Girteka on Europe’s Trucking Stabilization

Europe’s trucking market is stabilizing after a prolonged downturn, but structural challenges remain. In this episode of the Talking Transports podcast, Girteka CEO Edvardas Liachovicius joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Lee Klaskow to discuss how overcapacity and weak demand in 2023–24 pressured rates and profitability, with only early signs of balance emerging. Liachovicius highlights a structural driver shortage, worsened by geopolitical events, as a key constraint on growth, alongside fuel volatility and fragmented regulation across 27 countries. He outlines Girteka’s focus on temperature-controlled, high-care cargo and long-haul corridors, while emphasizing that driver availability — not demand — is now the primary limiter of capacity and future expansion. Liachovicius shares his journey from one of Girteka’s first employees to CEO.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.