Watch out: overloaded trucks could soon be caught on camera 
Overloaded trucks represent a problem for road traffic. Excess loads increase the risk of traffic accidents and do great damage to roads and bridges. Accurate and reliable measurements of trucks’ axle loads are essential to monitor overloading and take whatever measures are... more
Starting the new year with new intermodal equipment
The delivery of newly built equipment for the intermodal pioneer Ambrogio Intermodal started at the beginning of January 2020: 45 multimodal chassis that can load several types of units (swap bodies, box containers, reefers); 30 innovative swap bodies for the transportation of... more
Newly-adapted wagon fleet to transport aggregates
DB Cargo UK has made its first delivery of aggregate to the site of a new state-of-the-art asphalt facility under construction by Tarmac, at Washwood Heath, Birmingham. The city centre plant, which will provide essential materials to support the ongoing delivery of... more
UK: Green Truck technology boosts cold store’s efficiency
Third party multi-temperature warehousing and logistics network Norish has introduced lithium-ion battery-powered Flexi articulated VNA truck technology at its cold store facility in the West Midlands, UK. The fully integrated Flexi LiTHiON’s lithium-ion power system... more
Companies gain funding for quiet trains
Middle-sized companies often do not have access to funding programmes to refurbish their fleets with low-noise brake blocks. The European rail service offered by the Verband Hamburger Güterwagenhalter in Germany (Hamburg’s association of freight wagon owners, VPI) has now acted... more
Saving 53 t of CO2 emissions at one go
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) Salzburg is now operating two gas-powered trucks on the European network. The vehicles run daily between Löhne in the German federal state of North Rhine –Westphalia and the city of Mozart in Austria. The trucks are powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas).... more
Verona – Lübeck nonstop twice a week
The ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is putting a bi-weekly non-stop connection between Verona (Italy) and Lübeck (Germany) on the rails. The new product now connects Northern Italy with the Hanseatic city and the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe. As the largest German... more
Car manufacturer chooses longest types of trucks
Seat has expanded the number of supply routes for the transport of components in Spain using the two longest types of trucks with the greatest capacity of all vehicles travelling on European roads. The manufacturer currently has two duo trailer routes for the delivery of... more
Premium service for general cargo across Europe
The German Schäflein group is expanding its express deliveries portfolio: With the premium service “Europa Express” the provider now offers groupage freight transport solutions for especially time-critical general cargo consignments to neighbouring countries in Europe. For... more
Estonian carrier continues upgrade
The Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO will supply the Estonian freight carrier Operail with six more packets for the complex modernisation of American C30 locomotives to Class C30-M. It is the second contract within less than a year. Complete modernisation packets, i.e. all... more