en.Wedoany.com Reported - Diesel prices in Spain continue to fall, currently averaging €1.592 per liter, but logistics service prices have generally risen in the first quarter of 2026, 3.5% higher than at the start of 2025. Affected by the fragile peace in the Middle East situation, pressure on fuel prices has eased slightly, but market dynamics indicate that it will still take time for prices to return to normal, and challenges facing the global economy persist.
Despite the peace agreement with Iran, European road freight prices are unlikely to return to early 2026 levels in the short term due to fleet capacity shortages and multiple bankruptcies in recent months. Sales in the logistics and transport sector grew for the third consecutive month in May, but the week-on-week trend is declining. The ministerial meeting originally scheduled for June 30 has been moved forward to June 29 to review the extension of aid related to the Iran war, with the industry hoping the assistance will continue until the end of the year.
The Spanish Association of Transport and Logistics (CETM) considers the announced €1.006 billion investment in road maintenance clearly insufficient and calls for more ambitious measures. A study by the National Association of Self-Employed Freight Transport (Fenadismer) shows that truck thefts in Spain mainly occur in Catalonia, Madrid, and Andalusia, at night and in unattended rest areas. The National Federation of Transport Companies (Conetrans) calls for a specific, coordinated, and sustained plan to combat fake cooperatives and impose severe sanctions on one of the main sources of fraud in the industry. Conetrans held its general assembly in Madrid, while the Spanish International Road Transport Association (Astic) held a meeting in Cartagena, electing José Luis Olivella from Burgos as its new president.
At the regional level, tensions in Zaragoza caused by the provincial collective bargaining agreement have eased after an agreement was reached. Spain's Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by the Spanish Association of Motor Transport Enterprises (AEM), confirming that the collective transport agreement in Pontevedra also regulates labor conditions for courier and parcel delivery. In Murcia, a criminal network that charged up to €2,500 for illegally obtaining professional competence certificates (CAP) was dismantled, with 13 people arrested. At the international level, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) plans to begin live testing of the newly opened and interoperable e-CMR model by the end of the year. Regarding the digitization of transport documents, Spain's Ministry of Transport is analyzing the electronic control document to be launched in October through three webinars.
In the industrial sector, electrification is in focus. MAN Truck & Bus has launched a range of electric models and offers customized solutions for urban solid waste collection. Masymas supermarket has strengthened its sustainable mobility and emission reduction strategy by introducing a fourth electric truck—the Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 L. 69% of Spanish companies plan to expand their self-built charging infrastructure within the next two years. Great Wall Motors (GWM) has made the Port of Barcelona its logistics gateway for entering the Spanish market after the arrival of its first 500 vehicles.
Iveco has strengthened its network in Galicia by opening a new dealership for Inturasa Pérez Rumbao in the As Gándaras industrial estate in Lugo. Scania plans to invest €70 million in its production center in Angers, France, to enhance its capacity to drive electrified transport in Europe. Operators can now connect vehicles from Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, SEAT, Cupra, and Audi directly to Webfleet without the need for additional hardware.
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