News / Haulage spot rates in Germany are bucking the Euro trend

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European road freight spot rates may have collapsed against contract rates over the course of 2023, but in Germany the picture is looking markedly different.

The end of last year the country saw the introduction of the Maut (or Infrastructure Usage Charge), a spike in the price of diesel, an additional CO2 levy increasing costs by nearly 50% and a rise in the minimum wage for hauliers – all of which, one forwarder told The Loadstar led to ...