Brussels, 7th October 2011 - Teleroute, a leading Pan-European online freight and vehicle exchange, offers solutions that help reduce running empty by optimizing the capacity of trucks. Not only will the efficiency and profitability of transport professionals increase, but fuel consumption and CO2 emissions will be reduced. The road freight industry is suffering. In the EU, volumes of inland transport by road are still 8.6% below pre-crisis levels(1). While the demand for transport services is continuously changing and competition increases, operational costs have remained unchanged or have even increased. Besides the slow recovery, empty running and reducing their environmental impact, the road freight industry is faced with other challenges such as road congestions and the shortage of professional drivers. Efficient transport is therefore indispensable. Nevertheless, EUROSTAT figures confirm that more than 1 out of 4 trucks in Europe run empty(2).
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