow Erosion of Trust Between Shippers and Carriers – And Why It Isn’t About Performance
Trust in European road freight has always been fragile, but in the past two years something more structural began to

Why ‘Stable Lanes’ No Longer Exist – The Myth of Predictability in EU Road Freight
There was a time when European logistics teams spoke about certain corridors with almost casual confidence. Some lanes were described

How RoadFreightCompany Sees the Collapse of Traditional Planning Logic Across Europe
For decades, European freight planning relied on an implicit promise: the past could reliably predict the future. Lead times followed

How Geopolitical Micro-Shocks Now Shape Daily Freight Decisions
For years, geopolitics sat in the background of European freight planning – important, yes, but distant, abstract, something for quarterly

Hidden Emotional Labor of Logistics: Why Planners Burn Out Before Systems Do
European logistics has spent the last decade talking about systems, processes, data flows, capacity, and performance. But behind the dashboards

The Hidden Cost of Data Fragmentation in EU Freight – And Why It’s Becoming Unsustainable
For years, European logistics adapted to data fragmentation almost without noticing it. Every shipper, carrier, and warehouse operated on its
Logistics doesn’t stand still – and neither do we.
The RoadFreightCompany Blog is our space to share expertise, case studies, and practical insights from the European freight and supply chain sector. Here we analyze trends, technologies, and strategies that shape the way goods move – from the ports of Rotterdam to the digital systems driving modern logistics.
Each article is written by our specialists who work directly in operations, planning, and client support. We focus on what matters: efficiency, transparency, and sustainable growth in an evolving industry. Whether you’re a client, a partner, or a professional in logistics, this section is built to keep you informed and ahead of change.
