News / UK hauliers gear up in a bid to recover lost cargo as rail sector steams in

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Reports this morning indicate that an intermodal tug-of-war is under way in the UK.

There are conflicting accounts of pressure easing on road freight coinciding with increased rail freight uptake and new capacity on the way.

“Europe’s largest truckstop”, with space for 650 HGVs, opened today in Ashford, Kent, “a welcome addition for hauliers working in Kent” according to Logistics UK, which added that there was “room for cautious optimism” in road freight today.

According to its Skills and Employment Report 2021, in the ...