News in Brief Podcast | Week 51 | Airfreight peak, management shuffles and automation impasse
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte Goldstone ...
DHL Freight predicts this year’s peak season will see similar demand for road freight as last year, and has announced a 4% peak season surcharge from September to December.
The surcharge, of an average 4%, will apply to all its full-truckload (FTL), part-truckload (PTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) transport in Europe.
DHL Freight said the surcharge would enable it to “provide its customers with the highest quality of service, even as demand continues to outpace available capacity”.
It blamed the shortage of drivers and constantly increasing ...
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