New industrial locomotives for LogServ’s railway 
The Austrian company Logistik Service GmbH (LogServ) is purchasing newly-developed Gmeinder 903 industrial locomotives for its railway. The new units have been given a new look and enhanced technology, including, for example, a new generation of motors. The use of the new MTU... more
New general cargo services between Germany and France
The German service provider Loxx is establishing a scheduled daily trucking service from Gelsenkirchen (Germany) to Paris and back, with effect from 3 March 2014. In addition to the long-standing guaranteed delivery offer, which will be further optimised, Loxx will also provide... more
Minister urges industry to prepare for road investment
The UK roads minister, Robert Goodwill, has called on Britain’s road building companies to get ready for a massive increase in work ahead of the biggest investment in the road network since the 1970s. The government is tripling funding for the road network over the next eight... more
RZD Logistics working 24/7 to deliver Olympic cargo
RZD Logistics' separate subdivision in Sochi is working round the clock seven days a week until the end of the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics that are currently being held in that city. RZDL's Sochi team now provides uninterrupted operation of the covered warehouse and... more
Increasing orientation towards service and maintenance...
Voith GmbH’s management will not continue discussions about a sale of the locomotive assembly site in Kiel (Germany). That facility will now be restructured within the framework of the corporation-wide Voith 150+ programme before 30 September 2014. This measure will go hand in... more
Switzerland: road infrastructure has to be enhanced too
Swiss citizens approved a government proposal for funding and developing the country’s railway infrastructure (Fabi initiative) on 9 February. In the wake of this, Swiss road transport trade bodies such as the commercial vehicle association Astag and the automobile club ACS... more
Australia: national heavy vehicle law takes effect today
From today (11 February), there will be one national heavy vehicle law regulating trucks and other heavy vehicles across most of Australia. Under the new law, all heavy vehicles over 4.5 t will operate under one rule book covering Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria,... more
European railways see transport performance shrink
The European railfreight market was worth around EUR 17 billion in 2013, a decrease of 5% compared to the preceding year, according to a study entitled “Europe’s railfreight transport market 2014”, compiled by the German consultancy company SCI Verkehr. West European freight... more
BNSF to invest again in infrastructure and fleet
US-based BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced a new single-year record capital commitment plan of approximately USD 5 billion for 2014, around USD 1 billion more than in 2013. The largest sum of money (USD 2.3 billion) will be spent on BNSF’s core network and related... more
Daimler Trucks expects moderate growth this year
Daimler Trucks expects to see moderate growth in the global commercial vehicle market this year, given that sales of medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks managed to rise slightly in 2013, despite a difficult environment. Due to increasing economic dynamism, the vehicle... more