Road bike recommendations

Nah. It's because there's no market for them. You could make a carbon tourer as durable as a steel tourer - it would probably be lighter too - but nobody would buy it due to all the carbon FUD out there.

Don't underestimate the luddite tendency in a lot of touring cyclists too. They are insistent on steel for it's repairability in remote far flung places, like France and Spain.