Girteka is shifting part of its transport operations to Riga, Latvia, and Oradea, Romania, establishing local entities as the company adapts its European operating model to changing labour market conditions and the continued shortage of professional drivers.
In Latvia, Girteka is already approaching the milestone of 100 locally registered trucks, with the fleet operating on the road. In Romania, the team is preparing to receive its first trucks and drivers. The new operations will include locally registered fleets, driver employment and transport management, with local administrative teams developing in line with operational needs.
• “Our focus is to be the best-performing logistics partner for temperature-controlled and high-value cargo. Customers in these segments expect reliability, consistent capacity and a high level of operational control. As labour availability, regulation and costs change across Europe, we need to make sure our operating model continues to support that promise and allows us to deliver at scale,” says Pavel Kveten, CEO of Girteka Logistics.
Adapting to Europe’s driver shortage
Professional driver availability remains one of the biggest challenges for European road transport. According to the International Road Transport Union, around 502,000 truck driver positions were unfilled in Europe in 2025, representing approximately 13% of the workforce required by the sector. (....)