Rising oil prices, slow economic recovery and demand for more sustainable modes of transport are driving logistics players to consider multimodal transportation. The European Commission is also in favor of multimodal transport in its "Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system" report.

When people talk about the ‘War on Trucking’ back in 2010, they have to think about other reactions: aren’t we being extreme? Do you really believe that there is an actual ‘War’ on the trucking industry? If there is a War on Trucking, who is the opponent and what are the implications for shippers?

The Victorian Transport Association has released the December 2011 Cost Index, which came in at +3.18%.