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    William Béguerie
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    With more than 20 years of experience in the international supply chain, William works as a road transportation expert for Upply. Entrepreneur by nature, he has successively worked in operational and functional management among various industries, such as chemistry, automotive and building materials; alternately shipper and service provider.

    The outlook for European road transport in 2023

    Operating costs in road freight transport remain on the rise for 2023. The deterioration of the economy will have an impact on volumes, at least in the first half of the year. At the beginning of the year 2023, pessimism is rife. The economic slowdown is continuing, and some countries will not escap...
    William Béguerie
    January 20 2023
    2 min
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    France: road transport prices waning in December

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices in France started to fall again in December 2022 according to the Upply Freight Index, following the drop in the price of diesel but also, and especially, that of volumes. For now, the French economy has been particularly protected: public spending, through various a...
    William Béguerie
    January 13 2023
    2 min
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    France: misleading rise in road transport prices in November

    BAROMETER. The Upply Freight Index shows a month-on-month rise in road transport prices in France in November 2022. This trend reflects the rise in diesel prices in the previous month, but not a net recovery in freight rates. According to an Elabe poll for BFMTV, 73% of the French population believe...
    William Béguerie
    December 15 2022
    2 min

    2022 review of road freight transport in Europe

    Rising transport prices driven by soaring fuel prices, increasing operating costs, and a sharp slowdown in demand at the end of the year in a context of high inflation: a look back at an eventful year 2022 for the road freight transport sector. The moment has come to devote some time for the traditi...
    William Béguerie
    December 06 2022
    10 min
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    Road transport prices fall in October

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices in France fell again in October, according to the Upply Freight Index. This 1.7% decline was caused by a fall in volumes transported. The recession promises to be difficult for carriers caught between falling prices and rising costs. Fuel shortages and the sluggish e...
    William Béguerie
    November 18 2022
    3 min
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    France: Road transport prices continue to plateau in September

    BAROMETER. With a slight decline of -0.2% in September, the Upply Freight Index demonstrates the resistance in road transport prices in France, despite a decelerating economy. The month of September has seen France enter into a form of decline. Firstly, there is the energy crisis, with the announcem...
    William Béguerie
    October 14 2022
    2 min
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    France: first fall in road transport prices in August

    BAROMETER. For the first time this year, August saw road transport prices fall, according to the Upply Freight Index. This fall of 0.7%, caused by the drop in spot prices, raises questions about the future of the transport economy. In August 2022, inflation in the euro area reached a new all-time hi...
    William Béguerie
    September 14 2022
    2 min
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    Road transport prices reached boiling point in July

    BAROMETER. Road transport prices in France rose another 2.2% in July, according to the Upply Freight Index. They may now be approaching a peak, as the deteriorating economic situation is driving diesel prices and volumes down.  
    William Béguerie
    August 18 2022
    2 min

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