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The numbers nobody else publishes. Rate data, cost analysis, and market trends from our carrier network.

Contract rates
140.1
▲ 3.2 QoQ, ▲ 8.9 YoY
PL→Rotterdam
132.3
Spot index, ▼ 2.8 QoQ
Driver shortage
12.1%
EU positions unfilled
NL truck toll
Jul 2026
€0.191/km avg, now live
Q1 2026 benchmark data, reviewed 18 July 2026. Sources: Ti / Upply / IRU European Road Freight Rate Benchmark, national toll authorities, IRU driver shortage survey. Reviewed monthly.
Key facts

European road freight market intelligence from Vektor Group. Corridor rates, capacity trends and ADR and chemical freight pricing for shippers and buyers.

Market Update
March 2026

Germany → Netherlands Vehicle Transport Rates

Q1 2026 rate bands by German region. Backhaul dynamics explained. What the current market means for your per car import cost.

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Dealer Guide
Interactive Calculator

The True Cost of Sending Your Driver to Germany

Input your own numbers. See the real per car cost of collection trips compared to carrier transport. Includes breakdown by cost category.

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Interactive Tool
Vehicle + Freight

Rate Check: Are You Overpaying?

Enter what you currently pay on any corridor. See instantly where you stand against the market range.

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Tool
27 Corridor Rate Bands

Instant Vehicle Transport Calculator

Select pickup and delivery country, number of vehicles, and get an estimated rate range instantly. Based on live rate data from our carrier network.

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Dashboard
Updated Monthly

Operations Dashboard

Network metrics, corridor status, carrier fleet data, and operational KPIs across our 14 country European freight network.

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ADR and dangerous goods reference

Free working tools we maintain for the people who plan these loads. No sign up, no email wall.

Regulatory change

ADR 2027 Table A changesNEW

Every Table A change from ADR 2025 to ADR 2027, per UN number, with the old and new value and the UNECE document behind each row.

 Lookup

Kemler hazard identification numbers

Decode the orange plate. Every hazard identification number and what the digit combination actually means.

 Planning

European truck driving ban calendar

Sunday, holiday and summer bans across the countries we run, with the exemptions that apply to dangerous goods.

 Reference

ADR UN number table

Class, packing group, labels and tunnel code by UN number.

 Reference

ADR hazard labels

Every Gefahrzettel by class and subsidiary risk.

 Reference

Limited quantities

What travels under LQ, the marking, and where the exemption stops.

 Calculator

1000 point rule

Work out whether your load stays under the 1.1.3.6 threshold.

 Compatibility

Tank lining compatibility

Which lining takes which product. Rubber, PTFE, stainless, by cargo.

Rate and corridor intelligence

What lanes actually cost and where European chemical volume moves.

Benchmark

ADR class 8 tanker rates

Indicative all in bands on twelve European lanes, with cost per loaded kilometre.

 Index

Specialist lane rate index

Corridor rates for rubber lined class 8 and specialist freight, refreshed monthly.

 Corridors

ADR and chemical corridors

The lanes we hold real carrier relationships on, and what equipment each needs.

 Supply map

Baltic and Nordic chemical supply

Where the volume originates and which corridors it actually uses.

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European Freight Rate Benchmark

Rate data across 30+ corridors. Vehicle transport and FTL. Updated every quarter. Free.

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