Next-Day Delivery Is Still Possible, but Someone Has to Pay for It
We can continue delivering across Europe the next day. But sooner or later the market will have to decide if it’s willing to pay for that.
Home » Blogs » Think Tank » Next-Day Delivery Is Still Possible, but Someone Has to Pay for It Think Tank RSS Next-Day Delivery Is Still Possible, but Someone Has to Pay for It October 23, 2026 Koert Bloemers, SCB Contributor Earlier this year, I wrote about the new European Union logistics regulations, and back then the question was whether carriers and their customers were ready for what was coming. Now that the new rules are in effect, the market has changed, but some things are still far from adapting to the new reality.
Since July 1, light commercial vehicles above 2.5 tonnes and up to 3.5 tonnes operating internationally have been brought into the EU driving and rest-time framework, with mandatory smart tachographs and new compliance obligations.
But the economy can’t stop: Customers still need urgent parts and production lines still need components. A shipment collected today is still expected to arrive tomorrow, but what it takes to fulfil this need has changed.
And so there’s a discussion that carriers and clients need to have and be honest about: Next-day delivery is still possible, but we can't keep pretending it costs the same to provide it.
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