Fuel prices and road haulage: how energy crises affect freight logistics
Diesel prices remain one of the most critical factors affecting road haulage and logistics companies. Geopolitical tensions have a direct impact on freight transport costs, raising an important question: what does the industry really need to protect itself? An Emergency That Shouldn’t Be an Emergency Rising fuel prices are making headlines once again. Yet the […]
Christmas as an opportunity to rediscover humanity and respect.
Christmas marks the end of the year, a time for reflection and taking stock. We take this opportunity to share a thought from Leonardo Lanzi, CEO of Lanzi Trasporti, on the deeper meaning of Christmas — or rather, on what Christmas could help bring back into our society: a greater sense of humanity. “In recent […]
The present and future challenges of rail intermodality.
In recent years the rail freight traffic has suffered a decline, but there is no shortage of new prospects. Intermodality, as we have already had the opportunity to explore, is an integrated, agile and advantageous handling method, also with regard to environmental impact. Unfortunately, currently, this modality continues to undergo a significant contraction, throughout Europe […]
Costs increase as the demand plunges: the logistics industry is brought to its knees.
The Italian logistics sector is suffering from a series of concurrent issues.
Mont Blanc, Brenner, Fréjus. Closing these passages hinders our Country’s economy.
The Mont Blanc tunnel will be closed for 9 weeks starting from the 18th of December 2023 due to essential refurbishments.
The young generation is the future of the logistics industry.
In the logistics sector, the lack of drivers is still a major issue, and to make things worse there is a total lack of generational turnover.
Councils’ bans limit the ability to move goods. Even the FAI Emilia Federation speaks about the initiative of Milan’s mayor.
Starting from the 1st of October 2023, the City of Milan will forbid the traffic circulation of heavy vehicles without sensors to detect blind corners.
Towards sustainability with a load of doubts and questions.
From 2050 heavy vehicles running on fossil fuels will be banned. This is what the EU has planned, although the request leaves us with a bunch of question marks in mind.
The transportation industry finds itself in between economic hurdles and enterprise acquisitions.
Firms’ mergers are strategic operations taking place in different markets at different ratios, but when it comes to the transportation industry…
The 2023 logistics industry moves on with a load of uncertainties. Let’s have a look at them together.
In recent years, the European geopolitical and economic situation has not allowed us to foresee positive developments in the short run.