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In France, almost 60% of haulage companies are still partially or totally inactive
A third of companies expect to have to resort to staff reductions in the near future
May 21, 2020
The third survey conducted by the federation showed that last March, the turnover of the haulage companies was decreased by -48% and that in the following month the decline was -44%. In addition, the crisis has led to a 21% increase in empty kilometres and a 15.3% increase in costs per kilometre compared to the situation prior to the health emergency. To this adds up to a 7.2% increase in business expenses for interventions sanitization and safety, as well as an increase in indirect costs caused by lost productivity caused, among other things, by increased loading and unloading times.
With regard to freight rates, the report notes that the current overcapacity of trucking supply translates into a reduction in fares, while Survey specifies that more than a third of the total companies are already planning to resort to a staff downsizing.
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The third survey conducted by the federation showed that last March, the turnover of the haulage companies was decreased by -48% and that in the following month the decline was -44%. In addition, the crisis has led to a 21% increase in empty kilometres and a 15.3% increase in costs per kilometre compared to the situation prior to the health emergency. To this adds up to a 7.2% increase in business expenses for interventions sanitization and safety, as well as an increase in indirect costs caused by lost productivity caused, among other things, by increased loading and unloading times.
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