DB Schenker is facing further criticism over its decision to temporarily suspend services into the UK.

One source told The Loadstar the Germany-headquartered forwarder’s decision to cut the cord on clients with such little notice was “unbelievable”.

And it asked how a multinational conducting international customs clearance on a global scale had reached this point.

“If this was a company established post-1992 that had only ever operated trucking services through Europe, I could understand this,” the source said.

“A company like that would likely ...

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  • Richard Turner

    January 16, 2021 at 12:19 pm

    Will not be renewing my Mercedes car
    Purchase this year.

  • Mark Clayton

    January 16, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    Short notice? Whose short notice?

    Just three working days from the UK government during the Xmas break of whether there would even be tariffs, let alone any details of the arrangements.

    It is abundantly clear that the UK inflicted this fiasco on itself. No point scapegoating foreign transport firms for “force majeure ” events beyond their control.

  • Philip Nash

    January 16, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    Where will the chaos end ? THE nation will inevitably suffer gbh

  • John Rutter

    January 16, 2021 at 9:17 pm

    In fairness, this article seems to overlook the fact that here in the UK, the government haven’t got a clue what they’re doing! They haven’t been able to give any guidance to UK hauliers, so why should EU companies be any the wiser. The government here in the UK didn’t plan for any of this.. They still have no idea of what they need to do to even start to implement passage of goods.

    Therefore the best option for any EU company right now is to suspend all transport that’s not urgent, until.duch a time as the UK authorities can give the guidance required. This may take some time? Here we are on the 16th of January and according to Downing Street, everything is absolutely fine… No problems at all!

    I’ll take a guess that maybe this time next year, you might see the return of some normality!

  • John Juul Knudsen

    January 18, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    More Scottish trawlers deliver fish to Hanstholm Denmark to cut delivery problems and get higher prices