Truck overtaking ban to enhance safety 
Switzerland’s federal road office (Fedro) wants to improve the traffic flow and raise the safety level on national highways by the introduction of local truck overtaking bans. The first of these are already signposted in the Bern and canton Valais regions. Those areas were... plus
Saf-Holland satisfied with business
Saf-Holland, an international supplier to the truck and trailer industry, saw business activities step up in Q3/2013, after a weaker start to the year. Group sales in the third quarter amounted to EUR 219.1 million (Q3/2012: EUR 217.2 million), and to EUR 654.7 million for the... plus
Trainose to introduce new freight train service
Trainose, an independent Greek rail transport company, will launch a special commercial freight train service from Athens to Thessaloniki on 2 December, according to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. The new service will provide the Greek railway operator with revenues of some... plus
Russian Railways and Hungarian state railway cooperate
Russian Railways and the Hungarian state railway have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) that is aimed at increasing the efficiency of the existing rail networks in Russia and Hungary. The MoC also wants to raise the competitiveness of rail transport compared to other... plus
Celadon purchases Yanke Transfer in Canada
Celadon has acquired selected assets of N. Yanke Transfer Ltd, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). Yanke operates approximately 300 tractors, including more than 100 team expedited trucks, and generated approximately CAD 90 million (USD 86.3 million) in revenue in 2012.... plus
La croissance par la spécialisation 
L’entreprise logistique serbe Standard Logistic, implantée à Belgrade, est spécialisée dans les transports ferroviaires de produits pétroliers et pétrochimiques. Ses principaux marchés sont les Etats de l’ex-Yougoslavie, l’Ukraine, la Roumanie, la Bulgarie, la Hongrie, l’Albanie... plus
Denzel awards car transport contract to Hödlmayr
In Austria, car importer Denzel and the transport specialist Hödlmayr are now working together to transport new Mitsubishi cars. Hödlmayr will take over the Mitsubishi vehicles after their discharge from ocean-going vessels at the port of Koper (Slovenia) and put the cars into... plus
No carbon footprint for rail transports from Frankfurt to...
DB Schenker Rail has begun transporting BMW vehicle components CO2 free using its Eco Plus product. The electricity needed for the rail transport services is purchased from renewable energy sources. A roughly 700 m long freight train travels from Frankfurt am Main to the... plus
CSX and GE Transportation cooperate
CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville FL (USA), and GE Transportation have agreed to explore emissions-cutting and efficiency breakthroughs in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology for locomotives. The collaboration will begin with a pilot programme next year. LNG-fuelled... plus
Heartland Express acquires Gordon Trucking
Heartland Express has acquired 100% of the stock of Gordon Trucking and certain associated assets valued at approximately USD 300 million. With combined total revenue of approximately USD 1 billion and a terminal network spanning from Washington to Florida and from Pennsylvania... plus