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Road demand surges ahead of holiday

Demand for road transport capacity rose sharply in April as Good Friday and Easter Monday compressed available working days and businesses rushed to move freight ahead of the Early May Bank Holiday according to carrier sourcing platform TEG. Artic demand rose 20% and haulage demand rose 12.6% during April. Carrier availability fell 9.95% across the month, leaving 3PLs competing for a shrinking pool of capacity at a time when they could ... [+]